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FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLS 

Functional Curriculum 

For Elementary, Middle, and 

Secondary Age Students 

with Special Needs 

BEST 

SELLER 

Second Edition 

Edited by Paul Wehman • John Kregel 

The second edition of Functional Curriculum 

for Elementary, Middle, and 

Secondary Age Students with Special 

Needs has an expanded framework for 

a functional and longitudinal curriculum 

for children and adolescents with 

disabilities and other special needs. 

The demand is stronger than ever for 

a curriculum with everyday utility in making the student more competent 

and independent, and this book helps meet that demand. In addition to its 

focus on functional curricula, this book emphasizes linking curricula from 

the elementary school to the middle school and on up into the secondary 

school and adulthood. 

The topics covered in this book are self-determination skills, functional 

academics, transportation, home and community living, work preparation, 

and socialization. The chapters were designed to be as user-friendly as 

possible to teachers, instructional personnel, therapists, and counselors. 

The editors have assembled contributions from some of the nation's 

leading authorities in curriculum design; they have provided dozens of 

highly relevant tables, charts, and instructional programs for direct service 

providers. Each chapter is based on the most current research and 

contemporary thinking to help teachers and other professionals be current 

in their planning. 

Contents 

1. Principles of Curriculum Design: Road to Transition from School to Adulthood 

2. Designing Instructional Programs 

3. Self-Determination 

4. Accessing the General Curriculum Within a Functional Curriculum 

5. Functional Academics 

6. Financial Planning and Money Management 

7. Socialization, Peer Relationships, and Self-Esteem 

8. Preparing Students for Employment 

9. Travel and Mobility Training: An Essential Component of Increasing Student 

Choice and Self-Determination 

10. Community Participation 

11. Living at Home: Building Skills for Independence at Home 

12. Teaching Personal Care and Hygiene Skills 

13. Health and Safety 

402 pages, 2004, paperback 

MR #030680 Functional Curriculum $ 67.95 

DEAL Daily Experiences 

and Activities for Living 

Edward P. Doyle • Joyce K. Beam 

This high-interest, low-level instructional 

program helps students develop practical, 

real-life skills. Activities in this six-workbook 

program teach students how to become 

self-suffi cient in solving everyday problems. 

Information presented is broad in scope and 

basic to students’ needs, and it assumes no 

prior knowledge. 

The skills covered by the program include the following: 

» Information Sources: Library, telephone directories, newspaper, TV, 

and radio. 

» Consumer Buying: Coupons, buying a car, refunds, credit applications. 

» Housing: Moving, leases, renting versus owning, classifi ed ads, utilities. 

» Working: Looking for work, work permits, job applications, interviews. 

» Nutrition and Health: Planning menus, dieting, fi rst aid. 

» Transportation: Schedules, maps, road signs, public transportation. 

TARGET GROUP: Grades 7 through 12 (readability level of 3.0-5.0) 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: All six workbooks; Corresponding Teacher’s Guides. 

MR #005487 DEAL Complete Kit $ 125.95 

COMPLETELY UPDATED AND NOW AVAILABLE IN ITS SECOND EDITION!!! 

Life Skills Instruction 

A Practical Guide for Integrating Real-Life Content into the 

Curriculum at the Elementary and 

Secondary Levels for Students with Special Needs 

or Who Are Placed At Risk 


Mary E. Cronin • James R. Patton • 

Susan J. Wood 

As before, Life Skills Instruction is 

user-friendly and organized. This guide 

is a very practical resource that offers 

anyone interested in teaching life skills 

to individuals in kindergarten through 

Grade 12. 

» Completely updated instructional 

resources—organized by domains/ 

subdomains 

» Complete updating of all chapters 

» An expanded chapter on assessment 

» An entire chapter dedicated to family considerations 

» More in-depth coverage of how to infuse “real-life” topics into existing 

content 

» Suggestions on how to align real-life topics with standards, including 

information on assessing life skills and ways to teach these skills 

» More detailed coverage of community-based instruction 

290 pages, 2007, softcover 

MR #048117 Life Skills Instruction $ 44.95 

FISH Functional Independence Skills Handbook 

Assessment and Curriculum for Individuals 

with Developmental Disabilities 

William K. Killion 

BEST 

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The Functional Independence Skills 

Handbook, or FISH, is used to assess a 

person's ability to perform certain functional 

activities in daily life. It was developed 

for special education teachers, 

paraeducators, and parents working 

with individuals with severe developmental 

disabilities. The outcome of the 

program, when successful, is a direct 

increase in personal independence in 

those with autism, mental retardation, 

and related disorders. 

FISH contains (a) an assessment 

instrument that can assist the professional 

in determining goals for future 

educational or developmental training 

programs for a person with developmental 

disabilities and (b) sample lesson plans with teaching techniques 

for each item evaluated. The assessment directly relates to the accompanying 

curriculum. 

Although targeted toward people with developmental disabilities, this 

program would also be benefi cial for children in the early grade levels or 

anyone with cognitive defi cits, school-age through adult. It is a criterion-referenced 

series of 421 tasks. The assessment instrument and lessons are 

organized according to seven domains: Adaptive Behavior Skills, Affective 

(or Emotional) Skills, Cognitive Skills, Sensorimotor Skills, Social Skills, 

Speech and Language Skills, and Vocational Skills. (2003) 

FISH Assessment and Curriculum includes: Curriculum and 10 Assessment Booklets. 

