Research summaries for autism therapy: teaching strategies

definition of teaching strategies: Methods or approaches to helping people learn. Teaching strategies for people with autism may be quite different from teaching strategies for neurotypical (normally-developing) people.
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Further Evaluation of a Brief, Intensive Teacher-Training Model, Summarized Dec 8, 2008

Special education teachers can be taught to use applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques in the classroom.

Many teachers have very little training on evidence-based practices for children with autism. This paper describes a model program that was designed to train current teachers of children with autism. The program was intense and lasted for five days in the summer. All but one of the nine teachers in the study learned the teaching methods taught in the training. The teachers were followed in the classroom for up to six months to see if they used their training. Read more...

Visual Teaching Strategies for Children with Autism, Summarized 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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Synonyms for teaching strategies include: teaching approach, teaching methods
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