The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Published on 10. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-0-8264-9812-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is a practical guide that will enable teaching assistants to understand the difficulties experienced by children on the autistic spectrum. This valuable resource provides effective teaching strategies and real-life case studies.This practical guide provides advice on understanding the difficulties experienced by children on the Autistic Spectrum. The book includes teaching strategies and the effective behaviour management chapter will provide a range of activities and real-life case studies for all teaching assistants to learn from.This new, innovative series provides teaching assistants with sound practical advice on a range of important topics. The authors are all extremely experienced and their advice comes from personal practice.
Reviews / Votes
"Highly recommended to TAs supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders." Learning Support, Summer Term 1 2008More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9812-0 (9780826498120)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Ann Cartwright | Jill Morgan
The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Autistic Spectrum Disorders
E-Book
03/2008
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€17.49
Available for download
Persons
Jill Morgan has worked with Teaching Assistants for the last 14 years both in the US and the UK. She currently teaches on the Foundation Degree in Learning Support at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, (SIHE), and is also an Independent Education and Training Consultant. Ann Cartwright has worked extensively with children with special needs during the past 25 years.
Content
Introduction; 1. What is Autistic Spectrum Disorder; 2. Understanding the effects of ASD; 3. Teaching children with ASD; 4. Behaviour management and ASD.