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AC-AW-02
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Adapt My World
Shows dozens of easy-to-make accommodations developed by parents, teachers, and
therapists for kids with special needs. Includes simple adaptations for home,
school, and leisure to help kids feel more independent at home and included at
school and in the community.
Includes:
• Soft bound book, 184 pages, 2005.
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AC-AI02
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Aligning IEPs to Academic Standards
For students with moderate to severe disabilities
With increased emphasis on students meeting state academic
standards, instructors of students with moderate and severe
disabilities have wondered about their role. Will they continue to
integrate their students in the regular classrooms and in the
general curriculum? Or will their participation in alternate
assessments aligned to alternate achievement standards leave them
stranded in self-contained classrooms once again?
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Better IEP Meetings
Foster positive communication with families & other IEP team members and ensure FAPE provisions
Regular IEP Meetings can provide reassurance for everyone involved, or they can
cause negative feelings and cause participants to lose confidence in the IEP
process. In their new book, Drs. Cynthia Herr and Barbara Bateman carefully
consider how to make your IEP team meetings better. This book presents a
clear, 3 stage framework:
(1) Preparing for the meeting
(2) Conducting the meeting and developing a legal and educationally sound IEP
(3) Ensuring the provisions required by FAPE are implemented after the
meeting.
A great book to help you foster positive communication with families
and other IEP team members.
Softbound, 124 pp, 2005.
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Better IEPs
A guide to legal understanding of IEP meetings
A newly revised and enhanced edition of the ultimate guide to
understanding IEPs from a legal standpoint, complete with IDEA 2004
updates. A classic in its field, Better IEPs presents a focused,
3-step process that zooms in on the individual student and
dismisses out of hand the one-size-fits-all approach that is too
often mistaken for proper procedure in today’s schools. Written by
Dr. Barbara Bateman, an attorney and professor emeritus and the
number one expert on IEP law in the nation, and coauthored by Mary
Anne Linden.
Softbound book, 276 pp, updated 2006.
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AC-BR-02
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Breakthroughs
Grades K-12
A hands-on, how-to program featuring Karen Sewell, Autism Society of
America’s “teacher of the year.” This comprehensive teacher’s manual
covers math, reading, fine motor, self-help, vocational and social
skills, as well as providing numerous lesson plan reproducibles.
Includes an exhaustive listing of essential resources for classroom
setup, lessons and activities.
Features:
• Life skills
• Teacher prep
• Academic skills
• Resource guide
• Fine motor skills
• Social skills
• Vocational skills
• IEP best practices
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Building Electronic Portfolios
Teach students to get involved in their own IEPs
Students today are being encouraged by IDEA updates to get involved
in their own IEPs. Here’s a simple way to teach them how to make
their own electronic portfolios so they can achieve that goal in
impressive fashion.
Students learn to create attractive presentation software slides
about their work experiences, skills, interests and accomplishments
to show at IEP meetings, to classmates or prospective employers.
Authored by Professor Susan J. Glor-Scheib of the Indiana University
of Pennsylvania.
Covered spiral bound book, 90 pp 2006.
Includes a Win/Mac CD with printable PDF.
ISBN 1-57861-588-7
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Behavioral
Objective Sequence Book
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Challenging Kid Video
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Challenging Kid Book + Video
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The Challenging Kid
Among the most challenging and least understood students
in any school are those with behavioral disorders. In this program,
Professor Sheldon Braaten presents a comprehensive skill-based assessment
tool for designing positive interventions with students grades K–12. Ideal
for behavior plans and IEPs. The Behavioral Objective Sequence book (BOS) is
a field-tested tool for assessing social competencies of students with
emotional or behavioral disorders. BOS can be used as a bank of objectives,
as a rating scale, or as a structured observation system. Book, spiral
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Community-Based Vocational Training
A hands-on, how-to manual helps you create and maintain community-based
vocational experiences for students with significant disabilities. The
book’s ten chapters follow a sequence of successful job placement—from
getting started to on-site job training. Stresses functional assessments,
transition planning and supportive employment options. By using our
reproducible forms, letters and assessments, you can spend more time with
students and potential employers. By Dr. Jill Wheeler.
