Tuesday June 22nd

Special Guest!

Quiz #2 Collection

Discussion:• Chapter 10: Autism• Chapter 11: Communication Disorders• Chapter 13: Sensory Impairments

Homework for Thursday 24th

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)

1. Autistic Disorder2. Asperger’s Disorder3. Rett’s Disorder4. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder5. PDD-NOS

*Rarity of savants?

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

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

Educational Practices Competence in social skills General Ed Classroom High-Functioning Autism – Asperger’s Academic Content Social/Behavioral Content Language Content Communication Strategies Social Skills Instruction The TEACCH

Program (p.285)-Physical Environment-Acitivities-Supportive & Explicit Teaching Methods

Communication Disorders (c.11)Communication Skill Impact of Disability

Formulation Mentally preparing and organizing a message for communication; students with learning disabilities may have difficulty with this process

Transmission Sending the formulated message, usually through speech; a person’s oral motor abilities might be adversely affected through cerebral palsy

Reception Hearing what has been transmitted; an individual may be deaf or have a significant hearing loss that interferes with this ability

Comprehension Understanding what has been heard; sometimes people with cognitive disabilities or autism can have a hard time understanding what they have heard

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

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

Phonology Disorders Word sounds and word partsMorphology Constructing words & partsSyntax Rules for connecting words togetherSpeech Coordination Respiration, voice, articulation,

fluencyPhonological & Articulation & Fluency ‘s’, ‘r’, ‘th’, ‘c’ sounds Stuttering

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!

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

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.