MR #031129 FISH Assessment and Curriculum $ 76.95 

MR #031130 FISH Assessment Booklets (10) 31.95 

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Focus on Function 

Gaining Essential Communication Skills 


Evelyn R. Klein • Shelly E. Hahn 

Focus on Function–Second Edition is a 

compendium of functional communication 

activities developed for the individual 

with mild to moderate defi cits in reading, 

writing, listening, and speaking that impact 

daily life. You will also fi nd it to be an important 

tool for your adolescent and adult 

students who speak English as a second 

language or have learning differences, and 

others needing to strengthen communicative 

activities of daily living. The primary 

purpose of Focus on Function–Second 

Edition is to foster independence. 

Each activity is categorized according to guidelines established by the 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Functional Communication 

Measures (FCMs), the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 

(AOTA) skills categories, and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 

International Classifi cation of Functioning, Disability, and Health Codes. 

The activities are organized into the following areas: 

» Basic Communication, including expressing ideas and starting conversations 

» Using the Phone, including making appointments and taking messages 

» Managing and Understanding Time, including designing a schedule and using a 

calendar 

» Managing and Understanding Finances, including check writing and using an ATM 

» Shopping, including working with money and using coupons 

» Meals and Cooking, including planning menus, writing shopping lists, and cooking 

» Getting Around, including reading and understanding signs, symbols, and maps 

» Activities Around the House, including ordering, reading directions, and writing 

letters 

» Social Participation, including social exchanges and discussing feelings and 

emotions 

» Leisure Activities, including using the Internet and communicating via email 

» Work Related Tasks, including resumé writing and completing applications 

The manual provides reproducible workbook pages and tasks, such as 

checks, application forms, calendars, maps, TV logs, recipes, restaurant 

menus and checks, monthly bills, catalog pages, and photos. 

297 pages, 2007, spiral-bound softcover 

MR #049450 Focus on Function $ 76.95 

One-to-One Training 

Instructional Procedures for Learners 

with Developmental Disabilities 

Pieter Duker • Robert Didden • Jeff Sigafoos 

This useful book focuses on how to teach adaptive 

skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. 

You’ll also learn how to manage problem 

behaviors that often occur during adaptive skill 

training. This book is ideal for special education 

teachers and behavioral specialists, and for use 

in graduate and undergraduate special education 

classes. One-to-One Training presents straightforward, 

easy-to-implement procedures that 

lessen the severity of the disability’s impact on daily functioning. 

The one-to-one training format, also referred to as discrete-trial training, is 

a structured approach involving a learner and a trainer. Using this format, 

the trainer creates an opportunity for the learner to make a response to 

the trainer’s stimulus. The trainer then ensures that a correct response is 

obtained from the learner and provides reinforcement for correct responses. 

The one-to-one training format refl ects advances that have been made in 

instructional procedures since behavioral principles were fi rst applied to education. 

This groundbreaking book examines these advances and establishes 

discrete-trial training as the preferred method of adaptive skill instruction. 

186 pages, 2004, softcover 

MR #032428 One-to-One Training $ 42.95 

A Functional Assessment & Curriculum 

for Teaching Students with Disabilities 

Volumes I through IV 

Now substantially revised and available in four volumes, this fourth edition 

is intended as a guide for educators, special education teachers, school 

administrators, counselors, and other professionals involved in rehabilitation 

services for individuals with disabilities. New to this edition is the instrument 

Assessing and Monitoring Progress of Functional Skills (AMPFS), 

which helps teachers target skills for instruction and measure progress 

toward skill mastery. 

VOLUME I: Self-Care, Motor Skills, Household Management, 

and Living Skills, Fourth Edition 

Michael Bender • Peter J. Valletutti • Carol Ann Baglin 

Unit 1: Self-Care Skills 

Unit 2: Gross Motor Skills 

Unit 3: Fine Motor Skills 

Unit 4: Household Management and Living Skills 

VOLUME II: Nonverbal Communication, Oral Communication, 

and Literacy Preparation, Fourth Edition 

Peter J. Valletutti • Michael Bender • Audrey Smith Hoffnung • Carol Ann Baglin 

Unit 1: Nonverbal Communication 

Unit 2: Oral Communication 

Unit 3: Literacy Preparation 

VOLUME III: Functional Academics, Third Edition 

Peter J. Valletutti • Michael Bender • Carol Ann Baglin 

Unit 1: Functional Reading 

Unit 2: Functional Writing 

Unit 3: Functional Mathematics 

VOLUME IV: Interpersonal, Competitive Job-Finding, and 

Leisure-Time Skills, Second Edition 

Michael Bender • Peter J. Valletutti • Carol Ann Baglin 

Unit 1: Interpersonal Skills 

Unit 2: Competitive Job-Finding Skills 

Unit 3: Leisure-Time Skills 

All units within each volume comprise specifi c goals, objectives, related 

references, suggested readings, and selected materials/resources. 

TARGET GROUP: Infancy through Young Adult. (2008) 

MR #049362 Complete Series of 4 $ 177.95 

MR #049363 Volume I 53.95 

MR #049364 Volume II 53.95 

MR #049365 Volume III 53.95 

MR #049366 Volume IV 53.95 


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Real Life Math 

Living on a Paycheck 

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Ellen McPeek Glisan 

Here’s an alternative method of teaching consumer math. Students learn a 

wide range of math skills within a context of basic simulation. This format 

allows students to learn math skills in conjunction with one another, rather 

than in isolation. 

All students can benefi t from learning consumer math; however, for 

students who struggle in school, this approach might be the only way 

they will ever really learn needed everyday math skills. Students who have 

previously failed in math can succeed with this program because it offers 

an opportunity to learn by doing. 