Includes a Win/Mac CD with printable PDF.
Covered spiral bound, 170 pgs., 2005.
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Conversation Skills
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Skills 2
AC-CJ04
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Conversation Skills
Non-disabled workers usually lose their jobs because of character issues,
but workers with developmental disabilities often lose them because of poor
conversation skills and the subsequent isolation from coworkers that
results. Conversation Skills, authored by speech and language therapist
Marilyn Banks, covers the gamut of basic and essential communication skills
and helps young people enjoy successful job experiences and fulfilling,
independent lives.
With 50-plus self-managed lessons, Conversation Skills is self-paced and
takes only 12 weeks of bi-weekly, 10 minute training sessions during which
students acquire a ready social repertoire. Includes a Win/Mac CD with a
printable PDF that contains all the reproducibles in the book.
Covered spiral bound, 106 pgs, 2005.
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CoTeaching Students with Autism
In the regular education classroom
Objective: Present field-tested coteaching strategies For regular and special
education teachers working with students with autism.
A fresh and innovative model for successful inclusion of K–5 students with
autism. Authors Judi Kinney and Debbie Fischer detail their experiences and
innovations in actual classrooms: Constant curriculum adaptations,
inclusionary activities, discipline, pull-out issues and more. Includes
numerous reproducibles to implement their ideas in your classroom. Spiral bound, 205 pgs., 2001.
Features:
- Co-authored by regular and special ed teachers
- Building classroom community
- Preparing for coteaching
- Working with parents
- Working with aides
- IEP best practices
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Dynamite Emotions Readers
This new program features a novella illustrated in colorful, graphic
novel style. It examines how emotions affect behavior plus gives
techniques to identify feelings and understand their impact. The
master version, for instructors, is titled TemperTamers; the student
version has a teen-friendly title, Dynamite Emotions.
Dynamite Emotions begins with a mini-dictionary of 28 feelings. The
main characters, a teenage boy and girl, take turns being the
protagonist. The story (written at a fourth grade reading level) is
lively and true to life. Sold as a package of five readers.
Dynamite Emotions: Saddle stitched book in full color, 52 pages, 5
copies, 2006.
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AC-IP-01
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Elements of Successful Teaching
Criticism of our schools may be at an all-time high! One common complaint is
that the objectives of education need to be more precisely defined. Dr.
Barbara Bateman provides a research-based strategy that defines classroom
“best practices” in a concise and practical text. Teachers begin by
establishing an objective, then organize content through task analyses. Then
teachers do what they do best—teach. The effectiveness of instruction is
evaluated and either the objective is attained (rejoice) or you teach again
(recycle). The book takes a discerning look at the impact of IDEA and NCLB
in everyday teaching. Dr. Bateman believes that this technique can
positively refocus educators in terms of what they teach and how they teach
it. Softbound, 105 pgs., 2003.
ISBN 1-57861-502-X
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Five Universal Principles of Positive Behavior Support
5 universal principles for managing in-class conduct
After working with children with challenging behaviors for 30 years,
Dr. Annemieke Golly has identified five universal principles for
managing their in-class conduct: Being Respectful, Modeling
Behaviors, Having Clear Expectations, Maintaining Routines and
Dealing with Chronic Misbehaviors. Here, in her latest book, she
shows you how to implement them in the context of a school wide
positive behavior support system.
In addition, Dr. Golly looks at the two main areas of chronic
misbehaviors, attention seeking and escape/avoidance behaviors, and
shows you how to identify and work with them.
Soft bound, 110 pp, 2006. ISBN 1-57861-590-9
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From Gobbledygook to Clearly Written Annual Goals
Writing clear, measurable annual IEP goals is a difficult skill to
master. The good news is that goal writing is easy once the steps
are revealed. In her latest book, Dr. Barbara Bateman takes actual
goals, which were poorly written and turns them into productive
ones. You learn to simplify the process by focusing on just four
ideas: Observable behavior, measurable criteria, a given or
condition for success and a final test.
