Jones, Val. "'I Felt like I Did Something Good'..." EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
- This article talks about the importance of peer interaction for Autistic students. It displays how tutors can help Autistic children not only learn, but also develop their social skills. It talks about the importance of the mainstream tutors to be encouraging to the Autistic students. This would be a good strategy to talk about in a paper. The use of average, mainstream students may make the Autistic students not feel as excluded and the encouragement from the "regular" children could generally make the Autistic student happier and, therefore, more motivated to learn.
Taylor, M.J. . "Teaching Students with autistic spectrun disorders in HE." Teaching Students with autistic spectrun disorders in HE. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. .
This article is a study to find out how to teach students with an autistic spectrum disorder in a higher education setting. This study lasted a few years as the college students closely studied a few individuals with different levels of autism.
Hourigan, Ryan, and Amy Hourigan. "Teaching Music to Children with Autism : Understandings and Perspectives." EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This study focuses on Autistic students that primarily learn from audio or music (auditory). It starts by briefly explaining what Autism is again. It then goes on to list similar disorders that are under the same "umbrella" as Autism. It lists many concerns that Autistic students have, so that you can relate to them easier. It also talks about how to teach Autistic children music. This would be a good example for a teaching method in a paper.\n\nTHIS SOURCE IS SCHOLARLY.
Humphrey, Andy. "Teaching Autistic Children." How To Do Things. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
- This site talks a little about how teaching children with Autism can be different than teaching "regular" children. It touches base on the three basic types of learning. For example, visual learners like reading or seeing a demonstration. Auditory learners learn better from listening to lectures or audio tapes. Lastly, kinesthetic learners learn best from movement, or trying something out physically for themselves. Autistic kids usually focus purely on one of these methods, as opposed to unhandicapped kids, who usually display a mixture of the techniques.
This is an article written from a given lecture about autism and education at the University of Birmingham. This article covers autistic spectrum disorders of all types.
Jordan, Rita. "Autistic spectrum disorders: a challenge and a model for inclusion in education." OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center. Vol 35, issue 1, p. 11-15.
This website gives an explanation of autism, and describes how autism is different for every individual. This website also gives characteristics of autistic children and children with autistic spectrum disorder.
"Autism Society of America: Characteristics of Autism." Autism Society of America:. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. .
Songlee, Dalhee, Susan P. Miller, Tincani Matt, Nancy M. Sileo, and Peggy G. Perkins. "Effects of Test-Taking Strategy Instruction on High-Functioning Adolescents..." EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site is about an experiment. Baiscally, Autistic students were attempted to be taught a new test-taking method. The children stayed after school and were monitered while taught using proven strategies. They were then given tests and observed. The children proved that Autistic children can indeed pick up new methods of learning when properly taught. Find the link on EBSCOhost summary page.\n\nTHIS SOURCE IS SCHOLARLY.
Stahmer, Aubyn C., Jessica Suhrheinrich, Sarah Reed, Cynthia Bolduc, and Laura Schreibman. "Pivotal Response Teaching in the Classroom Setting." EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site is about a technique for teaching Autistic children. The technique is called Pivotal Response Teaching (or PRT) and it goes into the method in depth. The article also offers suggestions for activities that would possibly interest Autistic children. It touches on all three learning types, as well. As a refresher, these three learning types are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.\n\nTHIS SOURCE IS SCHOLARLY.
Wolman, David. "The autie advantage." New Scientist 206.2758 (2010): 32-35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010.
This article talks about the advantages some autistic people have that others don't realize. Autistic people have what is diagnose as "triad of impairments". These impairments are in communication, social interaction, and imagination. Researchers have studied that autistic people, although think differently, think in a better way. Some ways that autism is looked at as an advantage is in memory, thought process, sensitivity to musical pitch, strength, and more rational decision making. Autistic people are better at 3D dimension and are able to do tasks quickly and more efficiently. They do not have a theory of mind, meaning they cannot distinguish the difference between truth and lies or understand that people have different beliefs to yourself. This article is trying to explain more positive sides of autism, rather than the negative.
"Normal Stages of Human Development." Child Development Info. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site doesn't necessarily help my paper, but it might help someone. This site displays basic traits or habits that average children should aquire at certain ages. It only goes up to age five, which is why it is not helpful to me (I'm primarily studying Autistic teenagers). It touches on emotional, social, and physical traits. This is good if you need a list of traits for a "regular" child to compare an Autistic child to.
This website gives you a detailed description of Autism and autistic spectrum disorders. This website also gives you indicators, treatment options, and much more for autistic spectrum disorders.
3, By Age. "NIMH · Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)." NIMH · Home. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. .
O'Brien, Justin, et al. "Discriminating children with autism from children with learning difficulties with an adaptation of the Short Sensory Profile." Early Child Development & Care 179.4 (2009): 383-394. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.
In the autistic spectrum, there are two groups of responders to sensory stimuli. One is hyper-sensitive and the other is hypo-sensitive. Autistic kids who are hyper-sesitive often have habits of flicking the ear, clapping or moving the hands in front of the eyes, and grinding the teeth. Some studies have shown that kids with autism have greater sensory symptoms than children with regular learning disabilities, although some say that they have vey similar symptoms. From the studies, autistic children showed more impairment in auditory hyper-sensitive and visual factors compared to the learning disability group or the control group.
