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Using Structured Work Task Systems To Foster Generalized Task Management And Independence In Kindergarten And First Grade Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders., Mckenzie Helgeson

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ABSTRACT

Fostering student independence is a common theme in special education classrooms across the United States, and risen to the forefront of Autism programming with curriculum development and program structure in recent years. Educators use a variety of tools such as visual schedules, predictable routines and structured work task systems. Structured work task systems provide a predictable pattern or schedule that students can use either independently or with assistance from an adult to complete work tasks throughout their school day. These structured work task systems may vary in appearance from student to student, classroom to classroom, and school to school …

Using Structured Work Task Systems To Foster Generalized Task Management And Independence In Kindergarten And First Grade Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders., Mckenzie Helgeson

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Fostering student independence is a common theme in special education classrooms across the United States, and risen to the forefront of Autism programming with curriculum development and program structure in recent years. Educators use a variety of tools such as visual schedules, predictable routines and structured work task systems. Structured work task systems provide a predictable pattern or schedule that students can use either independently or with assistance from an adult to complete work tasks throughout their school day. These structured work task systems may vary in appearance from student to student, classroom to classroom, and school to school depending …