Essential Components of a Program of Instruction for Every

Student with ASDVI

NT ASD

VI

ASDASDVIVI

Expanded Core Curriculum for Blind/VI

□ Compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes

□ Orientation and mobility □ Social interaction skills □ Independent living skills □ Recreation and leisure skills □ Career education □ Use of assistive technology □ Visual efficiency skills □ Self determination

ASD Expanded Core Curriculum

□ Engagement□ Communication – expressive, receptive, nonverbal□ Play, Social Skills□ Sensory and Motor Skills□ Adaptive Behavior □ Challenging Behaviors□ Organization Skills

“Educating Children with Autism”

EXPANDED CORE ASDVI

Engagement Communication –

expressive, receptive, nonverbal

Play, Social Skills (including Recreation and Leisure)

Adaptive Skills

Organization Skills Orientation and Mobility

(include sensory and motor skills)

Career and Life Education

Self Advocacy

**Use of Assistive Technology and Visual Efficiency Skills to be considered for all above areas…

Critical Lifelong Goals

To tolerate people and value interactions (interdependence/cooperation)

To communicate intentionally and effectively

To organize information and learn meanings/purposes (words, events, routines)

To tolerate change and accept new experiences

To be independent of constant verbal direction

To self-monitor and manage stress

Assessment: To Build a Picture of the Child So that Everyone

Understands…

Be ready to answer the following as a result of your assessment:

How does the individual interact/interface

with the environment?

Are interactions (skills) generalized?

Building the Individual Student Profile:

1) How does the individual respond to sensory information?

2) How does the individual communicate? (receptive, expressive, nonverbal)

3) How does the individual play?4) How does the individual interact with

others?5) How does the individual respond to change

under a variety of conditions?6) How does the individual learn new

information?7) How does the individual perform skills

expected for his/her age?8) Develop plan for completing a task?9) What are the individual interests and

strengths?10)What is the individual’s primary learning

medium?

Critical Skills

“Learning to Learn” Skills

•Attending•Waiting•Response to instructions•Learning from prompts•Persistence•Staying on task•Observational learning•Asking questions•Asking for assistance

Assessment

□ Where?□ When?□ Under what

conditions?□ Generalized?

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Essential Components of Effective Program

Development for Learners with an ASDVI

Assessment:Understand and Use “Picture of the Child” as the Foundation

Generalization:Activities and Opportunities

1) Address sensory and biological needs

2) Provide appropriate reinforcement

3) Opportunities to communicate and functional communication systems

4) Concrete supports to assist with participation and understanding

5) Address task demands

6) Systematic, planful instruction

7) Data driven decision making

8) Appropriate level of instruction

Comprehensive Program of Instruction:

Evidence-Based Interventions

National Standards Report

□ http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/pdf/NAC%20Standards%20Report.pdf

National Professional Development Center□ http://

autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/

CAPS

Purposeful Movement/O&M