Background
Forness, Steven Robert was born on May 13, 1939 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Robert E. and Rejeana C. (Houck) Forness.
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A research-based curriculum built around four original stories and songs--featuring delightful animal characters: *Rosie the Roadrunner Learns to Follow Directions *Prairie Dog Pete Learns to Share *Roscoe the Raccoon Learns to Manage His Behavior *Prickles the Porcupine Learns to Solve Problems The complete program includes a storybook, a music CD, a teacher's guide, and 10 coloring books for each story (40 coloring books in all). The storybook allows the teacher to read from one side, while displaying the colorful illustrations on the other side to the class. The CD features songs sung by a group of youngsters accompanied by various musical instruments. The teacher's guide provides step-by-step instructions for using the program. Each story and character has a separate coloring book to help the children learn each skills.
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Forness, Steven Robert was born on May 13, 1939 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Robert E. and Rejeana C. (Houck) Forness.
Bachelor in English, University Northern Colorado, 1963. Master of Arts in Educational Psychology, University Northern Colorado, 1964. Doctor of Education in Special Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968.
Teacher, Santa Maria High School, California, 1964-1966;
counselor, School Education University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1968;
special educator, Neuropsychiat. Institute, since 1968;
chief educational psychology child outpatient department, Neuropsychiat. Institute, since 1970;
member mental retardation research center, Neuropsychiat.
Institute, since 1970;
professor department psychiatry, Neuropsychiat. Institute, since 1972;
principal inpatient school, Neuropsychiat. Institute, since 1976;
director mental retardation and developmental disabilities training program, Neuropsychiat.
Institute, 1985-1992. Grant review panelist unites states department Education, since 1974. Consultant National Association Exceptional Children, Venezuela, since 1974.
Commission educational psychology California State Board Behavioral Sciences Examiners, since 1977.
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Senior scholar Shaklee Institute on Special Education, 1996-2001. Fellow International Academy Research in Learning Disabilties, American Association Mental Retardation. Member Teacher Educators of Children with Behavior Disorders (president 1985-1986), Council Children with Behavior Disorders (president 1987-1988, Leadership award 1995, Forness Regional Scholarship 2003), American Association University Affiliated Programs in Developmental Disabilities (interdisciplinary council 1972-1989), International Council for Exceptional Children (delegate Assembly 1988-1991, Wallin award 1992, Excellence in Teacher Education award 1995, honors committee 1999-2002), Academy on Mental Retardation (executive committee 1989-1991), National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition (co-chair of Definition Task Force 1987-2000), American Psychiatric Association (Distinguished Service Medal IV subcommittee on learning disorders 1988-1994), Professional Group for Attention and Related Disorders (committee professional advisors 1990-1991), Midwest Symposium on Behavioral Disorders (Leadership award 1993), American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (co-chairman practice parameters on learning disabilities 1996-1998, Sidney Berman award on learning disorders 2000), Knights of Malta (Order of St. John 1994).