Tuesday June 22 nd

1. Tuesday June 22nd • Special Guest! • Quiz #2 Collection • Discussion: • Chapter 10: Autism • Chapter 11: Communication Disorders • Chapter 13: Sensory Impairments • Homework for Thursday 24th

2. Autism • What is it? • Disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction & communication, and by restricted & repetitive behavior • Part of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (5 main types) • Autistic Disorder • Asperger’s Disorder • Rett’s Disorder • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder • PDD-NOS *Rarity of savants?

3. Typical Characteristics of ASD Low rates of eye contact, or gaze, to others Lack of attention to multiple dimensions of a task Restricted range of interests Stereotypical and repetitive movements and behaviors Social isolation Limited receptive and expressive language skills Difficulties in understanding their own and others’ behaviors and emotions

4. Behavioral Characteristics • Impairments in Social Reciprocity • Interactions with others • Being able to ‘read’ other people • Social perception (verbal & nonverbal cues) • Deficiencies in Communication Skills • Functional Language (auditory & nonverbal) • Figurative Language (Table 10.2, p. 269) • Repetitive, Stereotypical, & Ritualistic Behaviors • Anxiety

5. Educational Practices The TEACCH Program (p.285) -Physical Environment -Acitivities -Supportive & Explicit Teaching Methods Competence in social skills General Ed Classroom High-Functioning Autism – Asperger’s Academic Content Social/Behavioral Content Language Content Communication Strategies Social Skills Instruction

6. Communication Disorders (c.11) • Types of Disorders: • Phonological & Articulation • Fluency – Stuttering • Voice / Vocal • Motor Speech Difficulties Associated w/ Adolescents: -expressing ideas about language; inappropriate responses to questions & comments; poor social language; insufficient information for listeners; redundancy; inadequate sense of limits or boundaries; difficulty expressing needs & ideas; difficulty initiating conversations with peers; immature conversational participation

7. Characteristics • About 2.3% of children enrolled in public schools • 5% have speech disorders • 2-8% have specific language impairments • Enrolled in Speech Classes / Language Classes • Are common in regular education • ‘Grow-out-of-it’ or Therapy

8. Phonology Disorders • Word sounds and word parts Morphology • Constructing words & parts Syntax • Rules for connecting words together Speech Coordination • Respiration, voice, articulation, fluency Phonological & Articulation & Fluency • ‘s’, ‘r’, ‘th’, ‘c’ sounds • Stuttering

9. What do we do? • We just teach. These deficiencies and/or disorders are diagnosed at a young age and the appropriate support is given at the elementary, and even middle, school ages. • Peer-Judgement? (Hint … it shouldn’t happen!) • A rather LARGE percentage of the population had some sort of Communication Disorder at younger ages. This is not that rare!

10. Chapter 12: Sensory Impairments • Blind or visually impaired • Total or partial loss of vision • Deaf or hard of hearing • Total or partial loss of hearing • Deaf-blind • Significant loss of both • Education: specialized or general education depending impairment • ‘Implications for the Teacher’ p. 371-372 • Law-required support for regular ed teachers

11. For Thursday 24th • Search the INTERNET … find 1 article that addresses one of the following teacher-classroom challenges: • Gender Differences • Racial Issue • Special Needs • Sexual Orientation • Be prepared to share at the beginning of the next class.