In Real Life Math, students learn to write checks and keep a check register—not 

for the sake of learning the skills but as a way to pay their bills 

and keep track of their fi nances in the simulation. Their individual checkbooks 

become a tool rather than a lesson. Skills are used repeatedly and 

reinforced by natural repetition. Bills are paid repeatedly throughout the 

program because paying bills is a repetitive event in life. This serves as a 

perfect learn–review pattern in the classroom. As students learn to function 

in the make-believe town of Willow, they truly learn to function in life. 

Real Life Math provides an ideal consumer math program for students 

with learning disabilities in mathematics who are mainstreamed in general 

education classrooms with or without inclusion, and students who have the 

ability to write checks, budget, and make adult-life decisions who are in 

self-contained settings. 

The instructional simulation is an ongoing role-play and includes 51 awareness 

assignments. Single-day directions have also been included for classrooms 

that are not conducive to full-fl edged role-playing on a daily basis. 

Within the simulation, students hunt for and choose apartments; they sign 

leases, pay security deposits, start paying rent, and buy starter furniture 

and basic household necessities. Students who think they will have trouble 

affording an apartment on their own can choose roommates and begin 

making joint decisions. 

After fi lling out applications and being interviewed, students get jobs. They 

receive paychecks based on actual school attendance. For 70 simulated 

days, they budget their money to: 

• Rent and furnish their apartments • Pay bills 

• Buy cars and gas fill-ups 

• Buy groceries 

• Pay for leisure activities 

• Pay for medical care 

• Take care of personal needs 

• Buy clothes 

TARGET GROUP: School-age students who need reinforcement in daily-life math skills. 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: Teacher’s Manual, Student Manual, Materials Kit (includes 

62 Checkbooks [25 checks/book], 15 Checkbook Covers, 15 Check Registers, 

Stamp, 15 ATM cards, and 15 Credit Cards), and sturdy storage box. 

MR #024681 Real Life Math Complete Kit $ 194.95 

MR #024682 Real Life Math Teacher’s Manual 63.95 

MR #024683 Real Life Math Activity Book 51.95 

MR #024684 Real Life Math Materials Kit 90.95 

Problem-Solving Picture Cards 

Daily Living Situations for Adults with Disabilities 

Mary Pitti Daly • Traci Meier 

Improve problem-solving and reasoning skills in your clients with brain 

injury. These 78 realistic full-color photographs show unique problem situations 

that students or clients face every day. 

The easy-to-use critical thinking questions on the reverse side of the 

photos prompt your students or clients to identify problems and determine 

and understand solutions. 

You’ll want these cards for your individual or group therapy. Questions 

vary in diffi culty, making them ideal for use with a wide range of students 

or clients. Modify the questions to match the different cognitive levels of 

each student or client. 

Concrete examples of everyday problem-solving situations cover these 

categories: 

• Community Mobility • Confrontation 

• Household Problems • Safety 

• Consumer Problems • Personal Hygiene 

TARGET GROUP: Adolescent–Adult 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: 78 Full-Color Photographs, 13-page Manual– softbound, 

Storage box. 

MR #022539 Problem-Solving Picture Cards $ 90.95 

Everyday Activities to Sequence 

Functional Photo Cards 

Mary Pitti Daly • Daniel P. Daly 

This all-in-one tool will help individuals of all ages—especially adults—who 

have diffi culty organizing and sequencing the steps required to perform 

a task as a result of stroke or brain injury. The cards can be helpful in 

improving sequencing, organizational and oral language, communication, 

and critical thinking skills. 

Eighty full-color photo cards feature functional sequenced activities. Each 

sequenced activity set includes three to fi ve photo cards. For example, 

four cards depict different time frames for the task of shaving. When 

placed in the correct order, they demonstrate the natural sequence in 

which a man shaves his face with a razor. Categories of activities include: 

• daily living skills • household tasks 

• hospital situations • community mobility 

The accompanying manual provides lots of ideas for using the photo cards 

creatively, including suggestions for using the cards in group settings. 

You get reproducible record-keeping forms, too, so you can track the 

individual’s progress. 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: Manual and 80 full-color cards. 

MR #022476 Everyday Activities to Sequence $ 90.95 

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Language for Living Series 

The Newspaper–Revised Edition 

A Subscription for Success 

Lisa Cabiale O'Connor 

Draw on the proven power of newspapers to 

build language and literacy. Build vocabulary, 

improve oral and written language, and promote 

critical thinking using your hometown newspaper 

or newspapers on the Internet. A total of 75 

lessons organized by increasing diffi culty level 

encourage your clients to discover or rediscover 

the newspaper as a source of information. At fi rst they may go for 

the TV schedule or movie ads, but as their interest is piqued, they will 

progress to a wider range of sports, news, current events, and human 

interest stories. Includes pre- and post-tests. 

MR #030936 The Newspaper–R Language for Living Series $ 63.95 

Practical Time 

C. Gilles-Brown 

This popular life-skills manual focuses on time 

concepts in the context of scheduling a project, 

an afternoon, a day, or a month. Help students 

or clients learn the organizational skills needed 

in everyday life, including using a date book. 

Exercises draw on memory, judgment, reasoning, 

and problem solving, as well as reading, writing, 

and math. 

Graduated, practical activities address such topics as: 

» time concepts (a.m., p.m., earliest, latest) 

» sequencing events in time (TV, bus, etc.) 

» reading schedules 

» scheduling daily routines 

» scheduling cooking tasks 

Many clients can do the worksheets independently, and they're great 

for home programs, too. 

MR #030934 Practical Time Language for Living Series $ 63.95 

Out in the World–Second Edition 

A Community Living Skills Manual 

Rachel Picard Johnson • Rose Marie Orichowskyj 

This manual presents community re-entry skills 

from a multidisciplinary perspective. Hands-on 

activities teach functional living skills in these 

areas: consumer buying, banking, budgeting, 

catalog buying, grocery shopping, using the post 

offi ce, using the library, vacation planning, and 

using public transportation. 

