Usborne books are uniquely designed to help make reading and learning more fun and successful for children at each stage of development, especially the milestones necessary for autistic children to succeed!
1. Teach Reading Comprehension
➢ Spin & Match Books – contain simple stories that ask comprehension questions every three pages
➢ First Reading Series One and Two – simple stories that ask questions at the end
2. Teach Reading Fluency
➢ Easy Words to Read Series – simple pictures with rhyming phrases that work on specific phonetic sounds, plus find the duck
➢ Flap books – simple rhyming text with flaps to lift on each page, plus find the duck
➢ Picture books – colorful yet uncomplicated pictures with simple text; start with non-fiction series and work towards fiction
3. Teach Language
➢ First Word board books/flash cards
➢ Look and Say board books – objects simply pictured (word written underneath), with a scene where the objects can be found
➢ First 100 Words Sticker Book, Everyday Words Sticker Book
➢ Your Baby Can Read DVD series – allows the child to see and hear words to reinforce speech
4. Teach Sensory Integration
➢ Touchy-feely board books – contain a different texture on each page of the story, promoting a good “sensory diet”
5. Teach Motor Planning
➢ I Can Draw series (crayon, finger paint, cut) – each one teaches how to do things step-by-step (C/V: Big Book of Playtime Activities)
6. Teach Social Stories
➢ First Experiences series: Going to School, etc.
➢ Look and Say board books – see items and scenes associated with everyday events and places
7. Teach Visual Discrimination
➢ Find the Duck (and other animals) series
➢ Look and Say books – find an object in its natural environment
➢ 1001 Things to Spot series & Great Searches – more complex pictures, might be overwhelming for some children but perfect for others; choose according to each child’s needs
8. Teach Visual Perception Skills
➢ Jigsaw Books – start out with 2 or 4 pieces, then go up to 50 pieces; all have full picture under the puzzle
9. Teach Fine Motor Skills
➢ Lift-the-Flap books
➢ See Inside books – good for older child, has more text
➢ Sticker books – pincher grasp/pressure control
➢ Slot books – crossing over from left to right
➢ I Can Draw series – pincher grasp strengthening
10. Teach Higher-Level Learning
➢ Learning Palette – child figures out answer in the mind, then converts that into selecting the correct colored disk to answer the question. Self-correcting feature is simple, and clearly shows correct answer. This is easily modified to work with only a few questions at a time.
➢ 50 Brain Games, 100 Things to Do on a Trip Children with autism tend to have a topic of strong interest, which parents can use to act as a bridge to help with learning new things.
Usborne carries a wide range of books with various topics, many of which are Internet-Linked. Contact Jody Robertson with questions or to find these specific books to meet your needs.
Jody Robertson
USBORNE BOOKS
678-521-9287
USBORNE BOOKS
678-521-9287
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