Assessing And Developing Communication And Thinking Skills In People With Autism And Communication Difficulties: A Toolkit For Parents And Professionals (Jkp Resource Materials)

"This fully photocopiable resource offers a flexible framework for the assessment and development of communication and thinking skills of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Using practical assessment sheets and curricula, it enables teachers, educators and other professionals to observe how children use and understand language, record their skills in an assessment record and follow their progress over time." Originally devised for use with children with ASDs, this toolkit is equally effective in identifying communication problems in others, and is an invaluable resource for teachers and speech and language therapists. This fully photocopiable resource offers a flexible framework for the assessment and measurement of the communication skills of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Packed with practical assessment and planning sheets, it enables teachers, educators and other professionals to observe and record how children use and understand language, and to follow their progress over time. The completed assessment record is an accessible summary of a child's individual communication style, identifying strengths and weaknesses and the ways in which he or she is best assisted and motivated to communicate. It focuses on how children express themselves in everyday situations - for example, how they make requests or gain attention, the words they use most frequently, and how their communication is affected by different people and places. Most importantly, it provides a diagnosis of where communication skills can be developed and improved. Using the communication curriculum, educators can set appropriate targets, linked to work in other areas, such as literacy and science. A separate thinking skills curriculum aims to develop the skills and confidence necessary for social interaction, from making simple choices to understanding humour and abstract ideas. Originally devised for use with children with ASDs, this toolkit is equally effective in identifying communication problems in other children, and is an invaluable resource for teachers and speech and language therapists. Cover......Page 1 Assessing and Developing Communication and Thinking Skills in People with Autism and Communication Difficulties: A Toolkit for Parents and Professionals......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 The communication assessment and curriculum......Page 9 The communication assessment record......Page 10 The communication curriculum......Page 11 The thinking skills assessment record and curriculum......Page 12 How we use the communication assessment and curriculum and the thinking skills assessment and curriculum......Page 13 Introduction......Page 15 Communication Assessment Record I......Page 17 Communication Assessment Record II......Page 27 How we use the quantification summary sheet for the communication assessment record......Page 42 Core communication functions......Page 43 Quantification Summary Sheet for the Communication Assessment Record......Page 44 Introduction......Page 49 Communication Curriculum I......Page 51 Communication Curriculum II......Page 55 Introduction......Page 61 Core thinking skills......Page 62 Thinking Skills Assessment Record......Page 63 How we use the quantification summary sheet for the thinking skills assessment record......Page 66 Quantification Summary Sheet for the Thinking Skills Assessment Record......Page 67 Introduction......Page 69 Links with other curricula......Page 70 Thinking Skills Curriculum......Page 71 Glossary......Page 77 Further Reading......Page 79 Annotation This fully photocopiable resource offers a flexible framework for the assessment and measurement of the communication skills of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Packed with practical assessment and planning sheets, it enables teachers, educators and other professionals to observe and record how children use and understand language, and to follow their progress over time. The completed assessment record is an accessible summary of a child's individual communication style, identifying strengths and weaknesses and the ways in which he or she is best assisted and motivated to communicate. It focuses on how children express themselves in everyday situations? for example, how they make requests or gain attention, the words they use most frequently, and how their communication is affected by different people and places. Most importantly, it provides a diagnosis of where communication skills can be developed and improved