Soft bound book, 140 pp, 2006. ISBN 1-58761-591-7
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AC-IT02
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Implementing Ongoing Transition Plans for the IEP
A student-driven approach to fulfill IDEA mandates
This unique and exciting text uses a student-driven approach to fulfill IDEA
mandates. Pat McPartland, a special educator with twenty years classroom
experience, presents a concise yet comprehensive program for
graduation-track special education students. It focuses on the seven areas
mandated by IDEA: Functional assessment, daily living skills, post-school
adult living, employment, community experiences, related services and
instruction. Each area has a sequence of skills and behaviors written as
objectives that teachers, parents and students review for inclusion in the
IEP. A ready-to-go, yet easy to personalize pre-IEP assessment starts the
process. A gem of a book for any secondary special education teacher or
administrator. Spiral bound, 132 pp, 2004.
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AC-KT-02
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Kid Tips
KidTips provides strategies for students with learning disabilities in
grades 3–8 with 256 simple study tips to help them succeed. All tips are
authored and field-tested by actual students and organized in 9 areas:
Math, reading, writing, organization, homework, memory, studying, test
taking and project completion. This classroom-based program is authored by
learning differences instructor Kathy Young. Improves grades, confidence
levels and feelings about school. Spiral bound, 145 pgs., includes Win/Mac
CD with printable PDF, 2003.
Categories Include:
• Reading
• Math
• Writing & Spelling
• Staying organized
• Completing projects
• Memorizing
• Getting ready
• Taking tests
• Homework
• Studying
• Self advocacy
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Learning from those We Support
A disability awareness handbook
A concise yet thorough introduction to disability issues. Learning from
Those We Support is intended as a primer for those who provide direct
services to adolescents and adults with disabilities and require inservice
training. Ideal for adult service personnel, general education staff and
paraprofessionals. Created by Dr. Jill Wheeler, author of A Way to Work and
a b advocate of disability rights. Learning from Those We Support
covers four areas: Cognitive disabilities, brain injury, mental illness and
challenging behaviors. In a clear and straightforward manner, Dr. Wheeler
gives you the basic information you need to know to work effectively and
responsibly. 88 pages, 1999.
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One-on-One
Present structured learning activities, for non-compliant low functioning students with minimal skills
For staff and parents working with low-functioning children with autism and other
developmental disabilities. One-on-One is for those who teach non-compliant students
with minimal skill repertories. Developed by Marilyn Chassman, it chronicles her
5 year effort to home school her aggressive, non-communicative child with autism.
Over 30 step-by-step structured learning activities to recreate in your classroom.
Covers dealing with aggression, record keeping, self-help, communication,
fine/gross motor skills and sensory toleration. Spiral bound, 116 pp, 1999.
Features:
• Dealing with aggressive students
• Using photo communications systems
• Academic skills
• Fine motor skills
• Self-help skills
• IEP best practices
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AC-IP14
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Organizing your IEPs
Format for scheduling & implementing IEPs for all staff
As instructors you have become increasingly swamped with IEP-related
paperwork in recent years, often putting you in the awkward situation of not
having adequate time to do what you were hired to do—TEACH to the student's
IEP. Author Shelley Peterman Schwarz and professional office organizer Nancy
McKinney have collaborated on a book that will help you take back control of
the IEP organizational process and will allow you to spend your primary time
actually teaching to student IEPs. It includes sections on organizing your
paperwork, collecting data, tracking annual IEPs and three-year
reevaluations, and organizing an electronic file system.
Includes a Win/Mac CD with a printable PDF that
contains all the reproducibles in the book. Softbound, 98 pgs., 2005.
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Positive Behavior Curriculum
A comprehensive behavior curriculum for anger
management and proactive skills in the inclusive classroom.
Grades 4—5
This guide presents a comprehensive behavior curriculum that incorporates
inclusive educational practices with conflict resolution, anger management,
multicultural sensitivities and proactive social skills. Presents practical
suggestions for curriculum adaptations, approaches for running cooperative
learning activities, tips for setting up and managing inclusive classrooms
and easy to administer worksheets.
Spiral bound, 233 pgs., 2002.
