Bøger af Janine Toole

Does your learner struggle with math word problems?How to Solve Math Word Problems is the solution you need.This easy-to-use workbook teaches your learner how to understand and solve word problems involving addition and subtraction. The workbook is specifically designed for learners who struggle with word problems. In Part 1, students are introduced to a foolproof, five-step process for solving word problems. The process is taught incrementally with lots of practice problems to build your learner's skill and confidence. In addition, clear instructions and lots of white space make this book appealing to struggling students.Part 2 contains practice problems to build proficiency. Finally, Part 3 provides extension tasks where your learner uses their new skills to create new word problems.Get started right now and give your learner the skills they need to succeed at math!

Bienvenido a la serie de libros de trabajo de seis minutos, sobre habilidades sociales para niños con autismo. Esta serie de hojas de trabajo para desarrollar habilidades sociales, está diseñada para padres y profesionales ocupados que necesitan materiales fáciles de usar y efectivos para trabajar con estudiantes con autismo, Asperger y desafíos similares de habilidades sociales. El libro de trabajo de habilidades de conversación, proporciona actividades paso a paso para desarrollar fuertes habilidades de comunicación. Los estudiantes aprenden a elegir e introducir los temas apropiados, añadir comentarios y preguntar sobre el tema mostrando interés con el lenguaje corporal y la mirada. No más bombas temáticas. No más interrogatorios. No más charlas sobre temas de interés especial que siguen y siguen. Tome este libro de trabajo, comience con la primera hoja de trabajo fácil de usar y encamine a su estudiante hacia el éxito social.

Are friendships difficult for your neurodiverse learner? Are you looking for effective and easy-to-use materials to help your learner build friendships with the peers in his/her community?You've found the solution. The Friendship Skills for Kids with Autism & Asperger's workbook provides quick, no-prep activities, each focusing on a critical aspect of making and maintaining friendships.In this workbook, your child will learn: What a Friend Is: Recognize the characteristics of true friendship.How to Show Friendship: Use actions and words to express friendship.Building a Friendship: Engage in shared activities and interests.Handling Conflict: Resolve misunderstandings and get friendships back on track.Dealing with False Friends: Identify and cope with unhealthy relationships.Key Features: Clear and Easy-to-Use Worksheets: Each worksheet is designed to be user-friendly and engaging, making it easy for children to follow and understand.Incremental Skill Development: Skills are introduced gradually, with plenty of practice, allowing children to make meaningful progress.Parent/Educator Guides: Each worksheet is supported with a parent guide that explains the concept and includes suggestions for alternate and extension activities.Empower your learner with the skills they need to thrive in their community. Grab this workbook, start with the first easy-to-use worksheet and get your learner on the road to social success today!About the Six-Minute SeriesThe Six-Minute series of workbooks is designed for busy parents and professionals who need easy-to-use and effective materials to work with learners who have Autism, Asperger's and similar social skill differences. The worksheets are designed to be easy-to-use, visually appealing and incremental in developing much-needed skills. Each worksheet teaches a simple key idea and provides practice in applying that idea. Worksheets can form the core of a social skills lesson, or be used in those 'extra' moments.Kindle Users: This workbook is designed to be equally effective whether you write in the print version or use your own paper with the Kindle version.Because your learner needs to see the workbook page, the book is best used on a tablet rather than a phone.

Does your learner need help describing the events and situations in his/her life? The Describing Skills workbook provides step-by-step activities to quickly build the ability to describe objects, people and events in detail. These expressive language skills can be challenging for children with Autism/Aspergers and for adults with aphasia or other cognitive issues. The ability to verbalize and describe their world is key for all learners. Whether it is describing an item they are looking for, recounting an incident that occurred to them, this workbook will ensure your learner has the ability to express their needs, concerns and interests.

