Students with Autism benefit
from Direct Teaching
*It promotes personal confidence as
the learner's abilites develop
*Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
struggle to acquire social & communication
skills that are learned in typical child
development through play activities &
social interactions.
*The method of Direct Teaching is
combined with social and language
experiences for the student with autism.
Teachers & Teacher Assistants:
1. First consider the needs of the student
2. Use multi-instructional styles & learning styles
3. Provide sequential, small-step, instruction
4. Use visuals & written instruction
5. Provide opportunites for rote learning or
memorization with meaning / purpose
5. Prompt & cue the learner
6. Provide guided repeated practice to ensure
accuracy
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