Carnahan, Christi R., Kara Hume, Laura Clarke, and Christy Borders. "Using Structured Work Systems to Promote Independence and Engagement..." EBSCOhost. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site goes very in-depth into how Autistic children learn and should be taught. If you want specifics, I would look into this article. It talks about a broad range of subjects, from attention levels to the importance of classroom engagement. It shows experiments that people have run in determining learning and teaching methods that are effective. In addition, the article has a lot of pictures, so it's somewhat more interesting.\n\nTHIS SOURCE IS SCHOLARLY.
"How To Teach A Child With Autism?" About Disability. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.\n\n- This site again touches on techniques for teaching Autistic students. It first talks about the importance on environment. An environment that makes the students feel safe will assist in much better results. The site then goes on to list other categories of interest such as curriculum and approaches to take. Lastly, it talks about the importance of teacher commitment and not giving up on the students.
"Teaching Autism Students in Inclusive Classrooms." Child-Autism-Parent-Cafe. Oct.-Nov. 2010. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
- This site give strategies for teaching Autistic students in inclusive classrooms. It gives a couple strategies that have proven beneficial. For example, students should take frequent breaks for bathroom, etc. Also, visual schedules for class have been proven to be key. In addition, it touches on the idea of color-coding for visual learners.
Kaderavek, Joan N., and Paula Rabidoux. "INTERACTIVE TO INDEPENDENT LITERACY: A MODEL FOR DESIGNING LITERACY GOALS FOR CHILDREN WITH ATYPICAL COMMUNICATION." Reading & Writing Quarterly 20.3 (2004): 237-260. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
This article talks about how autistic children develop their literacy through a range of activities and behaviors. It also talks about two pain points in how autistic children develop their literacy techniques. Experts believe that learning literacy early on for autistic children will not determine their total oral language development. They need to look at reading and writing as communication practices from an early age. It is also talks about how speech production can be improved through writing instructions. Social interaction is a large part of developing literacy.
Nemeth, Dezso, et al. "Learning in Autism: Implicitly Superb." PLoS ONE 7 (2010): 1-7. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.
Autistic people have memory and learning impairments, but recently researchers have studied how implicit learning in ASD is affected as well. ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder, which includes social, motor, and communicative impairments. Implicit learning is the developing of a skill or information without consciousness to what was learned. Neurocognitive (thought) studies, and implicit cognition (unconcious influences such as knowledge) studies have received less attention. Studies have shown that children with Asberger's syndrome have better cognitive abilities that children with normal autism. Autistic children are more likely to forget the skills they have learned over the long term, but can use the results of implicit learning over a long period of time. ASD children compared to controlled show similar learning patterns in specific and general skill learning.
Gira, Kathy. "Understanding and Facilitating Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism." Illinois Reading Council Journal 38.2 (2010): 27-34. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.
Autism is found to be four more times common in boys than girls. People diagnosed with ASD either are high functioning or low functioning. The people who are considered high functioning are categorized as having Aspergers Syndrom in the autism spectrum. People diagnosed with AS are being placed in regular classrooms because typically they have average intelligence, or above average intelligence. Children with autism have difficulties understanding important information, literal thinking styles, comprehending and thinking abstractly, and have difficulties with their organization skills. Because of their inability to think abstractly, they have a difficult time learning how to read. Autistic children don't have a great attention span, they have trouble learning the rules of grammar, and they lack the motivation to learn to read. Hyperlexia is a term used to describe some autistic people. It means they have an understanding of the pronunciation and recognition of a word, but they lack the comprehension of the meaning of the word.
Chandler-Olcott, Kelly, and Paula Kluth. "Why Everyone Benefits From Including Students With Autism in Literacy Classrooms." Reading Teacher 62.7 (2009): 548-557. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
The autism growth rate in normal classrooms has gone up about 5%, so teachers are now more straightforward with their literacy teachings. For autistic kids to develop literacy skills, they should be placed in classrooms with people of the same age. Studies have shown that students with autism who had been placed in a normal classroom at a young age have better communication and interaction skills with others. Having autistic children in normal classrooms has also pushed teachers into further analyzing their students, and pay more attention to assignments.
Harte, Helene Arbouet. "What Teachers Can Learn From Mothers of Children With Autism." Teaching Exceptional Children 42.1 (2009): 24-30. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.
This article is about how parents can help teachers at school with their autistic children. Parents are using a research method called photovoice. Photovoice pairs participant-generated photographs with interviews. This helps teachers learn activities they participate in at home, how the parents engage with the children, and goals and needs of parents for helping their children. This article also explains how children react with these research methods, and how it helps them develop and learn.
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- This article talks about the importance of peer interaction for Autistic students. It displays how tutors can help Autistic children not only learn, but also develop their social skills. It talks about the importance of the mainstream tutors to be encouraging to the Autistic students. This would be a good strategy to talk about in a paper. The use of average, mainstream students may make the Autistic students not feel as excluded and the encouragement from the "regular" children could generally make the Autistic student happier and, therefore, more motivated to learn.
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