Research: The Use of Social Stories by Teachers and their Perceived Efficacy

Authored by Reynhout, G., and Carter M. in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volume 3, Issue , p. 232-251, (2009).

Article summary (posted Mar 26, 2009):

Many teachers use Social Stories and consider them to be a good way of teaching certain behaviors to children with autism.

This study looked at how teachers use Social Stories in school. The study used a survey of teachers working with children with autism. The surveyed teachers relied on Social Stories for children with a range of ages and a range of IQs. Teachers used Social Stories for many reasons and the authors suggest that this is because the Social Stories are easy to construct and use. The Social Stories used by teachers did not conform to the published Social Story guidelines.

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autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), effectiveness, school, science, social stories, teacher
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