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Reaching and teaching the child with autism spectrum disorder : using learning preferences and strengths / Heather MacKenzie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacKenzie, Heather.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autistic children--Rehabilitation.
- Autistic children.
- Autistic children--Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'This is an entertaining, informative and very practical book that will assist readers to 'walk the talk' through a more positive paradigm for enabling children with autism. It is based on careful and systematic thinking by the author and incorporates methodology based on research and best practice experience.'. - Carmen Hengeveld, M.Sc., Registered Speech-Language Pathologist. 'Dr. Heather MacKenzie has used a unique blend of theories of personality type, multiple intelligence's and mediated learning to create an elegant and practical method. I have seen how well the application of the Learning
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Reaching and Teaching the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Using Learning Preferences and Strengths; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Reframing the Traditional Definition of Autism; Chapter 2: Learning Preferences and Strengths Model; Chapter 3: Learning Preferences and Strengths in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Chapter 4: Program Planning with Learning Preferences and Strengths; Chapter 5: Program Structure; Chapter 6: Program Content; Chapter 7: Program Process; Chapter 8: Behavior in Children with Autism
- Chapter 9: Putting the Pieces Together: An Overview of the Learning Preferences and Strengths Model REFERENCES; APPENDIX I: SOME FREE INTERNET RESOURCES; APPENDIX II: LEARNING PREFERENCES AND STRENGTHS PROFILE; APPENDIX III: FRAMEWORKS AND FORMS FOR OBSERVATION AND PLANNING; INDEX;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-236) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611782214
- 9781281782212
- 1281782211
- 9781846427923
- 1846427924
- OCLC:
- 476168905
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