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1 online resource |
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""THE AUTISM AMBASSADORS HANDBOOK-FRONT COVER""; ""THE AUTISM AMBASSADORS HANDBOOK""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""PUBLISHER�S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""AUTISM AMBASSADORS: MISSION STATEMENT AND VISION STATEMENT""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""PART I: THE PROGRAM""; ""CHAPTER 1: AUTISM AND SOCIETY TODAY""; ""CHAPTER 2: TYPICAL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH AUTISM""; ""CHAPTER 3: THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER LEADERSHIP: WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS""; ""CHAPTER 4: WHO AND WHAT IS AUTISM AMBASSADORS?""; ""CHAPTER 5: WHAT IS AN AMBASSADOR?"" |
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CHAPTER 6: AUTISM AMBASSADORS AT YOUR SCHOOL: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IMPLEMENTATIONCHAPTER 7: CURRICULUM OVERVIEW -- PART II: THE CURRICULUM -- SECTION 1: MODULES FOR YOUNGER/LOWER FUNCTIONING STUDENTS -- SECTION 2: ACADEMIC/IN-CLASS MODULES -- SECTION 3: SCHOOL-RELATED/OUT-OF-CLASS MODULES -- SECTION 4: OUTING/EXTRACURRICULAR MODULES -- SECTION 5: SOCIAL SITUATIONS MODULES -- SECTION 6: SPORTS MODULES -- PART III: RESOURCES FOR AUTISM AMBASSADORS CLUBS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Summary |
Sometimes, all a student needs to succeed is a friend. Every day, thousands of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) struggle to stay afloat at school-sometimes bullied, often ostracized, these students could benefit from a peer who models and reinforces socially appropriate behavior and coaches them through challenging schoolwork. This inspirational new book describes how to set up just such a peer-mentoring organization in your school. Kukoff provides: Steps for organizing and implementing your own Autism Ambassadors program Clear-cut guidelines on what it entails for studen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Autistic children -- Education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Peer teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Autistic children -- Education
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Peer teaching
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013387558 |
| ISBN |
9781483331010 |
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1483331016 |
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1452235252 |
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9781452235257 |
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9781483331003 |
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1483331008 |
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