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Purchase AccessSet up the classroom for success. It is never too late to restructure if things just aren’t working out right. Physical structure of the room
Refers to the way the classroom is set up and organized, the placement of furniture and materials. Physical and visual boundaries help the child to understand where each area begins and ends and establishes the context of the environment.
Students
The key is to individualize each schedule for each student; one student may have an object system, another a picture system and another may have a written list. Transition from one level to another can be taught by pairing levels: a picture with the written word.
Caution when using photographs; some students may focus on minute or irrelevant details rendering the photograph ineffective for communicating the desired expectation.
Some students can handle only a portion of the daily schedule presented at one time; assess and observe to determine individual abilities.
Schedules are one of the most valuable tools of structured teaching concepts and principles for student in general education classes.
Staff
A “disorganized” teacher must run an organized classroom for the success of students. The students require structure and organization.
Mini schedules
These are visual symbols the teachers have available at all times to prompt the students. Instructional Considerations
The key to success is planning for success! Failing to plan is planning to fail. This is the most exciting part of teaching – creating new lessons to challenge your students to experience new learning. Students with autism want to learn and grow.
We’ll take you on a visit of a classroom using examples of visuals, schedules and teaching materials.
Choice-making has an impact on behavior, social interactions and interpersonal cognitive problem solving
Communication, behavior and social skills are the most challenging aspects of autism
Effective social skills are important to adult success
Problem solving and social skills frequently overlap
On a daily basis people encounter situations where they must decide on a course of action to meet a need or solve a conflict and these situations frequently involve interactions with other people
The ability to make choices is an important aspect of problem solving.
We learn to make choices by having the opportunities to do so, by expressing our preferences and by learning about different options available for us to choose from. Behavior is communication
(What to do when the dragon wins)
Learning Objectives:
Content Area: Education
Joane Walvoord, M.S., RPED, #1283
Educational Consultant and Registered Diagnostician
Walvoord Educational Consulting and Diagnostic Services
Kathy Kelchner, M.Ed.
Educational Consultant
Kelchner Educational Consultants, LLC