Sponsored by NTACT, Dr. Kara Hume, UNC, Chapel Hill, will be detailing academic strategies to use with students on the Autism spectrum that can be used across different academic content areas. Join us for the live event or recording AND the 2 week discussion as we release more resources to use with your students!
LIVE EVENT: October 4, 2018 Recording available
ONLINE CHAT: October 4-18, 2018
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How can you support YOUR students with these academic strategies?
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I liked the idea of peer support in the regular education setting. I believe that my students will behave in a different manner when a peer is assisting them rather than a paraprofessional during instructional time.
Me too! The research shows that the presence of a para may actually inhibit social interaction with peers in high school classrooms (and preschool classrooms!), so this is a great way to facilitate those connections with peers.
What are the best strategies to use in introducing Digital Safety.
Great question- we created a resource to help families navigate this with their teens with ASD, let me know if it helps! https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Internet%20Safety%20for%20Adolescents%20with%20Autism.pdf
Dr. Hume your information was great! We have an inclusive college program at KU (KU TPE http://www.tpe.ku.edu) for students with ID and some of them also have an autism spectrum disability. Do you have recommendations for using these strategies and materials for students who are in college?
Thanks Dana- glad to have you join the webinar. our research review identified strategies to support students up to age 22, but the 4 we discussed likely have an evidence base for adults on the spectrum as well. The same strategies will apply, just think about how to make them portable (to carry from dorm to classroom to dining hall), how to use them to support skills outside of academics (e.g use task analysis for doing laundry in the dorm), and how to support college aged peers in better connecting with and understanding their fellow students with ASD (e.g. peer tutoring, peer mentors). Do you have a go-to strategy for this group of students?
The new resource posted can help you select the EBP that may be most effective to target a specific skill.
What EBPs do you find most effective in supporting your students with ASD in the high school setting?
https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/resources/trainings-related-evidence-based-practices
Multiple visual training about EBPs that might be helpful at this link!!
Thanks for posting Allison- these are some already put together trainings about some of the EBPs we talked about during the webinar (e.g. visual supports). These may be helpful to train other staff in your setting– curious how folks find time/resources to train paraprofessionals or other personnel?
The video is now complete with captioning.
Here is one final resource from Kara. Thanks for participating and feel free to ask questions or make comments about these resources.
Here is a great guide for Secondary Teachers: Understanding Autism. Find it above in the resources section!
Thanks Allison! I love this guide for general education high school teachers– it includes easy strategies, as well as links to video clips that can illustrate the ideas.