I Can't Do That!: My Social Stories to Help with Communication, Self-Care and Personal Skills (Lucky Duck Books)

by JohnLing (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $31.24

  Are you teaching or supporting students with special educational needs (SEN) who are struggling with social rules and conventions? This book introduces you to the concept of social stories which are a positive and practical way to help children with these difficulties. The new edition of this book has over 90 examples of social stories, including over 30 new stories and also contains a new section on: why social stories are important; how to use them in your setting; and, how to write your own social stories. Suitable for use with children of any age, the book includes examples for those children with language delays, communication difficulties, difficult behavior, antisocial behavior as well as those with autism. Broken down into 8 sections it is easy to find an example suitable for the situation you are facing so you can work together with the child to create their personal story. A great book for any setting, the stories are practical and achievable, the language is down to earth and believable, and the subjects include those that we are often embarrassed to deal with. It is a must-have for the SEN practitioner.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $8.28

  Includes CD-Rom

  `An effective practical resource that provides a wide range of strategies...very useful for people who are just beginning to use social stories. John Ling has used knowledge, skills and experience gained from good practice to create a quality resource' - Mike Jelly, Headteacher, Longcause Community Special School, Plymouth

  'This book is likely to be attractive to those working on a daily basis with children with autistic spectrum disorders and social communication problems'- Educational Psychology in Practice

  'This is an effective practical resource that provides a wide range of strategies for supporting children and young people in a variety of contexts. It is also very useful for people who are just beginning to use social stories. John Ling has used knowledge, skills and experience gained from good practice to create a quality resource' - Special

  Social Stories were originally developed to help children on the autistic spectrum understand the social confusion that they faced in coming to terms with their worlds. Since then, practitioners have developed the ideas for a much wider audience.

  John provides over 80 stories he has used with great success as a teacher in Kirklees for all sorts of children, including those with language delays, communication difficulties, difficult behaviour, antisocial behaviour as well as those with autism.

  Examples are provided, but the intention is that the adult and child work together to write a personal story that the child owns. The stories are practical and achievable, the language is down to earth and believable, and the subjects include those that we are often embarrassed to deal with.

  If you want to develop the use of story to assist young people who are experiencing difficulties then this book provide you with content and structure to support the project.