Each unit provides objectives, a pre- and post-test, reproducible problem-solving 

activities, and detailed procedures. Units take 9 to 24 days 

to complete, depending on their complexity and your clients' abilities; 

all are appropriate for group or individual use. 

MR #030935 Out in the World–2 Language for Living Series $ 76.95 

Order the Language for Living Series Combination Kit: 

MR #030937 Language for Living Series Combination $ 168.95 

The Time Is Now 

Elizabeth Foster 

The Time Is Now, a series of four workbooks, provide instruction and practice 

with numeral time (e.g., 1:30 and 2:15), The highly visual workbooks 

progress from the simplest to the most complex, with constant review of 

the previous lessons. The books are designed so that students can work 

at their own pace. 

TARGET GROUP: Elementary through Adult Basic Education; students with a reading 

level of approximately 1.0 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: One each of four workbooks. 

MR #005948 The Time Is Now Complete Program $ 51.95 

MR #005949 The Time Is Now, Book 1 14.95 




Time Concepts Series 

James Lattyak • Suzanne Dedrick 

The Time Concepts Series focuses 

on teaching the critically needed 

skills of specifi c time concepts to 

a wide variety of special learners. 

Temporal concepts are used 

extensively in everyday conversations 

and in printed media, 

such as public transportation 

schedules, employment regulations, 

and newspapers. 

This series of fi ve workbooks uses a highly visual presentation of the concepts 

of day, week, month, season, and year in a variety of independent 

student activities of increasing diffi culty, including review pages to facilitate 

the learning process. The workbooks contain suggested procedures 

for the teacher and answer keys for self-correction. 

TARGET GROUP: Intermediate/Secondary/Post secondary; 

students with a reading level of approximately 2.0 

COMPLETE PROGRAM: One each of fi ve workbooks. 

MR #005953 Time Concepts Series Complete Program $ 56.95 

MR #005954 Time Concepts—Day by Day 14.95 

MR #005955 Time Concepts—Week by Week 14.95 

MR #005956 Time Concepts—Month by Month 14.95 

MR #005957 Time Concepts—Year by Year 14.95 

MR #005958 Time Concepts—Season by Season 14.95 

Focus on Transition 

A Workbook for Independent Living Skills 

Evelyn Klein • Shelly E. Hahn 

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Focus on Transition provides realistic tasks and 

activities to help adolescents and adults who require 

additional training in higher cognitive levels of communicative 

functioning. 

Realistic and functional tasks include activities to 

facilitate planning, problem solving, making appropriate 

choices, following procedures, expressing ideas, 

organizing information verbally, and other executive functions. 

TARGET GROUP: Adolescents and adults. 

MR #022484 Focus on Transition $ 69.95 


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Survival Signs Software 

This fi ve Win/Mac CD package teaches low-level readers to recognize 

important signs and words they encounter every day. These exciting, liveaction 

programs incorporate instructional video, multiple choice questions 

and problems requiring the student to place correct signs in real photos. 

All activities are monitored by an easy-to-use management system that lets 

you make assignments and keep track of student performance. 

Features: 

» 460 live-action video clips 

» Includes pre- and post-test 

» Programs adjust to learner’s level 

» Closed captioned 

» Touch screen compatible 

» Printable exercises reinforce skills 

» Easy student management system 

All compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 

MR #043191 Survival Signs Software Series (set of all 5 CDs) $ 499.95 

MR #043192 Survival Signs Software Series (5 copies of 5 CDs) 1,299.95 

Basic Signs CD 

This basic program presents 60 words and signs 

covering the basics of community survival. Signs 

vary from Bus Stop and Don’t Walk, to Toilet and 

Wet Paint! 

MR #043164 Basic Signs CD $ 113.95 

MR #043165 Basic Signs CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Edmark Time Telling Program 

Time Telling uses a programmed 

learning approach to teach students 

to read standard and digital clocks 

plus write and say the time of day. 

The program is broken down into 95 

discreet skills. Each skill is taught 

step-by-step using a self-correcting 

method honed through years of 

research. Appropriate for individual 

or small group instruction. The 95 

reproducible skill pages are divided 

into nine lessons, each with score 

sheets and instructions. Lesson One 

begins with number recognition, while 

Lesson Nine requires the student to 

“read” clocks to the minute. 

Included with the book is a Win/Mac CD with 

printable PDF, 10 self-correction envelopes and a 

TimeWheel practice clock. 

MR #043204 Edmark Time Telling Program $ 90.95 

Safety Signs CD 

Covers those essential safety signs and words 

found in your community. The 80 words in this 

program include important words like Danger, 

Fragile, Exit, Poison, and Stop. 

MR #043179 Safety Signs and Words CD $ 113.95 

MR #043180 Safety Signs and Words CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Information Signs CD 

Provides more basic information signs in your community. 

Includes 80 signs and words like Cafeteria, 

Do Not Touch, Recycle, and Use Other Door! 

MR #043185 Information Signs and Words CD $ 113.95 

MR #043186 Information Signs and Words CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Time Wheels 

Two sizes of hands-on model clocks teach time telling skills. Hour and 

minute hands turn independently for both analog and digital times. Time- 

Wheels are durable, easy-to-read and appropriate for students of any age. 

Made with laminated card stock and transparent plastic. Sold individually 

or as a set with one 19cm wheel and fi ve 12cm smaller wheels. 

