Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ931922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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GPS for the English Classroom: Understanding Executive Dysfunction in Secondary Students with Autism
Azano, Amy; Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v43 n6 p38-43 Jul-Aug 2011
This article identifies instructional strategies that capitalize on the cognitive strengths of students with ASD by exploring the executive dysfunction theory of ASD. The authors focus on the middle/secondary English classroom where students are often in inclusive settings with a general education teacher. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Autism, Secondary School Students, Children, Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Instructional Materials, English Instruction, English Curriculum
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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