Help me give my students A voice!!! Imagine living in a world where you were not able to communicate with those around. Please help me give a voice to my nonverbal autism students by helping facilitate communication.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are in Early Trans. Kindergarten/Kindergarten who all have Autism. My students are happy, eager to learn, and adventurous students with Autism and Speech Impairments/communication deficits. My students are able to answer yes/no questions, point to letters/sounds, comprehend simple storylines, and follow 1-step directions. They can respond to digit materials when presented with Nearpod Lessons. My are struggling academically especially since the majority of my students were unable to attend in-person sessions last school year. I'd like to engage my students in hands-on curriculum based materials to help their understanding of grade level concepts and help students communicate non-verbally by demonstrating their understanding by using The Magnetic Boards for Alphabet, Number, Shapes and Colors which are excellently sensory activities and movement activities. These activities which I will embed in our schools Autism Program to help facilitate social-emotional development in the areas of communication, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Which targeting grade level standards in ELA, Mathematics, and English Language Development.
My Project
The younger children in my class, grade levels transitional kindergarten to first grade need basic hands-on learning tools that will facilitate reading and mathematics. Manipulatives that identify letters, numbers, colors, and shapes will support students with autism who are non-vefbsl. The idea behind using manipulatives to teach reading in early elementary is that it provides students with the kind of hands-on, tactile and kinesthetic activities which is often overlooked in reading instruction. Many children up to the age of 8 are this type of learner and do better with activities that involve touching, doing, and moving. It is also thought that including hands-on tasks will motivation students to read, as well as create a long term interest in reading.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
Since so much information in the classroom and at home is presented visually and/or verbally, the child with Autism can be at a disadvantage in certain situations. This is why early intervention is the key . So having a set of hands-on magnetic learning tools will helps provide my students with hands-on, tactile and kinesthetic activities in which they can demonstrate their understanding.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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