Circle of Friends

Developing Friendships for Children With Challenging Needs
 

This video focuses on the value of friendships in including children with disabilities into regular schools and regular classes. This unique planning process, Circle of Friends, focuses on the gifts, talents and capacities of the child.  In this program, you will be viewing the development of a Circle of Friends for Rudy, a child with Autism. Children, parents and teachers participate in this process and demonstrate the value of friendships for all.  Successful peer relations contribute significantly to young children's social and emotional development. These relationships provide opportunities for all children to learn about themselves as well as how to get along with others.

Circle of Friends videotape approximately 25 minutes, VHS format and DVD  $35 plus shipping & handling   Item No. 550 for VHS Item No. 551 for DVD FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASE CLICK ON ONE SELECTION: CONTINENTAL U.S. OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL U.S. FOR ORDERING BY MAIL: TO ORDER FORM

To Have a Friend
Building Bridges to Encourage Friendship
 

The video promotes a discussion of the importance of friendships and ways to encourage friendships for all children. Appropriate for audiences of all ages, it was developed to emphasize a positive understanding of individual likenesses and differences in order to build bridges for friendships for all children. A brief guide facilitates group discussion and possible classroom activities that explore individual likenesses and differences.  Promotes a discussion of the importance of friendships Pictures and music capture the differences and likenesses of all children, including those with disabilities and those from different cultural backgrounds in this sensitive and thought-provoking video.

To Have a Friend videotape approximately 6 minutes, VHS format only  $35 plus shipping and handling  Item No. 700  FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASE CLICK ON ONE SELECTION: CONTINENTAL U.S. OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL U.S. FOR ORDERING BY MAIL: TO ORDER FORM