My Turn Your Turn: Songs For Building Social Skills (Book)
by Cathy Bollinger and Mayer-Johnson, LLC
A companion book to the best selling CD My Turn, Your Turn: Songs For Building Social Skills
The CD has taken the world by storm and has been acclaimed by groups and individuals, like Tony Attwood and Carol Gray that support people and families affected by Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, and other challenges to learning using more traditional approaches.
And now, Cathy Bollinger and Mayer-Johnson would like to introduce the book to you. The purpose of the book is to provide teachers, parents and therapists a practical guide to accompany the musical compilation of My Turn Your Turn: Songs for Building Social Skills (Music CD). These great supporters of the CD’s music have been asking us for visual support, activity ideas, guitar chords and Boardmaker pages, which will increase the accessibility to many children.
Social interactions can be challenging to children, especially those with Developmental Disabilities, Autism and Down Syndrome. Music provides a safe, predictable and satisfying way for children to practise these skills.
In this new book, you will find several new and helpful components:
- 15 Song Lyrics
- Song Lyrics with Guitar Chords
- Small Picture Communication Symbols, corresponding to the songs in their entirety
- Large Picture Communication Symbols, reflecting the main points of each song
- Activity ideas, gathered with the help of teachers, therapists and parents from around the world
2009, over 203 pages
ISBN 1-884135-76-5
Here’s what people are saying about My Turn Your Turn (Music CD):
“Cathy Bollinger, thank you so much for the excellent work on your CD, ‘My Turn Your Turn: Songs for Building Social Skills!’ I am so impressed with the CD that I shared the information with the other Speech-Language Pathologists. I have already loaned one of the CDs I purchased to a parent of a young lady with Asperger’s. This parent is listening to see if the CD would be appropriate to purchase for her daughter. I wanted to let you know that I am getting the word out about your wonderful product!”
“Thank you so much for sending me the ‘My Turn, Your Turn’ CD. It is excellent; I really like the music and the message. The singer, Cathy Bollinger, has a wonderful voice, and I am impressed with the quality of production.” – Tony Attwood, The Asperger’s Syndrome Clinic Australia
“I LOVE the CD!! CONGRATULATIONS on this work…Not only are the lyrics good, the music is nice! This is rare…It is usually one or the other.” – Susan Moreno, MAAP Services
“Award-winning singer-songwriter, Cathy Bollinger does a phenomenal job all around on her newest CD, My Turn Your Turn. The lyrics span a variety of social and communication issues that are sure to benefit any child who needs support in these areas. Inspiring lyrics, in conjunction with great voices, make this CD a must-have for anyone seeking a tool to help a child learn appropriate social communication skills.” – Jackie Igafo-Te’o, Bridges4kids.org
My Turn Your Turn: Songs For Building Social Skills (Book) is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
My Turn Your Turn: Songs For Building Social Skills (Book) is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Communication
- Resource preparation
- SOSE
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