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AC-PSE02
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Practical Strategies for Elementary School Inclusion
Dr. June Stride advocates for
including all elementary students in the general classroom to the maximum
extent possible. This book shows you how it can be done easily and
effectively while improving student results on standardized tests and making
all children feel they belong. Softbound, 190 pgs., 2005.
Also available in the Practical Strategies Set with “Practical Strategies
for Middle School Inclusion” and “Practical Strategies for High School
Inclusion.”
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Practical Strategies for High School Inclusion
Author June Stride writes candidly about her career as a
teacher and department head. She explains the who, why, how and the legal
aspects of implementing inclusive programs. Practical guidelines, tips,
surveys, do’s and don’ts and tips for teaching enhance this easy-to-read book.
Also available in the Practical Strategies Set with Practical Strategies for
Elementary School Inclusion and Practical Strategies for Middle School
Inclusion. Softbound, 218 pgs., 2004.
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AC-PS02
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Practical Strategies for Middle School Inclusion
Easy-to-use suggestions on important topics like grading, coteaching and peer acceptance
Author Eileen Bowers, an inclusion teacher for many years,
shows how to put together an inclusive program that works for everyone
involved, from the administration to the students. Dozens of easy-to-use
suggestions on important topics like grading, coteaching and peer
acceptance. Softbound, 157 pgs., 2004. ISBN 1-57861-498-8 20020701N
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Complete Kit
PC-1508
Basic Math
PC-1510
... Thinking
PC-1511
Language Arts
PC-1509
Teacher's Guide
PC-1513
Working in Teams
PC-1512
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School to Work Skills
This comprehensive program focuses on skills correlated with the
Department of Labor SCANS 2000 guidelines, which detail the
necessary skills students must master in order to be prepared for
entering the work force. The Complete Program consists of eight
reproducible binders that cover basic language arts, basic math,
working in teams, and critical and creative thinking. The included
Teacher's Guide correlates the entire program. All components are
also available separately.
Contents (each available separately)
• Basic Math (4 binders)
• Critical & Creative Thinking (1 binder)
• Language Arts (2 binders)
• Teacher's Guide
• Working in Teams (1 binder)
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Take and Teach Language Kits
Intended for children with moderate to severe cognitive disability
Links to Take and Teach Topics:
All About Me,
Community,
Food,
Nature,
Occasions,
and Special Kits
Each CD has the following items in pdf format:
1. A book on one of the themes above that introduces limited
vocabulary and repetitive lines
2. An interactive computer book created with IntelliTools Classroom
Suite
3. At least 2 vocabulary games
4. A songboard
5. Word cards
6. Sensory exploration activities and ideas for expanding language
opportunities, such as cooking, crafts, math, and science
Supportive manipulatives are not included, but are available.
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Link to Individual Items to the Left
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Teaching Self-Discipline
A self-monitoring program to integrate self-discipline instruction in the
general curriculum for staff working with all students grades K–12.
Lack of discipline is a common cause of ineffective instruction. Yet rarely
is self-discipline taught in order to create an instructional atmosphere,
one in which teacher and student are comfortable and productive. Author Dr.
Dennis Knapcyzk, Indiana University, looks at classroom discipline as a
curricular concern, comparable to teaching reading and math. In this book,
he shows you how to present discipline to students by cueing them to
performances by socially competent same age peers and incorporates
discipline training into the general curriculum.
Softbound, 150 pgs., 2004.
Teach students to:
- Set goals for their behavior
- Apply themselves to their work
- Direct their own behavior
- Make decisions about their actions
- Moderate their actions in accord with peers
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Teaching Social Competence Package
Social skill assessment and intervention strategies of children grades 1–6
Teaching Social Competence provides social skill assessment and
intervention strategies for staff working with children grades 1–6.
Poor social skills not only make for unhappy and often lonely
students, they have a measurable impact on academic achievement. On
the other hand, achievement improves when social skills improve.
Authors Dennis Knapczak and Paul Rodes recognize that school is a
social environment with its own definition of appropriate behavior.
They urge social behavior assessments based on behavior of socially
competent peers. When preparing interventions, they suggest setting
attainable goals and working on one skill at a time. The book
includes numerous reproducibles to help you observe, assess and plan
successful interventions.