"This workbook, Following Directions, provides step-by-step activities to quickly build the ability to independently follow multi-step directions. Key details of this workbook include: suitable for 1-1 or classroom use; includes a wide variety of tasks; gradually increments difficulty; multi-purpose: can be used to improve both written and listening comprehension; [and] no prep required. The ability to follow multi-step directions is key for school and learning success. Support your struggling learners with this fun, engaging workbook that will build your learner's ability and confidence in this important skill."--Page 4 of cover

Does your learner need help with reading comprehension? Visualization skills are vital for fast and efficient comprehension. More Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension builds on our best-selling 'Visualization Skills' workbook to provide more scaffolded practice for learners building their comprehension skills.The first quarter of this workbook mimics the step-by-step activities found in the original workbook, building visualization skills from single words to 2-sentence paragraphs. Those who have completed the first workbook can use these early pages as a review. If this section moves too fast for your learner, the original 'Visualization Skills' workbook may be a more successful choice.The remainder of the book builds skill from 2-sentence paragraphs to short multi-paragraph texts. This positions your learner for a successful transition to real books.Why are Visualization Skills Important?Visualizing is our ability to create mental pictures in our heads based on the text we read or the words we hear. It is one of the key skills required for reading comprehension.Students who visualize as they read not only have a richer reading experience but can recall what they have read for longer periods of time.Moreover, having a strong mental image of a text allows students to more accurately and effectively answer Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions, such as inferencing, prediction, etc. If your learner struggles with reading comprehension, working on visualization skills should be high on your list of priorities.Key details of this workbook are: Suitable for 1-1 or classroom useGradually increments difficultyNo-prep. No extra materials requiredSmall chunks. Our worksheets are designed for 'six-minute sessions.' Anytime you have a spare moment, your learner can accomplish the next incremental step in their learning journey.The ability to visualize as you read is key for school and learning success. Support your struggling readers with this fun, engaging workbook that will build your learner's ability and confidence in this important skill.Kindle Users: This workbook is designed to be equally effective whether you write in the print version or use your own paper with the Kindle version.Grab this easy-to-use and effective workbook today and get your learner on the road to success.

Welcome to the "Fact or Opinion?" workbook!Inside you'll find 68 pages of worksheets to help struggling learners develop the skills of identifying facts and opinions.All kids need to know how to identify whether what they read or hear is a fact or someone's opinion.In this workbook, this vital skill is built incrementally. Early pages focus on thinking about how to prove a fact/opinion and also how to identify the clue words that are indicative of a fact or an opinion. Later levels introduce the concept of false facts.Our workbooks are designed for learners who are working below grade level. Each workbook develops key skills in small, incremental steps that build success for struggling learners, such as those with ASD, ADHD and similar.We understand struggling learners, so our workbooks also have large print, lots of whitespace and minimal distractions.Look for other workbooks in our Reading Comprehension Skill Builders series.- Inference Ace- Main Idea- Reading Fluency

Does your learner need help with conversation skills?The Follow-up Questions & Comments workbook provides step-by-step activities that develop strong conversation skills.Why Work on Conversation Skills?The ability to maintain a conversation is crucial for building relationships, succeeding in school, and navigating social situations. For some neurodiverse learners, developing these skills can be particularly challenging. This workbook provides step-by-step activities designed to help learners practice and master the three key conversational responses: Short comments, Follow-up comments, Follow-up questions.What's Inside: Structured Learning: Starts with simple commenting and questioning tasks and gradually progresses to more complex ones, enabling learners to maintain a conversation topic for multiple turns. Practical Activities: Engaging exercises that teach learners how to make short comments, follow-up comments, and ask follow-up questions. These skills are then combined to create real, multi-turn conversations that are on-topic and relevant. No-Prep Required: All necessary materials are included in the book, making it easy to start immediately. Just grab a pencil or pen and get started. Suitable for All Settings: Ideal for both one-on-one and group environments, this workbook offers flexibility and can be easily integrated into any learning schedule. Parent and Educator Guides: Detailed coaching tips provide strategies to maximize the effectiveness of each session, including tips for scaffolding and rewarding effort.Key Features: Six-Minute Sessions: Designed for short, focused practice sessions that fit into any busy schedule, ensuring consistent progress without overwhelming the learner.Builds Independence: Encourages learners to develop independence in conversation skills, which are crucial for social and academic success.Conversation Scenarios: Real-life conversation scenarios help learners practice and apply their skills in various contexts, from casual chats to more structured interactions.Make Conversation Fun and Effective: Empower your child with the skills they need to engage in meaningful conversations. Get your copy of "Follow-Up Questions & Comments" now and start seeing progress in just six minutes a dayAbout the AuthorJanine Toole PhD is the founder of Happy Frog Learning, which creates high-quality educational resources designed primarily for neurodiverse elementary and high school learners. Her work focuses on developing easy-to-use and effective books, apps, and online courses that build essential skills in communication, social interaction, writing, study skills, and reading comprehension.Dr. Toole's resources are widely recognized and appreciated for their clarity and effectiveness, making them a valuable tool for diverse learners who benefit from structured and accessible learning materials.

