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Peer Mentoring Programs For Students With Disabilities Attending Center-Based Schools, Andrea L. Vargo
Peer Mentoring Programs For Students With Disabilities Attending Center-Based Schools, Andrea L. Vargo
Culminating Experience Projects
Due to the level of support needed to become successful, students with moderate to severe disabilities may be placed in a center-based program separate from their typically developed peers. In this placement, students with disabilities, who often have deficits in the areas of communication and social interaction, have little to no access to their peers without disabilities. Therefore, developing and implementing a program that encourages both access to same-age peers and opportunities to improve social interaction skills would be ideal. One of the best ways to provide strategies for these opportunities is through peer-mediated instruction, specifically peer mentorship. The goals …
How Do General Education Teachers Feel Prepared To Teach Individuals With Autism In The Classroom, Colin Valley
How Do General Education Teachers Feel Prepared To Teach Individuals With Autism In The Classroom, Colin Valley
Leadership Education Capstones
This paper will deal with ways general education teachers can better serve individuals with autism in their classroom. This can be accomplished in many ways, and these ways will be discussed throughout. Research for this topic has been done in many different ways but overall, the root of how general education teachers feel about having individuals with autism in their classroom has not (Jones, A. P., & Frederickson, N. 2010). Throughout his study, the researcher will find ways to make general education teachers k-12 feel more prepared to teach individuals with autism in the general education classroom.