Setting Up Effective Environments for Learning

Hancock-South Madison Joint Services
1834 Fields Boulevard
Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone : 317-462-9219, FAX - 317-462-9286

 

  

  

Speaker: Jim Ball
Category: Professional: Education
Video : 43 minutes.
Sponsored by: Doug Flutie Foundation

Effective classroom management techniques are vital to the success of the student with autism. Several strategies will be explored in this video and how they should be applied in the classroom. Attention will be placed on how to utilize these skills to enhance the learning of students with autism.

 For additional information regarding structured teaching see the following articles:

Structured Teaching: Strategies for Supporting Students with Autism

Autism-The need for Structured Teaching

Overview of Structured Teaching

Liz talks about the importance of environmental modifications for children in the spectrum (5 min 17 sec.)

 
STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENT

Liz talks about the importance of the physical structure of the classroom  (3 min 32 sec)

Liz talks about the importance of work areas (7 min 37 sec.)

 Room arrangement

Typical work station

Pictures of work stations

Work tasks examples

Classroom signs 

 

TEACHING STYLES

Children with Asperger's Syndrome:Characteristics/Learning Styles and intervention Strategies

Teaching Students with Autism

Communication Suggestions

10 Steps to a Successful Classroom

Practical Suggestions for Teaching Autism
   

 

 

 

 
     VISUAL SUPPORTS

Liz talks about the importance of visual supports (8 min 16 sec.)

Liz provides some examples of visual supports (7 min 38 sec.)

Overview of Visual Strategies video

Visual Instruction (powerpoint)

Visual Strategies (powerpoint)

How to create a visual schedule

EXAMPLES:

Curriculum Accommodations/Modifications for Students with ASD

Object Schedules

Student Schedules

Written Schedules A

Written Schedules B

Middle High School Schedules

Calendar and Work System

Forewarning Support

Printable Boardmaker Templates and Writing with Symbols Activities

SENSORY MODIFICATIONS

Tiffany talks about the importance of sensory modifications (9 mins)

Sensory Modifications (PowerPoint)

Sensory Resources

Tactile Defensiveness: Overly Sensitive to Touch

Commercial product links

UseVisual Strategies.com

Slater Software Inc

Mayer-Johnson - building blocks for learning and communication

Helping Your Child Understand and Communicate

Visual Supports

Pyramid Approach to Education (PECS)