Teaching adolescents with autism
Subtitle: practical strategies for the inclusive classroom
By: Walter Kaweski
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781412995290
Subjects: Autistic children; Education; EDUCATION / Secondary; Inclusive education
Description: "An award-winning educator offers secondary practical strategies for teaching adolescents with autism. Included are ways to handle behavior challenges, implement academic interventions, and differentiate instruction"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book offers general education teachers a wide variety of cutting edge, research-tested strategies and tool for supporting middle and secondary students with autism in the classroom while meeting the challenges of each school day. The book blends personal anecdotes with research-based strategies and is filled with hundreds of valuable ideas to help teachers with everything from understanding autism and special education policy to becoming an effective team member, supporting students with diverse needs, developing peer friendships, and solving behavior challenges. In addition, the book includes a resource guide that teachers can use to prepare and train instructional assistants to work with students who have autism"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the Author Introduction1. Understanding Autism2. Understanding Inclusive Education3. Promoting Positive Behavior4. Communication5. Friendship and Belonging 6. Understanding Support: Successful Strategies for Supporting Diverse Learning Needs 7. Classroom Instruction: Effective Strategies for Whole Group Instruction 8. OrganizationResources Special Education Support Resources Inclusion Support Resource Behavior Support ResourcesInstructional Assistant Support GuideReferencesIndex.