{"product_id":"making-friends-prek-3-a-social-skills-program-for-inclusive-settings-9781412981132","title":"Making Friends, PreK-3: A Social Skills Program for Inclusive Settings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHelping students develop healthy social skills is child's play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly retitled edition of the popular \u003cem\u003eWanna Play\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eprovides hundreds of fun and updated activities that help children learn how to behave appropriately and make friends. Ideal for teachers, counselors, and behavior therapists, included are tools for teaching emotion regulation, team-playing, and body safety to all children, making this resource an excellent fit for inclusive settings. New features include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA social interaction checklist for identifying learners' strengths and weaknesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeacher-friendly activities that can be used in small groups or with the whole class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chapter on emotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Herron Ross,Beth Roberts-Pacchione\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.57w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412981132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Herron Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e, owner and author of The Wanna Play Program, holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Beaver College and a Master of Science in Special Education and Specialty Reading from St. Joseph's University. She is currently working on her BCBA. Ruth has dedicated her life to the education of children with special needs and the autism community. Ruth has work with children from ages two to seventeen and is trained in a variety of one-on-one early intervention and therapeutic programs such as ABA, Floortime, Son-Rise, and Interactive Metronome. Her 15 years of education experiences, combined with her early intervention training, gave Ruth the foundation of knowledge in autism, language development, and socialization skills needed to create The Wanna Play Program. Over the years she has provided numerous trainings to parents and professional and is a founding member and lead trainer of the Valley Forge Education Services' community outreach program Caring Kinships: ASD--Matching Families with Sitters. Ruth has been facilitating social skill groups and individual sessions for children as director of the Pennsylvania location for the past ten years and in the New Jersey location for the past two years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth and Ruth have been successfully using their education, personal experience, and passion in children's social development for over a decade. They found that children were not applying the social skills they had learned into school and community settings. There were few programs dealing with socialization that accommodated children on many different interactive levels. They developed a curriculum that was flexible and easily personalized for the specific needs of each child. This insight has evolved into The Wanna Play Program.\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Herron Ross and Beth Roberts have been successfully using The Wanna Play Program's techniques with children for over a decade. They have lectured in schools, parent support groups and conferences on the program's benefits and application. They have been training teachers, parents, professional and children on social skills as well as the methodology and teaching guidelines suggested in the program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409727615091,"sku":"9781412981132","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_62161501-66ed-408a-99fc-b41b461bb290.jpg?v=1771937535","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/making-friends-prek-3-a-social-skills-program-for-inclusive-settings-9781412981132","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}