This interactive cd teaches school age children to become better social thinkers by putting on their detective hats and deciphering the understanding of expected and unexpected social behaviour. We have several resources to help you access social thinking concepts and. Thank you for supporting us during this difficult time. You may have heard of a teaching framework called social thinking and wondered if it might. This inventive color picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders asds. It depends on the type of information you are seeking. Parentbooks is a canadian distributor for social thinking. The following minireference modules are available to staff and families working to support students with autism in their classrooms, schools, communities, andor homes. Information in this minireference module was taken from michelles website and other published resources on the topic. Social workers use critical thinking skills on a daily basis to problem solve issues. The behavior code needs to be read by all teachers, counselors.
The focus of each chapter is to teach a set of social thinking vocabulary to be carried out of the therapy room and used across the students entire day. These are just a few examples of some of the core social thinking vocabulary to teach and practice before introducing the superflex curriculum. Plus, free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Online shopping from a great selection at socialthinking store. Social thinking collaborative, san jose, california. The social thinking training and speakers collaborative sttsc consists of clinicians, including michelle garcia winner and dr. Through extensive research, the government of canada, along with other national and international agencies, has identified and validated key literacy and essential skills. Books by michelle garcia winner author of you are a.
Social thinking tools and strategies work across cultures and can be applied with equal success anywhere in the world. Social thinking and me two book set autism awareness. International resources socialthinking social thinking. Theory of mind is the basis for social thinking, a curriculum developed by michel garcia winner. Breaking down concepts for teaching students with social cognitive deficits by michelle garcia winner goodreads author 4. Thinking about you thinking about me, 2nd edition winner, 2007 is terrific for a general. Social and emotional learning sel is a concept of vital importance to the holistic functioning of an individual, and it is rapidly gaining attention in the field of education. Nov 15, 2010 this new comic book, you are a social detective. The two books that comprise social thinking and me contain social emotional learning in their titles. See more ideas about social thinking, books and social skills. Critical thinking skills include the ability to ask thoughtful and appropriate questions aimed at empowering others to find their own solutions. Social thinking and me two book bundle michelle garcia winner, linda k. Incredible flexible you is an engaging new social thinking educational series that combines a social learning framework used in schools across the u.
The social thinking and me two book set is comprised of the thinksheets book and kids guidebook see description above. By using this essential book, teachersinstead of punishing or writing off troubled studentscan get them onto a path for. First a little background on our two primary school products with a legion of children and adult fans in the uk, usa and around the world. Worksheets for teaching social thinking and related skills. The methodology the social thinking methodology is a developmental, languagebased and thinking based metacognitive methodology that uses visual frameworks, unique vocabulary, strategies, and activities to foster social competencies. Explaining social thinking to kids written by michelle garcia winner and pamela crooke with adults who can discuss with them their relationships at home, at school and in the community. The concept of social thinking was developed by speechlanguage pathologist, michelle garcia winner in the mid 1990s. A handout defining these social thinking concepts is provided for parents and professionals working with these students to encourage the carry over of these key concepts. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism by max weber, thinking, fast and slow by daniel kahneman, the republic. He has practiced at home and abroad as a human rights worker, social service worker, mindfulness teacher and social policy analyst. These individuals experience challenges in quickly and efficiently learning, processing and responding to social information. Provides the social thinking educator, teacher, or parent with a fun, motivating, and nonthreatening way for our students to explore social thinking while increasing their knowledge of social expectations, their awareness of their own behavior and how to modify their behaviors with superflexible strategies. I fully agree with both that this book has a wide audience.
It seemed like to the doors of social thinking had just opened for me and there was a whole new world to discover. Without the ability to be able to think about others and their thinking, making sense of space and others will be difficult. Steven hick is a retired professor of social work at carleton university in ottawa, and is also the author of the companion text social welfare in canada. Social thinking 404 saratoga ave, ste 200, santa clara, california 95050 rated 4. Second, it encourages all readers children and adults to recognize the importance of teaching social observational detective skills to help them advance their social learning and related social skil. This book builds on the basic philosophy offered in thinking about you thinking about me. As the international social thinking movement grows, the hope is for attendees to gain knowledge and avoid recreating the wheel as they develop practical.
