Seeing the spectrum
Subtitle: teaching English language arts to adolescents with autism
By: Robert Rozema ; foreword by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Series: Language and literacy series; Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780807759455
Subjects: Children with autism spectrum disorders; Special education; Study and teaching; Language arts; Education; Autistic children; English language
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Students with ASD in the Inclusive ELA Classroom; The Students in This Study: Jacob, Derek, Brad, Jonathan, and Tanner; Methodology; A Word on Language and Labels; About This Book; title: 1: Reading Literature; Emotional Dysregulation and Anxiety; Perspective-Taking; Figurative Language; Fostering Understanding: Autism-Themed Fiction; title: 2: Reading Informational Texts; Special Interests; Fostering Understanding: Autism-Themed Memoirs; title: 3: Writing; Executive Function; Central Coherence; Social Impairment; Fostering Understanding: Peer Mediators; title: 4: Speaking and Listening; Pragmatic Language Impairment; Fostering Understanding: Peer Mediators; title: 5: Putting It All Together; Anchor Text: Of Mice and Men; Materials; Essential Questions; Daily Overviews; Summative Assessment; Conclusion.