When Jack jokes around too much in class he hopes it will make his friends like him more. But instead, he disrupts class, upsets his teacher, gets in trouble, and then even gets his pal Alex in trouble and upset with him. At an A-Team friendship group meeting with their teacher Ms. Corina, Jack learns to see Alex's perspective and they explore when it's ok to be silly and when it's not. With explicit social learning, Jack and all of us can learn to overcome this common social challenge!

The A-Team Presents..." book series and social skills curriculum is used by parents and educators to help children develop social skills and proactively address a range of common social challenges. Each book in the series unfolds from the perspective of one of the A-Team members. Each book focuses on a specific social challenge. In this way, parents and educators will find these books to be an invaluable resource for teaching social skills to ALL kids! Visit sociallearning.org for free resources and materials.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	34
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Fecha de Publicación	2017-01-02
Dimensiones	8.5" x 8.5" x 0.09" pulgadas
Serie	The A-Team Presents...
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No

Courtney Butorac has been supporting kids and adults with autism and also their families for 25 years as an elementary school special education teacher, preschool teacher, camp counselor and behavioral therapist. She has pioneered new ways to support social learning within her school district and is an enthusiastic member of a behavior and autism intervention team that engages district-wide to help teachers develop the knowledge and tools to support students with autism in their classrooms. Courtney has designed and facilitated powerful professional learning for educators that focuses on how to teach social skills to students with a broad range of disabilities and how to support behavioral needs in the classroom. Additionally, Courtney has guest lectured multiple times at the University of Washington's early childhood special education program. Years ago, she and a group of her students with autism formed the A-Team friendship group to tackle the common social challenges facing her kids. These students helped inspire the "The A-Team Presents..." characters and book series. Courtney has both a Master's Degree in early childhood special education and her Board Certification in Behavior Analysis (BCBA). Courtney lives in Seattle with her husband, who is a fellow educator, and two young and energetic sons.