Working with ASD students - teaching social and emotional skills
Course Presented By: antoinette masiero
To explore strategies that allow teachers to engage students with ASD in the learning that is occurring in the classroom.
We have high expectations of student behaviour. Many students will know intuitively how to behave appropriately, however students with Autism Spectrum Disorder typically don’t learn these things as easily as others. Behavioural expectations should be explicitly taught and practiced as a class. We often assume behavioural errors to be deliberate. But students with ASD may simply not have been taught what is expected, and have not had the appropriate reinforcement for ‘getting it right’. This session will outline approaches to teaching social and emotional skills for students with ASD that will benefit them as well as all students in the class.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. what were the 3 key points that you took from this presentation.
2. What challenges do students with ASD face in the classroom with regard to social and emotional skills that prevent them from succeeding in the learning environment?
3. What tools or techniques will you try to adopt into your teaching practice?
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