Overview

The popular, evidence-based Unstuck and On Target! curriculum has helped elementary school students across the country develop critical flexibility, planning, and organization skills. Now there’s a version of Unstuck for ages 11–15—with all-new lessons specially designed to help middle school students build the strong executive function skills they need to manage more complex independent work. The curriculum includes 23 lessons on topics that are key to success in school and life: flexibility, big-picture thinking, planning, compromising, and self-monitoring. These 45-minute lessons are taught in small groups in any setting, including general and special education classrooms, pull-out groups, or after-school clubs. Through catchy scripts, memorable visuals, engaging role-plays, and positive reinforcement, students will learn skills that will help them in middle school and beyond. Lessons and scripts build on each other, and students get many opportunities to practice and generalize their new skills to school, home, and community settings. With this proven, highly effective approach to executive function intervention, middle school students will develop the skills they need to set and reach goals, flexibly collaborate with peers, use organization strategies independently, and lay the groundwork for a bright future. Unstuck and On Target! Benefits: Explicitly designed for middle school students. Developed with the input of young teens, this new version of Unstuck speaks to the challenges of students in this age range and helps them be flexible, well-regulated problem-solvers. Helpful for a wide range of students. While Unstuck was designed for students on the autism spectrum, it can help any student who struggles with executive function, including those with disabilities such as ADHD. Meets the needs of MTSS Tier 2 learners.This curriculum is one of the few tailored to the needs of Tier 2 students who need more focused instruction. Engaging and easy to implement. You’ll get explicit, step-by-step routines, scripts, and age-appropriate activities that keep students engaged as they learn. Ideal for in-person and virtual classrooms: includes digital posters, home extension activities, and digital student and parent workbooks. Also sold separately: Unstuck and On Target! Ages 11–15: Student Workbook (5-pack)Unstuck and On Target! Ages 11–15: Power Equation Poster

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Author:   John F. Strang ,  Lauren Kenworthy ,  Lynn Cannon ,  Katie Alexander
Publisher:   Brookes Publishing Co
Imprint:   Brookes Publishing Co
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781681254876

ISBN 10:   1681254875
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   30 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

About the Online Companion Materials Included With Unstuck & On Target: Ages 11-15 About the Authors Acknowledgements Introduction Unit 1: Flexibility, Power, and Planning Topic 1.1: Flexible Thinking Topic 1.2: Plan A/Plan B = More Power Topic 1.3: How to Increase Your Power to Help Yourself and The World Topic 1.4: Flexible Feelings – Accepting and Letting Go of Frustration and Disappointment Topic 1.5: Putting a Plan on Trial (checking your plan before trying it out) Topic 1.6: Celebration Day! The Plan B Party Unit 2: Compromise Topic 2.1: Compromising a Win-Win Topic 2.2: Should I Compromise? Topic 2.3: Try Out Your Compromise Skills Topic 2.4: Plan Another Special Event Together Using Compromise Skills Topic 2.5: The Special Event Topic 2.6: Reviewing the Special Event Unit 3: Efficient Planning Topic 3.1: Getting (and Staying) Excited About a Future Goal Topic 3.2: Efficient Planning – Staying Focused on the Big Picture Goal Topic 3.3: Efficient Planning – Watching the Clock Topic 3.4: Pulling it All Together – Using All of the Skills/Key Vocabulary to Finalize the Plan Topic 3.5: The Longer-Term Event/Project – Efficient Planning = Power! Topic 3.6: Reviewing the Longer-Term Event/Project: Learning from our Successes and Challenges Unit 4: Making Executive Function Skills Work in Your Life Topic 4.1 Developing a Personal Goal: Using Executive Function Skills in Our Real Lives Topic 4.2 Using Executive Function Skills for Personal Goals Topic 4.3: Putting Personal Plans on Trial Topic 4.4 Preparing for Graduation – Celebrating our Executive Function Skills Topic 4.5: Graduation Appendix A: Questions for Reflection Appendix B: Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions

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Lauren Kenworthy PhD is Professor of Neurology Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National Health System Dr Kenworthy received her BA from Yale University and PhD from the University of Maryland Her research interests are in describing and treating the neuropsychological phenotype of autism She is an author of more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and a co-author of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) Lynn Cannon, M.Ed is a social learning specialist at The Ivymount School and The Maddux School Ms Cannon received her MEd in Special Education from the University of Virginia For over 15 years she has worked as an educator administrator and program director serving students with neurodevelopmental disabilities Ms Cannon is also a co-author of Solving Executive Challenges a resource guide for teachers and parents and The Conversation Club an instructional manual for teaching conversation skills to students with neurodevelopmental disabilities Her research and teaching interests are in developing interventions and support materials for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities therapists educators and their families She is currently working with federal grant to develop IvySCIP an assessment IEP development tool and curricular resource for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities Katie C Alexander MS OTR/L is an occupational therapist and clinician-researcher Ms Alexander received her BS and post-professional masters from the University of Kansas Medical Center For over 15 years she has specialized in community and school-based intervention for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and served as the founding program director for the Model Asperger Program at The Ivymount School Her research and clinical interests are in developing interventions and supports that improve the daily lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families Monica Adler Werner, M.S., is the Director of the Model Asperger Program (MAP) at the Ivymount School. In that capacity she has spearheaded the development of a social learning curriculum that emphasizes problem solving, self advocacy and self regulation. Ms Werner has been a major contributor to the development of the intervention. In addition, she is a co-founder of Take2 Summer Camp, a program designed to develop social thinking, problem solving and skills. She also serves as an ad hoc public reviewer of NIMH autism grants. Laura Gutermuth Anthony PhD completed a dual degree PhD program in clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago in 1997 Since then she has focused her research and clinical work on children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including more than 30 publications She has also received funding for 11 federally-funded and 7 foundation research grants including a current Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Addressing Disparities award for children with autism and ADHD to study this intervention

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