The DVD profiles three kids who struggle in class because of social
deficits, making suggestions for improving their grades and their
lives. Useful and efficient for IEP planning.
Book, spiral bound, 196 pp, 2001.
DVD, 20 min., CC, 2001. ISBN 1-57861-244-6
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TemperTamers
Provide strategies for anger management in children who struggle
with controlling emotions in
Grades 1—6.
An 8-session step-by-step anger management program for elementary age
children struggling with behavior control. Uses small groups to teach
students appropriate coping strategies. Each session follows a sequenced
format: Homework review, mini-lecture, TemperTamer stories, learning
activities and next-week’s homework. Showcases 27 pages of illustrations
expressing all basic emotions. Includes IEPs and student reproducibles. By
Kathryn Pearson, M.S.
Spiral bound, 135 pgs., 2002.
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TemperTamers for Adolescents
This new program features a novella illustrated in colorful, graphic
novel style. It examines how emotions affect behavior plus gives
techniques to identify feelings and understand their impact. The
master version, for instructors, is titled TemperTamers; the student
version has a teen-friendly title, Dynamite Emotions. Created by
psychologist Kathryn Pearson.
TemperTamers Reader for Adolescents master version includes Dynamite
Emotions student reader content, discussion questions, a Think About
It section, plus reproduction rights. Covered spiralbound book in
full color, 72 pgs., includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2006.
ISBN 1-57861-576-3
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Understanding My
Learning Differences
23 pull-out sessions to prepare LD students grades 4—5 with learning
differences for middle school
During years of teaching elementary students with learning disabilities,
author Susan McMurchie developed a program to help them build awareness of
their learning differences. Her program provided students in grades 4-5 with
strategies to cope with and overcome differences before they transitioned to
middle school. Understanding My LD has 23 topics divided into 5 sections: LD
Awareness, Coping Skills, Self-help Skills, Study Skills and Road to
Success. Each topic includes a lesson plan, reproducibles and desired
outcomes.
Spiral bound, 148 pgs., includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2003.
Session Includes:
- LD awareness
- Teasing
- Asking for help
- Getting organized
- School stress
- Looking to the future
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Grades
K - 3
AC-TL02
4 - 6
AC-TL04
7-12
AC-TL06
3 Book Set
AC-TL10
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Using Assistive Technology to Meet Literacy Standards
For IEP teams
Excellent assistance for writing goals and objectives. These books
are organized by grade level; K-3, 4-6, 7-12. The books provide AT
solutions and sample IEP goals, and cover a wide range of AT
options, from digital talkers to slide-on pencil grips. Curriculum
areas include reading, writing, written and oral composition,
listening and speaking.
By Sherry L. Purcell, Ph.D. and Debbie Grant, M.A.
Grades K-3, spiralbound book, 325 pgs., 2002.
Grades 4-6, spiralbound book, 325 pgs., 2004.
Grades 7-12, spiralbound book, 386 pgs., 2007.
Buy books separately or in a money-saving 3 book set! See options
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Why Johnny Doesn’t Behave
Write better
behavior intervention plans
Objective: Manage student conduct by teaching replacement behaviors for
inappropriate ones. All staff K-12.
Focus on 20 “tips” to help you avoid behavioral problems, including:
Clear class-room expectations; directly teaching expectations; minimizing
attention for minor inappropriate behaviors and attending to behavior you
want to encourage. The second section is dedicated to Functional
Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs),
beginning with an explanation of each and ending with sample FBAs and BIPs
so you can learn to write your own. Authors Drs. Barbara Bateman and
Annemieke Golly
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Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives
A guide to quick, effective writing accurate, measurable IEP goals
A guide to quick and effective writing of accurate and measurable IEP goals
and objectives. Many special educators view IEPs as burdensome, but IEPs are
necessary, required by law and when done properly can be extremely helpful
in guiding the student’s educational trajectory. The art and science of
writing truly measurable goals and objectives can be mastered so they are
easy to compose, aren’t time consuming and can be grasped by all appropriate
staff and parents as well. By two leading special educators and IEP legal
experts, Drs. Barbara Bateman and Cynthia Herr.
Softbound, 136 pages, 2003
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