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With even the best curricula and interventions, students with autism spectrum disorders will not learn unless the classroom environment is organized with their specific needs in mind. This long-awaited book shows through clear and brief text and lots of photos how to determine what type of furniture and materials to choose for various types of classrooms and how to arrange them in a way that creates an effective learning environment while reducing anxiety and preventing problem behaviors.As such, it uses evidence-based practices of structure and visual supports to enhance the well-being and success of students. Examples are given for students across the age span with lots of lists and helpful resources, making this book a must-have resource for every classroom.
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This guide for teachers gives practical suggestions for minimizing distractions in the classroom environment, making transitions easier, creating calming areas, and setting up the classroom so that teachers can view all students. Ideas are illustrated on every page with color photos of classrooms. After an introduction outlining the influence of the physical environment on student behavior, the book gives ideas for one-to-one, small group, and full-group instruction areas, transition areas, cool-down or sensory areas, computer and media areas, and the teacher's area. Examples of floor plans are given with corresponding schedules, and there is information on choosing and organizing furniture and materials. One chapter is devoted to using visual cues to indicate where to sit, line up, and go to next in the classroom and in the building. FAQs offer solutions for specific situations. An appendix lists instructional resources, print and online resources for arranging the physical environment, and resources for visual supports. Kabot is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University. Reeve is a consultant in ASD education. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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