A River View and Other Hudson Valley Essays

A River View and Other Hudson Valley Essays

John, Burroughs

Science & Math

North River Press, Inc.

Describes examples of the inefficiency and confusing language of bureaucrats in federal, state, and local government and suggests methods for cutting down on bureaucracy

B.S.: The Bureaucratic Syndrome A Light Hearted Look at the Laws of Bureaucratic Immobility

Byron Johnson

Every one of us is a Social Detective. We are good Social Detectives when we use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are presently doing and what they mean by their words and deeds. This entertaining comic book offers different ways that can be reviewed repeatedly with students to teach them how to develop their own social detective skills. Enjoy watching your students and kids blossom day-by-day into successful Social Detectives! Elementary school-aged (K-5) students, and immature older middle and high school students who enjoy visual books, may benefit from this book. But this isn't just a book for students who have challenges relating to autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's, ADHD and like challenges. The lessons also offer a variety of engaging ways to introduce the concepts of social thinking to general education teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, caregivers, special educators, grandparents, siblings, daycare workers, scout leaders, etc. So, don't think you have to be a kid to enjoy learning about social thinking! Throughout the book, keywords are highlighted in bold. These keywords represent the Social Thinking vocabulary, concepts that can be used in just about every environment, by everyone in the process of discovering social thinking. The words are also fully defined for easy reference in the back of the book. Kids can read this themselves but it is best when adults read it with them, so that adults learn the social thinking vocabulary with the kids and then work to help the kids explore these concepts in their daily lives when the book is closed. This book is also the first book to read with students prior to introducing the Superflex lessons, as it teaches the core Social Thinking Vocabulary. The sections of the book include: 1. School Smarts/Social Smarts &amp; Expected Behavior 2. Unexpected Behavior 3. Being a Social Detective Social thinking vocabulary keywords highlighted throughout the book and defined in the back of the book include: Social Smarts: The type of "smarts" in our brains that we use whenever we are around other people. Social smarts help our brains to know that others are having thoughts about us and we are having thoughts about them. We use social smarts in school, at home, and EVERYWHERE! School Smarts: Different types of "smarts" in our brains that we use for school learning. Things like math smarts, computer smarts, music smarts, science smarts, and many more. Body in the group: Your body is in the group if others feel you are part of the group. For example when you are standing, this means keeping your body about one arm's length away from others. The front of your body will be turned towards others in the group. Brain in the group: Your brain is in the group when others feel that you are paying attention to what is happening in the group; for example, when you are thinking about others with your eyes and listening to what they are talking about. Thinking with your eyes: This means that you are using your eyes to look at a person and it makes them feel that you are thinking about what they are saying or doing.

You Are a Social Detective: Explaining Social Thinking to Kids

Medical Books

Gracia Winner, Michelle

Psychology

This anime-illustrated guidebook is written for teens and young adults to learn how the social mind is expected to work in order to effectively relate to others at school, at work, in the community and even at home. Since there is relatively little information on how to talk about social information, this book redefines what it means to be social and it is likely not what you think! The book is written in the language of teens as a get real discussion about what really goes on inside the minds of people as we share space together. There are many practical strategies to help the reader figure out what impression they are making on others, how this affects their own emotions and what they could work on to make living in the increasingly complex social world more personally rewarding. Who doesn't think they could improve in these skills? From discussing the ins and outs of what it means to be a social thinker to figuring out texting, dating, the different levels of friendship and the many and varied emotions we experience as we relate to others, the authors describe the real world of being with other people. This includes knowing how to sometimes just fake it better! The authors are not trying to get every reader to find a group to hang out with; instead, they are providing information to help each person find his or her place and be appreciated by others at whatever level he or she feels comfortable with.

Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults

Winner, Gracia

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A River View and Other Hudson Valley Essays

B.S.: The Bureaucratic Syndrome A Light Hearted Look at the Laws of Bureaucratic Immobility

You Are a Social Detective: Explaining Social Thinking to Kids

Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults

Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults