Instructional Strategies for Teaching Elementary Education to Children with Autism

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increased the level of inclusion into the general education setting for many students with disabilities. Assistive Technology is defined as “any item, piece of equipment, or product that is used to increased, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities“ (as cited in Mitchell, et al., 2011).
Assistive Technology can be successfully used as one of the tools of inclusion in the general education classroom for children with autism. Typically students with autisms will have impairments in communication, social, sensory, and behavior skills. Although technology seems to be an area of interest for students with autism, the use of this technology to assist students with autism seems to receive less attention than other disabilities. Awareness of students’ disabilities, their needs, and the strategies and technology available to help these students thrive in the classroom is key to teaching children with diverse needs. Information is processed easier ...

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to help the child maintain and complete his or her daily schedule. The program contains borards for such things as the daily schedule, waiting board, and a feelings board. There are magnets with icons to help children visually process and reinforce these concepts. The companion books that come with this system also reinforce the child’s daily schedule, self control, and taking turns. The system can be customized by downloading photos that are relevant to the child or images from the internet. This system works well keeping students with autism, as well as other disabilities, on task and aware of what is expected throughout the day. This makes transitioning from one activity or ...

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