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FUNCTIONAL LIVING SKILLSNEXT S.T.E.P.Second EditionStudent Transition and Educational PlanningAndrew S. Halpern • Cynthia M. Herr • Bonnie Doren • Nancy K. WolfBased on feedback from more than 250 teachers, this very successful curriculumhas been extensively revised. The core purpose remains the same:helping students to make the transition from school to adult life smoothly andsuccessfully. With a constant focus on self-determination, the NEXT S.T.E.P.curriculum helps students learn how to take charge of their own transitionplanning process. Students select and implement a variety of transition goalsthat relate to jobs, education and training, personal life, and living on theirown. The ultimate goal of this curriculum is to help students assume responsibilityfor important life decisions with support from teachers and parents.The curriculum works with all kinds of students and has been usedsuccessfully in both special and general education settings. Althoughdesigned primarily for high school students, the curriculum has also beenused effectively in some middle school and post–high school settings.The second edition of NEXT S.T.E.P. contains 16 lessons with fully developedlesson plans. Several major features of this revision include a new scope andsequence for the lessons to increase student involvement, many new enrichmentactivities to increase student motivation and enjoyment while they arelearning, and reduced "paperwork" for students as they develop their own IndividualizedTransition Plans. A new manual has also been developed, calledTeachers Talking to Teachers. This manual contains many useful suggestionsfrom teachers on how to use the NEXT S.T.E.P. curriculum successfully.COMPLETE PROGRAM: Teacher Manual, 5 Student Workbooks, 50 Brochures, aninstructional Videotape, and a copy of Teachers Talking to Teachers, all in a sturdystorage box. (2000)MR #021970 NEXT S.T.E.P. 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Books reinforce and expand the concepts in the movies.You can choose a talking selection which reads the text aloud.Touch screen and IntelliKeys compatible.CD Compatible with: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X ClassicMR #043243 Social Skills at Work Software CD $ 113.95MR #043244 Social Skills at Work Software CD (5 copies) 285.95Transition Readiness Program650 ready-to-use transition activitiesAuthor Ellen McPeek Glisan has created athoroughly organized, easy-to-implement lifeskill program for transition students with mildto moderate disabilities. It consists ofthe Life Skill Lessons Book and ActivitySoftware plus PACT manual. The goalof the 650 Life Skill Lessons is toteach an important concept in just fi veminutes. Five categories align with thegeneral curriculum: Math, Social Studies,Science/Health, Expressive Literacyand Receptive Literacy. For example,Assembling First Aid Kit and Making anApology are linked to social studies.The Activity Software gives you quickaccess to electronic documents of all650 lessons. Find lessons by learningstyle, life skill category, curriculum areaor lesson ID number. The PACT manual encouragesparental involvement by providing 350 ofthe Lessons as activities to work on at home. Inaddition, a resource checklist helps identify theskills that need review. PACT provides photocopyrights and a PDF for printouts and emails.Life Skill Lessons book, covered spiralbound,230 pgs., photocopy rights, 2006.Activity Software, Windows only.PACT manual covered spiralbound, 84 pgs.,photocopy rights, Win/Mac PDF, 2007.MR #050187 Transition Readiness Program $ 113.95Unfocused KidsHelping Students to Focus onTheir Education and Career PlansEdited by Suzy Mygatt Wakefi eldUnfocused Kids is a hands-on resource book for educators,school counselors, career specialists, classroomteachers, administrators, curriculum directors,career and technical education directors, school boardmembers, and others interested in helping all studentswith their plans after high school. It presents a broadvariety of career guidance ideas, suggestions, resources, and programs.The contributing authors are all well-known leaders in the fi eld. Their contributionsshow how to inspire hope in students who are preparing for theirfutures in a changing workforce. 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