ERIC Number: EJ1034084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0827-3383
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Transitioning Children with Autism to Australian Schools: Social Validation of Important Teacher Practices
Beamish, Wendi; Bryer, Fiona; Klieve, Helen
International Journal of Special Education, v29 n1 p130-142 2014
The transition of young children with autism from early intervention to school needs to be carefully managed in order to maintain intervention gains, protect against the risk of child-and-family anxiety, and enable a successful start to formal education. While many North American studies have mapped high-intensity practices for transitioning children with disabilities to school, only a few have recently examined autism-specific practices. The present study drew on this literature to identify and socially validate transition-to-school practices for Australian children with autism and their families. Queensland intervention and advisory teachers (N = 91) used an on-line survey to rate 36 transition practices. Results indicate that all practices were perceived to be highly important in the Australian context. Future transition-to-school research can draw upon this socially validated practice listing
Descriptors: Autism, Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education), Children, Program Validation, Educational Practices, Early Intervention, School Readiness, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Online Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Developmental Programs, Teacher Characteristics, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Teacher Surveys, Delivery Systems
International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationaljournalofspecialeducation.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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