MR #043205 Big TimeWheel $ 13.95 

MR #043206 Small TimeWheel 10.95 

MR #043207 TimeWheel Set (1 Big and 5 Small TimeWheels) 55.95 

Community Signs CD 

Identifi es important places and services in your 

community. The 80 words in this program range 

from Airport, Bank, and Hospital to School and 

Zoo. 

MR #043187 Community Signs and Words CD $ 113.95 

MR #043188 Community Signs and Words CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Transportation Signs CD 

Teaches students 80 of the most important signs 

and words found in any public transportation 

system. Words/signs include Bus Station and 

Don’t Walk. 

MR #043189 Transportation Signs and Words CD $ 113.95 

MR #043190 Transportation Signs and Words CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Survival Signs Software 

All compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 

MR #043191 Survival Signs Software Series (set of all 5 CDs) $ 499.95 

MR #043192 Survival Signs Software Series (5 copies of 5 CDs) 1,299.95 

Calculator Tutor Software 

Big talking on-screen calculator 

A great tool for students who struggle to 

use a calculator. Calculator Tutor software 

features a large on-screen talking calculator 

and exercises that vary in complexity. 

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages and decimals 

are covered. A Hint feature helps the novice learner. A Quiz option with 

scoring reports lets you keep track of student progress. Works especially 

well with touch screen and is single switch compatible. Windows only, 

Windows 2000 or higher. 

MR #047024 Calculator Tutor Software CD $ 90.95 

MR #047035 Calculator Tutor Software CD (5 copies) 228.95 

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MatchTime Software 

MatchTime features a programmed 

learning approach for students who 

struggle with time concepts. Four progressively 

diffi cult levels each provide 

a pre-set sequence of multiple choice 

matching exercises. Students simply 

fi nd the clock that matches the large 

sample clock in Levels 1 through 3. Level 4 introduces the concepts of 

“earlier” and “later.” Extensive record keeping tracks student progress. 

Level 1 focuses on matching the hour hand while Level 2 introduces 

fi fteen minute intervals. Level 3 provides exercises using all the minutes 

and Level 4 progresses to clocks that are up to four hours earlier or later 

than the sample. Digital and analog clocks are used. MatchTime is touch 

screen, single switch and IntelliKeys compatible. 

CD compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X Classic 

MR #043200 MatchTime Software CD $ 113.95 

MR #043201 MatchTime Software CD (5 copies) 285.95 

TimeScales Software 

Learning to tell time is tough. Some 

students master the subtleties quickly, 

while others fi nd even basic time 

concepts diffi cult to understand. 

TimeScales allows you to set the 

parameters to help each student learn and succeed. 

TimeScales has three modules of increasing diffi culty: Hours of the day, 

minutes of the hour and from time to time. Each module has a multiple 

choice and set-the-clock option. You determine the nature of the stimuli or 

prompt. Choose from varying clock faces, digital time, time in words or 

audio cue only. A preference menu lets you infl uence the diffi culty of each 

question. Features easy to understand graphics, clear audio, scoring and 

the ability to save student fi les. TimeScales is touch screen, single switch 

and IntelliKeys compatible. 

CD compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 

MR #043202 TimeScales Software CD $ 113.95 

MR #043203 TimeScales Software CD (5 copies) 285.95 

Talking Calculator 

Simplify arithmetic by providing a calculator with 

speech output. It voices numeric entries and 

computations in easy-to-understand speech. For 

totals, choose between the complete number 

speech, “seventy-eight,” or the digit-by-digit, 

“seven, eight.” Features volume control, mute 

option and angled display. Designed for desktop 

use. Two AAA batteries included. 

MR #047103 Talking Calculator $ 17.95 

MR #050182 Talking Calculators (set of 10) 147.95 

Dollars and Cents Software 

With CANADIAN and U.S. currency! 

A bundle of three money programs that 

progress in diffi culty: First Money, Spending 

Money and Making Change. 

Touch screen and single-switch compatible. 

IntelliKeys overlay available. 

All compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 

and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 

First Money CD 

Learn the value of a dollar! 


Newly revised with better and 

updated graphics, scanning 

capabilities and better record 

keeping. First Money is the fi rst 

step in independent money skills. 

Voice prompts and graphics cue 

users through these segments: Money Names, Equal Value and What’s 

it Worth. Each segment incudes a teach (step-by-step instruction) and 

quiz option. Money Names shows values and names for each coin and 

bill. Equal value illustrates that different combinations of coins and bills 

can equal the same value. In the What’s it Worth segment, students 

add up varying groups of money. 

MR #043457 First Money Software CD $ 67.95 

MR #043458 First Money Software CD (5 copies) 170.95 

Spending Money CD 

Exercises or shopping options! 


Revised with new money graphics, 

scanning capabilities and an 

option for instructors to select 

the shopping lists. In Spending 

Money, users browse through 

eight stores in a “money mall” 

and buy products like sweaters or soft drinks. Users select appropriate 

bills and coins and receive change back. Separate exercises let 

students practice their money handling skills, with the teacher choosing 

if the student pays with coins or bills and if the exact amount is 

required. In the shopping option, the teacher decided how much the 

student has to spend. 

MR #043459 Spending Money Software CD $ 67.95 

MR #043460 Spending Money Software CD (5 copies) 170.95 

Making Change CD 

Practice being a store clerk! 


Revised with new money graphics 

and scanning capabilities. In Making 

Change, our most advanced 

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money program, users function like 

a store clerk, entering purchases 

and giving change back. Program randomly generates hundreds of chasing situations. Students count money given for payment and enter 

purthe 

value on the keypad. A cash drawer appears and the user gives 

change back, just like a store clerk. Makes an excellent vocational 

training and applied math program. 

