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Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. National Center for Youth with Disabilities. – 1993
This collection of annotated bibliographies focuses on the social skills of adolescents, and is drawn from a national database of current programs and literature regarding adolescents with chronic illnesses and other disabilities. Bibliographic materials listed include documents and articles selected from the database of the National Center for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Communication Skills, Disabilities
Arter, Judith A. – 1989
Many educational institutions are currently attempting to improve their attention to speaking and listening in curriculum and instruction, and this guide is intended to assist educators to become more knowledgeable about tools for assessing speaking and listening. Designed for those somewhat knowledgeable in the areas of assessment and language…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Interpersonal Competence, Language Arts
Sall, Nancy; Mar, Harvey H. – 1992
This resource manual provides information on adaptive technology for students with deaf-blindness and severe disabilities. The material is based on a project that sought to identify specific applications that support the acquisition of early communication and social interaction skills. The first section describes 20 computer software programs and…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Computer Software, Deaf Blind
Peer reviewedHedley, Carolyn N. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Lists are provided of computer software for use by persons (elementary school through adult) with social learning deficits to increase competence in (1) personal and social awareness and skill; (2) business and career competencies; and (3) leisure time and sports activity, which often fosters human relations and communication skill. (VW)
Descriptors: Business Skills, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Leigh, Wilhelmina A.; Lee, Deitra H.; Lindquist, Malinda A. – 1999
This guidebook presents data from a two-part study that reviewed existing literature on soft work skills, defined soft skills, and determined their importance to employers. The study also identified programs that were teaching those skills. Researchers contacted 90 organizations, asking for detailed written materials about themselves. The 53 that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
The catalog was developed to provide information about more than 200 recommended learning games and toys for all children, especially those with learning problems or physical handicaps. The materials listed provide educational experiences through game formats and help to develop gross and fine motor skills, math and reading readiness skills,…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Indiana Resource Center for Autism. – 1997
This collection of articles and bibliographies provides a comprehensive guide to autism. Section 1 presents general information on autism such as characteristics, myths and facts about autism, factors associated with autism, and diagnostic criteria for autism and Asperger's disorder. Section 2, on the family, addresses such aspects as the…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Children
