Research: Visual Teaching Strategies for Children with Autism

Authored by Tissot, C., and Evans R. in Early Child Development and Care, Volume 173, Issue 4, p. 425-433, (2003).

Article summary (posted Feb 5, 2007):

Teachers can improve their ability to teach children with autism by including visual teaching along with spoken teaching.

Children with autism vary a great deal and have differing ability to understand the spoken word. Most teachers teach by speaking. This article describes how teachers can take a visual approach to teaching. Visual approaches include: sign language, reading and writing program, symbol system, and Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH). The authors describe the pros and the cons of each system and state that it is important for the teacher to match the visual approach to the child.

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autism, child development, communication, education, language, picture exchange communication system (PECS), read, sign language, teacher, teaching strategies, treatment, Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH), visual, visual schedules, writing
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