MR #043461 Making Change Software CD $ 67.95 

MR #043462 Making Change Software CD (5 copies) 170.95 

Dollars and Cents Software Package 

MR #043455 Dollars and Cents CD (all 3 programs on 1 CD) $ 113.95 

MR #043456 Dolalrs and Cents CD (5 copies of each) 285.95 


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BEST 

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Learn 

About Life 

Curriculum 

Sexuality and social skills 

for secondary students with 

low or no reading skills! 

An illustrated sexual 

education and social skills 

program with candid 

graphics and simple text. 

It helps low level readers 

understand important sexual 

issues. The instructor’s 

guide has six chapters: 

Your Body, My Body, Being a Woman, Being a Man, Having a Baby, Be 

Safe and Relationships. Each chapter provides up to eight lessons, 40 in 

all. Lessons detail objectives and teaching suggestions. Student resources 

feature six laminated, full-colour booklets. All concepts are clearly illustrated. 

Cover-up stickers let you edit material. 

101 pages, spiralbound, laminated booklets, 2nd Ed. 2003. 

MR #043239 Learn About Life Curriculum $ 78.95 

The Facts of Life ...and More 

Sexuality and Intimacy for People 

with Intellectual Disabilities 

Leslie Walker-Hirsch, M.Ed., FAAMR 

Making good decisions about sexuality is 

a critical part of adulthood, but sometimes 

people with intellectual disabilities don’t 

get the support or education they need to 

navigate this complex aspect of life. 

Professionals will change that with this 

urgently needed book, which gives social 

workers, teachers, and direct support 

professionals the comprehensive information 

they need to educate people with 

disabilities about sexuality and help them 

make the best possible choices across the lifespan. 

Blending in-depth examination of legal and clinical issues with sensitive 

discussion of the emotional side of sexuality, expert contributors from 

diverse fi elds help readers 

» deliver meaningful, individualized, and culturally sensitive sexuality education 

» understand parents’ perspectives—and help them provide appropriate information 

and support to their child throughout life 

» assist people with disabilities in managing risks associated with sexual activity 

» use behavior interventions to encourage appropriate sexual expression 

» help people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender validate their feelings 

and counter negative messages 

» address issues related to medical care and intervention for people with disabilities 

Going beyond the facts of life, this book gives professionals candid 

interviews and personal anecdotes that show how real-life couples with disabilities 

handle the joys and challenges of their relationships—courtship, 

sex, parenthood, disagreements, fi nances, and more. 

Readers will also get examples of effective sexuality education techniques 

and vivid case studies that illustrate key points. With this frank, thorough, 

and highly readable guide, professionals will better advocate for people 

with disabilities and help them reap the social and emotional benefi ts of 

healthy, responsible, age-appropriate sexuality. 

2007, 288 pages, 6” x 9” 

MR #050121 The Facts of Life ...and More $ 35.95 

Personal and Community Success Package 

A step-by-step approach to independent living activities. Includes Personal 

Success and Community Success in software and print formats. The 

multimedia software programs feature an engaging, easy-to-use interface 

that combines realistic illustrations with text and speech. The books present 

the activities with reproducible, black-line illustrations. 

Personal Success targets 53 important 

activities for personal care—both simple and 

challenging. Activities are organized into topics: 

Personal care and hygiene, dressing for success 

and clothing care. The software lets you 

organize activities to refl ect a naturally occurring 

sequence, like washing hands, brushing teeth, 

using fl oss. 

Community Success integrates social 

skills with a stepby- step presentation. The 

45 activities are organized by category: 

Shopping, transportation, eating out, important 

places and appointments. Software 

delivered on Win/Mac CDs, IntelliKeys, 

touch screen and single-switch compatible. 

Both books are covered spiralbound. Components available individually or 

as a money saving package. 

MR #047084 Personal Success Book 44.95 

MR #043222 Personal Success Software CD $ 147.95 

MR #047025 Community Success Book 44.95 

MR #043220 Community Success Software CD 216.95 

Success Package includes: Personal Success Book, Personal Success Software CD, 

Community Success Book, and Community Success Software CD. 

MR #050186 Personal and Community Success Package $ 331.95 

Classic Thank You for Calling Lessons, now available on a user-friendly CD 

Thank You for Calling 

Jeanette Nagai • Becky George-Olson 

Now available on an easy to use CD, 

this program will help your students or 

clients with aphasia or brain injury gain 

confi dence in their ability to make and 

receive phone calls. Also great for ESL 

learners. Use the manual and audio CD 

to easily fi nd appropriate exercises to 

challenge clients to listen for details, 

identify key auditory information, and use strategies for recall. 

The Auditory Processing unit presents 60 realistic phone messages. 

Messages from several types of businesses tell about hours, location, 

movie showtimes, and the like. There are also several messages such as 

might be found on a personal answering machine. The messages range in 

type, and from one-sentence to paragraph length. The follow-up questions 

range from yes/no-type to open-ended to cognitively challenging. The 

Verbal Expression unit was designed for role-playing phone calls—a great 

activity in a group. For each scenario—for example, calling a shoe repair 

shop, an optician, a pizza place—there is a list of information the client 

is to investigate. The manual provides scripts for the audio messages, 

complete instructions, suggested compensatory strategies, and carryover 

suggestions to do at home. 

MR #049926 Thank You for Calling $ 63.95 

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Grocery Words Software 

Over 250 words with vivid photographs 

and live action video! 

This 3-CD program presents over 250 Grocery Words in vivid photographs. 

Words are divided into eleven categories: Beverages, Health and Beauty, 

Produce, Frozen Foods, Shelf Products, Meats, Bakery, Dairy, Desserts/ 

Snacks, Household and Shopping Terms. Build understanding of basic grocery 

store words including favorites like fruit cocktail, milk and pot pie, and 

newer items like mango, papaya and ramen noodles! Use the Shopping 

List Generator (included) to help non-readers shop more independently. 