These skills are used in nearly every job and throughout daily life in different ways and at varying levels of complexity. This twobook set breaks larger and more complicated social concepts down into smaller chunks to make it easier for adults to teach and. Using childrens literature to build social thinking. All of our speakers have an active caseload and provide training to help schools embed social thinking s teachings. Adult and childsize comfort masks are now available for sale. I have a limited budget and want to learn about social thinking in general. The information in these books spans all different age groups and provides core information for broad use. The superflex curriculum offers clear lesson plans to help educators, slps, other therapists and parents create a personalized superflex superhero training academy for their students. Social thinking teaches kids how to figure out what other people may be thinking and feeling. Social thinking and related social skills can be mildly or significantly impaired in persons on the autism spectrum, in people with nonverbal learning disorder and in many people born with adhd.
We have several resources to help you access social thinking concepts and products wherever you live. In the face of communication challenges, sensory processing sensitivities, an inability to express their own emotions and understand the emotions of others, and problems with impulse control and selfregulation, the world is an overwhelming and confusing place for people with autism, and. In addition, being able to take others perspective and understanding their point of view can help with reading and oral comprehension. For over 20 years, social thinking has been bringing awardwinning books, conferences, and online training to the social learning community. Volume 2 social problem solvers deluxe package curriculum book, five. Superflex combines a curriculum and a comic book to create a curriculum that. The company social thinking was founded soon after as a small clinic that has since evolved into a socialemotional learning program used in classrooms, schools, and districts around the world. Mar 14, 20 explore erinreoyos board social thinking. Social thinking conference 2018 act autism community training. During my discovery process i came across audra jensens book i get it.
Thinking internationally and has coauthored, with michelle garcia winner, five awardwinning books. All of the social thinking products including the zones of regulation, superflex, whole body listening larry, we thinkers, and more can be found here. Social thinking and me two book bundle amazon canada. This is a very mini curriculum and is meant to help guide you in developing motivational tools to teach strategies based on conceptual and strategy based frameworks grounded in research based concepts. Created at the request of educators, therapists and parents to learn more about how to teach students with weak social cognition and related social skills aspergers syndrome, pddnos, high functioning autism, adhd, nld, hyperlexia and those with murky social abilities. It helps both the clinicians and the students understand important social thinking concepts that in theory seem abstract and difficult to define, but when. Vancouver, bc, british columbia, canada, fasd, fetal alcohol syndrome. Jul 30, 20 however, for me, having the resource list of childrens books that teach specific social thinking concepts makes audra jensens book an incredibly handy tool. Explaining social thinking to kids, is a perfect introduction to the social thinking curriculum think social. The zones of regulation is trademarked and the intellectual property of leah kuypers. The social thinking teaching framework is designed to help kids who struggle with social skills. The book is filled with helpful information to foster ones social thinking and related social skills. The ability to critically think is crucial to the social work profession.
Station expo line, and the vancouver city centre skytrain station canada line. Books by michelle garcia winner author of you are a social. An additional benefit of using childrens literature as a tool is that lessons can be planned for individual oneonone sessions as well as groups. Because the kids guidebook is designed for students to use as their personal guide for developing their social competencies after initial instruction with an adult, of course, teachers and clinicians see the benefit in having a.
If youre on the hunt for social thinking activities for kids, this post is a great place to start. Pamela crooke, who train around the world on the social thinking methodology in addition to working closely with schools, clients, and families. Together, the twobook set is a powerhouse of social knowledge to teach children valuable social thinking concepts that will help them transition into the more sociallycomplex and sociallydemanding middle and high school grades. Building these skills can lead to better social interactions. Activities and lessons at the back of the book help adults guide children in learning social skills. It can be also be read by job coaches, teachers, people in hr departments and managers to help them better understand how they can help make the implicit nature of the social world more explicitly described for everyones benefit. The zones of regulation products is held by social thinking, inc. Books about social thinking incredible flexible you hendrix, r. Prerequisite books to make this tool most effective include thinking about you thinking about me and you are a social detective. The superflex story book to be directly read to students. Strategies to teach essential life skills including socialemotional learning and. Superflex combines a book, comic book and cd to create a curriculum that develops in each students brain their own superheroic thinking processes that can overcome the challenges in different social situations that arrive across the school and home day. Safe social distancing, a plexiglas screen, and staff masks are in place. Critical thinking for social work postqualifying social work practice postqualifying social work practice series by keith brown and lynne rutter 17 jul 2008 4.
Please see social thinkings disclaimer on use of zones intellectual property, products and development of derivatives here. Teaching individuals to be better social thinkers requires us to start our teaching at the foundation level and build up from there. A cd of the handouts for teachers to easily duplicate for future lessons. Theory of mind refers to ones ability to perceive how others think and feel, and how that relates to oneself.