Making friends and maintaining friendships is a struggle for learners with Autism, Asperger's and similar social skills challenges. Often these children lack the conversation skills needed to communicate and engage with their peers.This hands-on manual is your step-by-step guide to helping your learner build strong conversation skills.Weekly social skills lessons emphasize the entire spectrum of skill acquisition, from structured practice to generalization in the natural environment. Lessons are scripted for easy delivery and all required materials are included, making this resource suitable for both parents and professionals. Easily adaptable for both group and individual use, students learn how to: Begin a conversation by asking about their friend's interests. Respond to a friend with appropriate comments, follow-up questions and follow-up comments. Track the movement of a conversation topic and avoid getting stuck on his/her own special interest topic. Appropriately change a topic during a conversation without dropping it in like a bomb. Signal interest with eye contact and body orientation and also interpret a friend's face/body messages. Begin and end a conversation smoothly. Children learn and practice these key social skills while playing games, doing crafts and hanging out with their friends or family. The focus is on extended practice to ensure mastery. The manual is organized into two parts. Part 1 provides the background information you need to run a successful social skills group or teach an individual learner. Individual chapters cover the course content and structure, preparation, and course delivery and assessment. Part 2 contains weekly lessons. Each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for pre-session preparation, session delivery and assessment, and parent communication. The social skills lesson is scripted to ensure high-quality delivery even with inexperienced coaches. All materials for delivering the course are contained in the Appendices. Children with ASD can learn to engage with peers. This easy-to-use manual is the guide you need to ensure their success. Schedule Schedule

Does your learner need help with reading comprehension? Visualization skills are vital for fast and efficient comprehension. Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension builds this key skill quickly and efficiently. Visualizing is the ability to create mental pictures in our heads based on the text we read or the words we hear. It is one of the key skills required for reading comprehension. Students who visualize as they read not only have a richer reading experience but can recall what they have read for longer periods of time. Moreover, having a strong mental image of a text allows students to more accurately and effectively answer Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions, such as inferencing, prediction, etc. If your learner struggles with reading comprehension, working on visualization skills should be high on your list of priorities. Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension provides step-by-step activities to quickly build the ability to visualize information while reading. The ability to visualize as you read is key for school and learning success. Support your struggling readers with this fun, engaging workbook that will build your learner's ability and confidence in this important skill.

Welcome to the Six-Minute Social Skills series of workbooks for children with Autism. This series of social skills worksheets is designed for busy parents and professionals who need easy-to-use and effective materials to work with learners who have Autism, Asperger's and similar social skill challenges. This workbook, Social Detective Skills, provides step-by-step activities that develop strong social radar skills so that your learner will be able to determine the social expectations in any situation. By following through the workbook, your student will learn: We all have social expectations about how other people will act. We need to aware of social expectations in order to be socially successful.Your student will develop the skills to: Determine the social expectations of any situation. Monitor other people's signals of their expectations. Deal with conflicting expectations. React appropriately when there is a problem.These skills are developed incrementally, with lots of practice, allowing your learner to make meaningful progress week by week.Grab this workbook, start with the first easy-to-use worksheet, and get your learner on the road to social success.Schedule

Welcome to the Six-Minute Social Skills series of workbooks for children with Autism. This series of social skills worksheets is designed for busy parents and professionals who need easy-to-use and effective materials to work with learners who have Autism, Asperger's and similar social skill challenges. The Conversation Skills workbook provides step-by-step activities that develop strong communication skills. Students learn how to choose and introduce appropriate topics, add on-topic comments and questions, and show interest with body language and gaze.No more topic bombs. No more interrogations. No more special-interest talk that goes on and on. Grab this workbook, start with the first easy-to-use worksheet, and get your learner on the road to social success.ScheduleScheduleSchedule