The Educator's Guide to Teaching Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders / Edition 1

by Josefa Ben-Arieh, Helen J. Miller

Overview

Use this guide to identify students with ASD, organize the classroom; manage time; promote independence, communication, and appropriate behaviors; and select visual strategies, tools, and curriculum resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412957762
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/18/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,023,306
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Josefa Ben-Arieh earned an undergraduate degree in English language and linguistics from Ben-Gurion University, Israel, in 1978. In 1998 she earned an MSEd from the University of Kansas in special education and a Ph D in 2003. Her area of expertise is autism and behavior disorders.

Helen Miller is currently holding the position of the autism coordinator in her school district. In this capacity, she encourages research-based programming and provides training and consultation services to the teachers and paraeducators who work with students with autism. For over 20 years, she served many students with communication delays, including those with autism. She has presented on numerous autism-related topics to university students, parents, and educators, and, as a regional autism consultant for Kansas, Miller assists school teams across the state. Miller’s training is in speech language pathology from Kansas State University and in autism and education leadership from the University of Kansas.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. What Is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
2. Assessment
3. Getting Ready to Teach New Skills: Basic First Steps
4. Environmental Supports
5. Choosing the Interventions
Resources
Appendices
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Ben-Arieh and Miller have written a wonderful book for educators teaching children with autism spectrum disorders. Their classroom experience is evident in this book—the information is useful, practical, and relevant. This book will be an asset to school-based professionals. "

Brenda Smith Myles

"Offers educators and other stakeholders clearly articulated options for students with autism-related disorders. This is an excellent, practitioner-friendly resource for identifying, applying, and evaluating maximally effective interventions and treatments. "

Richard L. Simpson

"Ben-Arieh and Miller combine their years of experience and expertise as educators of students with ASD and have created an invaluable guidebook for teachers."

Terri Cooper Swanson

"This is an up-to-date and invaluable resource for those teaching students with autism."

Rebecca S. Compton

"This is a valuable book with comprehensive and user-friendly content, both for professionals and parents. The case studies are very realistic and show how collaboration occurs with related services. There are also references given for further reading. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about autism spectrum disorders and the methods available."

Gloria Wolpert

"Educators will love this book. It contains the basic principles for creating and supporting a quality learning environment for children with autism. The curriculum resources, assessment tools, and strategies are outstanding. It creates a clear vision of a successful program and guides you step by step on how to achieve that vision."

Mindy Stevens