Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A Post From Your School Psychologist: Autism Spectrum Support (December 2011)

As a psychologist, I work with students on the Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Always on the lookout for interesting ideas to promote student social skills, academic knowledge, and functional regulation.  

Here are a few easy-to-make Independent Work Station Ideas (reading and math skills).  I like the idea of creating Independent Work Stations (IWS) that cater to the student's interests/motivation (here the example is robots).  Teachers could use animals, trains, cartoon characters, exc...
Happy Winter Break :-)

Letter Matching: IWS or Table Task
Owl Shape Matching: IWS or Table Task
Visual/Motor Practice: IWS or Table Task
Basic (Winter) Addition: IWS or Table Task

Numeration or One-to-One Correspondence: IWS or Table Task




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