Curriculum Guide for Autism Using Rapid Prompting Method: With Lesson Plan Suggestions

Soma is truly amazing! Another must read for anyone who has a child with non-verbal autism or anyone (Educators) who works with children with autism. Soma's technique is revolutionary and the letter board has worked with our son who has non-verbal autism. Our son is 8 years old and has been seeing Soma for 2 years now. Soma has unlocked his knowledge with the letter board and has given our son a voice! He is using the letter board with me at home and is starting to use it at school with his teachers. Her book has great lesson plans and helped me with educating my son. We are so grateful for Soma and cannot thank her enough for what she has done. We are amazed everyday with what our son tells us through his letter board! He is very smart! She has changed our lives and especially our son's life!Here are some quotes from our son. My son responding with his letter board:"I can do most everything myself and have a great wall to make great penmanship about Autism. The Autism is not meant to limit.""I see images of almost everything shown to me and I am able to calculate very quickly responding with the words in my head. I see numbers able to help me reason since I have ability to calculate very fast.""Since Soma gave me respect I learned to make meaningful correspondence."

This is an excellent guide to knowing your student and how he or she learns. It also directs you through a pathway to give your child or student a quality education using RPM.

Soma's new book is wonderful! I have been aware of her work for 4 years now. She is gifted at working with students with autism, and I am a better teacher because of her!For years, I have used her RPM book as a guideline when working with students with special needs.Each section of this new curriculum guide is broken down into easy to understand and follow parts. I teach a content area class to special needs children, and have already implemented several of her strategies/ activities in the classroom. Each one that I have tried has been very successful!I recommend that you read and use both of her books, "Understanding Autism through RPM" and this curriculum guide if you work with children with special needs. Not only does Soma provide you with strategies and techniques to use, but she explains why it will be successful.Both of her books would make great gifts and will provide valuable information, background and ideas for anyone working with children with autism.Highly, highly recommended!

Soma has created the "Complete Guide" to academic instruction using Rapid Prompting Method .This book was carefully and thoughtfully written for students of ALL ages and ALL learning types in mind. Whether you are looking for techniques on how to teach your child how to add/subtract,decimals or fractions or topics in science like "Boyle's Law" or Philosophy , Soma's guidance through a step-by-step process shows you how.After working 1:1 with over 1,000 students with autism and related conditions for over 15yrs, Soma has compiled these teaching and learning experiences in what she has found to be most beneficial to learners and shared this vital information to the reader in useful lesson plans and teaching suggestions.The "Curriculum Guide For Autism Using RPM" is also the perfect companion to Soma's first book " Understanding Autism through RPM" . Great buy as a set as a gift for a parent with a child young child - adult) with special needs and professionals in the field of Autism and related conditions.Stacey L.

This is an amazing 'How to' book that will be useful for a parent or professional who is learning the Rapid Prompting Method.I am the parent of a 43 year old son with autism who has been able to learn and communicate his inner most thoughts using this method. In simple direct terms one gets suggestions of how to proceed. Working with people who have autism is not easy, but using this method the results are fantastic. Learning RPM takes work and lot's of practice. This book is an outstanding guide. Whether you are working with a young child with autism or an adult you will find suggestions that will be helpful. Thank you Soma for developing the method and sharing the approach.

We have been using RPM for several years. After trying ALL the teaching methods recommended for autistic individuals, we tried RPM. Finally, we went beyond what color is this? RPM showed us what type of learner he is and how to teach him. Our son is at grade level. This book addresses Mathematcs, English, Social Science, Science, and Evaluation and testing. This book also discusses solutions for possible problems met along the way. We can find out what he thinks about and knows. An effective teaching and communication method for autistic individuals. Thank you Soma for reaching out and writing this book. This method has been life changing for our son and for us.

I thought this new new book was awesome! The curriculum guide is a great guide for parents and professionals new to RPM, as well as those already using the method. The way she breaks down each section, makes the book very easy to understand and follow, even if you don't feel you are a teacher at heart. I especially liked the math section, with detailed explanation of how to teach various math concepts to students of all ages. The pictures are a great addition all throughout the book and help give a nice visual picture for the reader.Erika A.

This new book is wonderful.The section on "Knowing the Student" takes a "nuts and bolts" approach to differentiated instruction with sections on learning channels, skill and tolerance levels, exposure to knowledge and sensory defensiveness.Lists of goals are provided for math, English, science and social science together with modification for age. Lesson plans include points to teach, sensory activities and questions, with adaptations for different types of learners. The addition of photos is invaluable.A thorough guide; highly recommended for learners of all ages and stages!

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