Synopses & Reviews
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 text 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.
Synopsis
Reaching teens with autism requires knowledge and heart
Award-winning educator Walter Kaweski offers secondary teachers practical strategies and heartfelt insights based on his extensive experience as an inclusion coordinator and father of a son with Asperger syndrome. Students with special needs often require extra support as they adjust to adolescence. This book offers hundreds of valuable ideas to help teachers:
- Understand autism
- Solve adolescent behavior challenges
- Help students adjust to social situations
- Implement academic and behavioral interventions
This unique resource takes the mystery out of autism and inspires teachers to appreciate the individuality of each student.
Synopsis
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.