Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children [Hardcover]

Eric Schopier (Author), Linda R. Watson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1988 | ISBN-10: 0829018328 | ISBN-13: 978-0829018325

This book presents a communication curriculum designed to provide methods for assessing and teaching communication skills to students with autism and related disorders. As well as addressing the needs of nonverbal children, the curriculum is designed for children who have language skills ranging from a few words to simple sentences.

--This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 139 pages
• Publisher: Irvington Pub (May 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0829018328
• ISBN-13: 978-0829018325
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,510,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Focus on spontaneous communication, September 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children (Spiral-bound)

An excellent practical guide from some of the people at the legendary TEACCH. It focuses on developing spontaneous, functional communication, as opposed to teaching "speech" in a rote manner which children with autism may then not be able to use to communicate. Although evidently primarily designed for schools, this book will also be useful to parents who want to increase their child's communication skills at home.

It's not a "flashy" book - an unassuming ring-bound volume, with no claims of "miracle cures" inside, clearly written and dogma-free - but it's one that I've found myself referring to regularly in my work with autistic children.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Step-by-Step Help for Spontaneous Communication, June 25, 2006

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D. Kemper (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children (Spiral-bound)

This well-organized and well-written book provides sequential help for teaching spontaneous communication to ASD kids. Case studies are enlightening. Reproducible of forms are extremely helpful. Great for parents, as well as teachers. Best book on spontaneous communication I have read.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Autisms.org Book Review, August 7, 2000

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"christluvr" (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children (Spiral-bound)

This text presents a communication curriculum designed for children who have language skills ranging from a few words to simple sentences. The book identifies a system for assessing and teaching various communication skills to students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.