Create lists with clear illustrations to make shopping easier for everyone! 

Video clips with live action show products in context. Students also learn 

how products are prepared and used and why you buy them. 

Touch screen and single-switch compatible. 

CD compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 

MR #043216 Grocery Words Software CD $ 216.95 

MR #043217 Grocery Words Software CD (5 copies) 492.95 

Shopping List Generator Software 

A new software program that lets you 

or your students make picture-based 

shopping lists. More than 250 items are 

presented in categories like produce and 

dairy. Items talk and are illustrated with 

clear photographs. Click the selection 

box and it’s added to your printable shopping 

list. Type in quantities or notes to 

personalize. Touch screen compatible. 

MR #043218 Shopping List Generator Software CD $ 55.95 

MR #043219 Shopping List Generator Software CD (5 copies) 159.95 

Look ’n Cook Package 

Step-by-step video instruction 

The Look ’n Cook Package has three 

components: Cookbook, Lesson Plans 

and DVD Set. The Cookbook features 

62 step-by-step recipes with colorful 

illustrations that are clear, concise 

and easy to “read.” Color-coding helps 

students follow measurement and 

temperature requirements. Cookbook 

has laminated pages and a wipe-clean vinyl 

easel binder. Lesson Plans feature 40 lessons 

on kitchen safety, cooking techniques 

and nutrition using the Cookbook recipes. 

Each lesson lists objectives, materials, 

and procedures with teaching suggestions. 

Lesson plans also include a PDF for printing out 

extra recipe pages for each student. The DVD 

set presents the 62 recipes as separate movies, 

each about 2 minutes long. Cooking steps are 

illustrated with easy-to-follow live action video. Also covers important cooking 

concepts like safety, kitchen tools and cooking hygiene. 

Look ‘n Cook Cookbook, 110 laminated pgs. with easel binder, 2006. 

Look ‘n Cook Lesson Plans, covered spiralbound book, 116 pgs, 2006. 

Includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF. 

DVD Set includes two DVDs, 172 min.; CC, 2007. 

MR #047075 Look ’n Cook Cookbook $ 55.95 

MR #047076 Look ’n Cook Lesson Plans 55.95 

MR #050036 Look ’n Cook DVD Set 101.95 

Look ‘n Cook Complete Package includes: Cookbook, Lesson Plans, and DVD Set. 

MR #050037 Look ’n Cook Complete Package $ 193.95 

Look ‘n Cook Microwave Program 

Provides a microwave cookbook with 68 easy-to-make recipes that 

combine packaged and from-scratch foods. Black and white recipes 

are illustrated step-by-step so even 

nonreaders can become successful 

cooks. Instructor’s guide provides 32 

lesson plans based on the recipes 

in the cookbook. Lessons focus on 

safety, nutrition, meal planning, and 

microwave techniques. Recipe pages 

and data sheets are reproducible. 

Features: 

» 68 picture recipes 

» Step-by-step presentation 

» 32 lesson plans 

» Safety, nutrition and meal planning 

issues 

» IEP friendly 

MR #043240 Look ‘n Cook Microwave Program $ 67.95 

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Day Planner Book 

Students learn to follow a written schedule. 

The Day Planner segments days of the week 

into eleven hour increments: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Teacher writes schedule on the laminated 

pages with the marker. Extra pages have 

calendar info, important phone numbers, 

days to remember and I.D. 

MR #043208 Day Planner Book (15.5cm x 21.5cm) $ 10.95 

Table Setting 

Illustrated placemats make setting the table easy! Simply match plastic 

tableware (plate, bowl, tumbler, knife, fork and spoon) to the outlines. 

Placemats are laminated and two-sided, one with mealtime picture communication 

cues. Table Setting includes four tableware sets and four 

illustrated placemats (19”x13”). 

MR #043238 Table Setting $ 78.95 


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Mary on the Move Series 

Follow Mary, a young woman with developmental disabilities, as she masters 

a wide variety of critical life skills. A lively cast of characters and an 

on-screen narrator show skills step-by-step. Corresponds to the Life Skill 

Curricula Series (see page 145). Includes Looking Good, Keeping House, 

Select-A-Meal, Plan Your Day, Shopping Smart and Home Cooking. 

MR #047070 Mary on the Move Series (Set of 6 DVD’s) $ 205.95 

Life Skills Curricula Instructor Guides 

Objective: Master life skills through a step-by-step skill acquisition process. 

A collection of five of the six instructor’s guides from the Life Skills 

Curricula Series (see page 145). These guides form a comprehensive, 

easy-to-follow curriculum. Covers personal care, housekeeping, shopping, 

cooking and dining out. Each reproducible book provides all the lessons, 

objectives and assessment forms you need to plan your class. This series 

also includes extensive picture-based training aids for your students. 

Hundreds of step-by-step activity illustrations ad daily routine cards, 600 

shopping cards, 45 recipe pages and photo concept pages. 

Each guide is spiralbound, 160-230 pages, updated 2001. 

MR #047072 Life Skills Curricula Instructor Guides (set of 5) $ 170.95 

Building Life Skill Portfolios 

Lynn Henderson • Patricia Winram 

Curriculum helps students build 

an “independence portfolio”. 

Objective: Prepare students for independent 

lives by building a portfolio of life 

skill accomplishments. 

A highly structured, comprehensive 

curriculum that allows students to work 

toward independence by learning functional 

life and academic skills. Following 

this program, students build a portfolio 

they take with them through the grades 

as they approach graduation. Each of 

five sections contains 25-40 skill areas which vary in difficulty from 1-5. 

