Introduction
The video Small Wonders, Big Gains: The Preschool Autism Classroom offers a look into a preschool autism classroom and insight from a parent, teacher, and behavioral specialist about the role of early intervention and its influence on young children on the autism spectrum.
This assignment fulfills:
- Module Outcome 1: You will have differentiated instructional needs of children (i.e. adapt environment, curricula, etc.) with exceptionalities and diverse abilities using formative assessment. (SLO 1)
- Module Outcome 2: You will have defined cognitive, social-emotional, and low-incidence exceptionalities and their characteristics. (SLO1)
- Module Outcome 3: You will have identified personal perceptions for working with young children diagnosed with specific disabilities. (SLO1)
- Module Outcome 4: You will have determined best practices for scenarios involving children with special needs. (SLO1)
- Student Learning Outcome 1: You will have differentiated instructional needs of children (i.e. adapt environment, curricula, etc.) with exceptionalities and diverse abilities using formative assessment.
Respond to the following prompt(s) for this module.
After viewing the video
(opens in a new window), discuss the following prompts:
- Describe three strategies that were used in the classroom and provide rationale for their usage.
- What other strategy could have been used? Provide support for your strategy.
Initial posts should be between 250-300 words. Replies (x2) should be between 100-150 words each.
