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=Group 4 - Part 2 - Chapter 4=

What are the learning characteristics of students with ASD?
The learning characteristics of a student with ASD may include...the following areas: strengths and needs, motivation and interests, structure, routine, and predictability, as well as responsiveness to visual support. Students who have ASD are highly individual learners. This important to remember when making plans for these students. There may be some elements of trial and error when it comes to making plans. Remember that one plan for a student may not work for another student. This important to remember when looking at their characteristics that some students may be stronger in one and weaker in others.

Describe two general instruction strategies.

 * 1) a daily schedule to provide routine, stucture and predictability
 * 2) the development of expressive language skills

3. plan for transitions, by preparing well in advance, and support using visual plan 4. post classroom rules. Include both written descriptions and visual reminders on the poster.

5. Social stories that will show the proper social cues and responses to specific situations. The stories may need to be told in different ways depending upon the student and the ability to understand the story. The first is independently reading the story, second listening to the story on a tape, and the last through a videotape. 6. Direct instruction by going through the day in a normal manner. Have the students go through the natural routines and give them the opportunities to solve problems. It is important to remember that natural activities will not always offer to teach these lessons that need of social skills.