https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla This will hopefully be a resource for teaching and including these students in our classrooms. The hope is that the research, book lists, and activities will be found helpful to you all! I decided instead of listing out the activities and the individual books that it would be most helpful to post website links so that all of the information is more accessible. en-us 2022-06-22 00:13:57 UTC 2022-06-25 22:24:30 UTC hello@padlet.com bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227244787 A research handout that I wrote my junior year of college. This handout is research-based and has general teaching strategies and tips that would helpful for any classroom.]]> 2022-06-22 00:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227244787 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227249828 This article is one of the resources that I found to be most helpful. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of how beneficial it could be to have students with autism in my classroom. Not only would the strategies used to help those students be helpful to any student in the classroom but those students could teach me the teacher so much more than I thought. This article also gives specific suggestions which I found to be really helpful in thinking and planning through literacy instruction.]]> 2022-06-22 00:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227249828 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227253832 If you want an overview as well as specifics and characteristics of students with autism this resource will be helpful for you. Case study examples are also included which are beneficial in looking at the differences and similarities that may be important in knowing how best to meet the needs and teach those students. ]]> 2022-06-22 00:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227253832 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227268382 From the book "The Reading Teacher: Multiple Perspectives About Reading" published by the International Reading Association this resource informs about the strategies to implement that are actually beneficial and will add to the classroom as well as those that won't. Noting differences between students with autism are more common than similarities this resource helps to bridge that gap and informs how to teach all students. ]]> 2022-06-22 00:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227268382 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227272797 I found this helpful to read through because it highlights the lack of confidence educators have in teaching students with autism and some of the reasons why it is so important for professionals in education to know how to support these students. ]]> 2022-06-22 00:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227272797 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227308131 This website lists the books as well as descriptions of each and the ages each of the books are appropriate for. ]]> 2022-06-22 01:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227308131 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227309978 This resource lists the books and short descriptions of each.]]> 2022-06-22 01:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227309978 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227312415 Lists the books, descriptions of each, and the appropriate ages of each book. It also has some helpful resources on information about the autism spectrum on other pages of the website.]]> 2022-06-22 01:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227312415 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227317636 2022-06-22 01:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227317636 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227320825 I like that this website lists books that are biographies and autobiographies of people that have autism and have wanted to share who they are and what we can learn through their story.]]> 2022-06-22 01:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227320825 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227322388 2022-06-22 01:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227322388 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227324254 2022-06-22 01:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227324254 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227327352 The author of the article that complied this list is a mom of a boy who has autism and the books on list are the ones that she found to be the best for her son and for opening up the conversation about autism.]]> 2022-06-22 01:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2227327352 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230436757 I found this website extremely helpful in thinking through what types of things (fidgets and more) could be helpful to have on hand in a classroom for a student that may be overly stimulated and need something sensory to calm down. ]]> 2022-06-25 22:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230436757 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230437597 This website lists out and explains how to do each of the activities! ]]> 2022-06-25 22:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230437597 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230438310 Craft activities for students with autism full of color and lots of fun!]]> 2022-06-25 22:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230438310 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230438945 Not only do I think that these activities would be therapeutic to many students with autism but this resource lists out many ways to use one item that could be helpful for students. They also list activities that could benefit these students in school listing schedule making that is sensory-friendly and making a basket that is full of sensory-friendly things both of which could be really helpful to incorporate into the classroom. ]]> 2022-06-25 22:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230438945 bekahb06 https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230439576 I found looking through these was helpful in thinking about how to design and incorporate activities that would bring these students into the classroom and make them a valuable part of the classroom culture. ]]> 2022-06-25 22:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bekahb06/eeg5rkhfmweh8qla/wish/2230439576