Sections include: Functional Academics; Home; Outdoors; Recreation 

and Health; Community, Country and World. A PDF on CD contains lots of 

supplemental materials to those provided in the book 

Softbound book, 200 pgs., 2006. 

MR #047021 Building Life Skill Portfolios $ 78.95 

Picture Prompt 

Cards 

These beautifully illustrated cards make ideal picture lists or communication 

cues. Great for shopping lists, personalized picture menus and 

personal care routines! Includes 288 Shopping Cards, 144 Select-A-Meal 

Cards, 192 Daily Activity Cards and storage boxes. 

MR #043156 Picture Prompt Cards $ 99.95 

Life Skills Student Materials 

A classroom-ready set of hands-on 

materials complement the 5 life skill 

curricula guides shown above. Features 

a total of 624 laminated cue cards and 

a handy Pocket Book. The multimedia 

Picture Cue Dictionary Software matches 

the card illustrations, combining text and 

speech with an easy-to-use interface. 

Ideal for developing functional vocabulary, reviewing lists of things to 

do, or printing out additional cue cards. The Home Cooking Cookbook 

features 37 healthy, easy-to-prepare conventional and microwave recipes. 

Cookbook pages are laminated and displayed in an easel binder. 

MR #050185 Life Skills Curricula Student Materials $ 193.95 

Resource Files 

Convenient resource files cover hard-to-teach 

content areas: Life Skills and Social Skills. Each 

file folder includes dozens of reproducible student 

activity pages plus a PDF on CD for easy printouts. 

Social Skills includes 106 picture pages illustrating 

personal, school and community social skills. 

Life Skills contains 32 pages of illustrated guides 

for shopping, menu and clothing choices, daily activities 

plus 70 photo concept discussion pages on 

personal care, housekeeping and community topics. 

MR #043517 Social Skills Resource File $ 55.95 

MR #043518 Life Skills Resource File 55.95 

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Life Skills Curricula Series 

MR #043231 Life Skills Curricula Series (set of 6) $ 499.95 

BEST 

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Looking Good 

Looking Good includes a 215 page 

instructor’s guide focusing on 47 personal 

care activities. Each activity is illustrated 

step-by-step in a reproducible format and 

described in lesson plans featuring objectives, 

data forms and training suggestions. 

Seventy-two laminated routine cards fit in 

the pocket book to help users complete a 

sequence of grooming activities independently. 

Updated 2002. 

MR #043225 Looking Good $ 99.95 

Shopping Smart 

Shopping Smart includes a 230 page 

instructor’s guide featuring illustrated 

step-by-step sequences of grocery and 

department store shopping. Lesson plans 

provide objectives, data forms and training 

suggestions. The 288 laminated cards 

illustrate food and non-food items and 

function as a picture-based shopping list at 

the store. The pocket book displays up to 

50 cards. Updated 2002. 

MR #043227 Shopping Smart $ 113.95 

Select-A-Meal 

Select-A-Meal includes a 195 page 

instructor’s guide covering dining at fast 

food or table service restaurants, school 

cafeteria or home! Features step-by-step 

dining activities plus reproducibles: Food 

cards, picture step pages, communication 

cues, money aids and data sheets. Emphasizes 

table manners and appropriate social 

skills. Student resources include 144 

laminated food choice cards, illustrated 

menu and pocket book. 

MR #043229 Select-A-Meal $ 99.95 

Keeping House 

Keeping House includes a 217 page 

instructor’s guide focusing on 48 

housekeeping activities. Each activity is 

illustrated step-by-step in a reproducible 

format and described in lesson plans 

featuring objectives, data forms and training 

suggestions. Seventy-two laminated 

routine cards fit in the pocket book to help 

users complete a sequence of cleaning 

activities independently. Updated 2002. 

MR #043226 Keeping House $ 99.95 

Home Cooking 

Home Cooking includes a 160 page 

instructor’s guide and a beautifully illustrated 

cookbook. The guide provides 38 

lessons with objectives, training suggestions 

and reproducible recipe pages. The 

cookbook includes 37 healthy, easy-to-prepare 

conventional and microwave recipes, 

printed in color and black line. Cookbook 

pages are laminated for protection and displayed 

in an easel binder for easy viewing. 

Updated 2002. 

MR #043228 Home Cooking $ 113.95 

Plan Your Day 

The Plan Your Day instructor’s guide 

describes three methods of following a 

schedule: Picture sequence, daily schedule 

and ongoing schedule. Reproducible 

school, community and work cards plus 

calendar aids are included in the guide. 

Student resources feature activity, date 

and calendar cards that fit into the pocket 

book to form a picture-based schedule for 

low-level readers. 

MR #043230 Plan Your Day $ 99.95 

Picture Prompt Stickers 

Use these stickers to create illustrated 

communication booklets. The 12 sheets 

of shopping, restaurant and daily activity 

stickers have 576 detailed, colourful 

illustrations that match the picture cards 

in the Life Skill Curricula Series (above) 

and the Picture Prompt Cards (page 144). 

Includes two laminated sticker booklets. 

MR #043232 Picture Prompt Stickers $ 21.95 

Talking Calculator 

Simplify arithmetic by providing a calculator with 

speech output. It voices numeric entries and 

computations in easy-to-understand speech. For 

totals, choose between the complete number 

speech, “seventy-eight,” or the digit-by-digit, 

“seven, eight.” Features volume control, mute 

option and angled display. Designed for desktop 

use. Two AAA batteries included. 

MR #047103 Talking Calculator $ 17.95 

MR #050182 Talking Calculators (set of 10) 147.95 


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