A great assessment tool for learners with autism!

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I recently posted about a book on teaching games by Ward, a

Behavior Analyst who consults with my son. Steve wrote another

excellent book as well I wanted to let you know about. It's called the

" Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires. " There are other assessment

tools out there, but none of them goes into as much detail as this one

in detailing the repertoires learners need to expand on in order to

become “good learners.†A goal for every student is to

learn from his environment the way typically developing students do. In

order to reach this goal with our children/students with autism (and

other developmental disabilities), we have to address their behavioral

excesses and their behavioral deficits. The behavioral deficits that

are often overlooked, or infrequently targeted, are addressed in detail

in this assessment. The areas of resilience and regulation,

perseverance and focus, and flexibility, for example, are of utmost

importance in becoming a successful learner and participating in less

restrictive environments. This assessment has helped me dramatically

improve my own child’s home-based program!

If you're interested,20you can find it at www.lulu.com.

<http://www.lulu.com.%c2%a0/> ; The following is a description of the

book.

The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires

<http://www.lulu.com/content/3611909> by Ward

<http://www.lulu.com/stores.php?fAcctID=1266698> A " good

learner " is someone who readily responds to instruction in a wide

variety of situations. These learners can not only spend time in a

variety of non-restrictive settings, such as regular education

classrooms and community locations, but can also learn new skills in

those settings. " The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires " covers 139

items that assess the ease with which a learner can be taught. These

items are separated into 9 categories: Behavioral Excesses, Behavioral

Supports, Resilience and Regulation, Readiness, Perseverance and Focus,

Flexibility, Preferences for Learning Channels, Spontaneity, and

Potential to Benefit from Inclusion. " The Inventory of Good Learner

Repertoires " will help teachers and parents identify ways in which they

can improve the efficiency of their instruction. Every learner's

programming can benefit from consideration of the items contained in

" The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires " . Please feel free to click

" preview " and read samples of this Inventory.

<http://www.lulu.com/content/3611909> I hope it's as helpful to you as

it has been to me.

Jill McNeil