Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism: A Manual of Social and Communication Skills

ISBN-13: 9781949177718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 175 str.

Sheila Wagner

Spis treści

• Introduction: A brief note to parents
• A brief note to teachers
• A word about Terminology
• Epidemiology of autism
• ASD & Risk Factors
• Co-Morbidity
• Defining the Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Impaired communication
• Impaired social relatedness
• Presence of repetitive behaviors or rituals
• Other behaviors of note
• Inclusive Programming for the Student with Autism
• What's the reason behind it?
• Philosophical Reasoning
• Benefits to the students with autism
• Benefits to the typical students
• Benefits of peer tutoring/social skills programming
• Defining the Inclusion Process
• Model for Inclusion
• Inclusion philosophy
• Administrative support
• Teacher training
• Inclusion coordinator
• Collaboration of general and special education
• Classroom supports
• IEP Driven
• General education ownership
• Collaboration between home and school
• Assessing the Individual student
• Step one: Determine the strengths and challenges
• Step two: Observe the general education classroom the child will attend
• Step three: Review IEP goals and objectives
• Step four: Tackling existing behavioral challenges
• Step five: Determine which social skills will be targeted in the classroom
• Step six: Conduct reinforcer surveys
• Step seven: Set weekly or biweekly meetings with all people involved
• Step eight: Conclusion
• Assessing the School, Teachers and Classroom
• Step one: Assess the school
• Step two: Special education teacher assessment
• Step three: General education teacher assessment
• Step four: Support personnel assessment
• Step five: Classroom assessment
• Step six: Parent assessment
• A word about higher-order autism
• A principal's role
• Staff roles
• Chain of command
• Teacher selection
• Substitutes
• Working with parents
• Personal Philosophy
• Suspension from school
• How do we Impact Social Skills
• Social Skills for the student with autism
• Training typical peers for social intervention
• Classroom social skills programming
• The Marble Jar
• The Friends Club
• The Classroom Manager Role
• The Lunch Bunch
• Social games for elementary students
• How do we impact behaviors?
• Motivation and students with autism
• The Rocketship Program
• The Snake Race
• The Puzzle Piece
• Self-regulated calm down time
• Addressing self-stim behaviors
• Desensitization programs for students with autism
• The IEP Process
• How do we teach these students?
• Paraprofessional support for students with autism in inclusive settings
• Academic modifications for Inclusion
• Taking Data in Inclusion
• Collaboration between home and school
• Transition planning for middle school
• A parent's perspective
• Contributions
• A final word
• References
• Appendix
• Author's Biography