When teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), an effective educational program will offer a predictable schedule, teach tasks as a series of simple steps, actively engage the student’s attention in highly structured activities, and provide regular reinforcement of behavior.
Designing such educational programs follows specific steps and conditions in order to engage students within every classroom and support them accordingly.
Therefore this course has been designed to help you effectively support students with ASD.
You will learn to recognize and understand the traits and learning styles of students with ASD, apply specific teaching methods and classroom strategies for students with ASD in the classroom to support communication, social interaction, and positive behavior, become familiar with the fundamental core strategies of the TEACCH approach, the basic principles of PECS and Makaton signs and get acquainted with assistive technology.
By the end of the course, you will have acquired high-quality, well-implemented behavior and communication supporting plans that can be highly effective in promoting positive behavioral and social communication growth not only for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but also for students with various educational needs, eg. students with learning disabilities, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Docente: Foteini Tsioutsia