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7 ways teachers and parents can motivate kids on the autism spectrum
Kids on the autism spectrum often have a limited number of interests and can lack the ability to respond to social feedback, which is essential for learning. This can make it challenging to engage kids in classroom tasks and leads to students feeling frustrated because their needs are not met. Also, traditional classrooms and teaching strategies are generally ineffective at encouraging kids with autism to learn.
However, there are many ways teachers and parents can help kids on the autism spectrum to stay motivated–both in the classroom and at home.
1. Beading Activities
Arts and crafts are a well-established method of engaging children on the autism spectrum. The structured step-by-step approach to creating beaded crafts helps to give kids a sense of control. The fine motor skills required to select, arrange and thread beads help them to develop strong hand-eye coordination, which can, in turn, assist them in other areas, such as writing and reading comprehension. Also, using bold, bright gemstone beads can create a visually stimulating sensory
experience.
If you want to incorporate this beading activity into your classroom lessons, use colored alphabet beads to practice spelling or phonics. Beading can also be an effective transition task to calm agitated children.
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A family in Kent, Washington, is demanding answers after they say a fifth-grade student with autism was purposefully locked out of school by the principal.
Lovine Montgomery says there’s no excuse for what her 11-year-old grandson endured on Dec. 14, 2018. Surveillance cameras from the school captured the fifth-grader wandering outside the school for 15 minutes.
It appears staff members are refusing to let him in. One teacher even escorts him back outside when he tries to walk in with other students after recess.
After a few minutes, he’s seen walking up to a classroom. The teacher inside goes to the window and closes the blinds in front of him. Montgomery couldn’t believe her eyes.
“Every time I watch this video it breaks my heart,” she said.
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Update
A Washington state principal has been placed on paid leave following allegations that a boy who has autism was intentionally locked out of an elementary school.
Family members of JaMar Taylor, 11, brought the allegations to the Kent School District board during a Jan. 9 meeting. They claimed that the boy – who was enrolled in the special education program at Springbrook Elementary School in Kent, Washington – was singled out by a school administrator and locked out of the building unsupervised.
“The principal announced over the intercom for staff and students to not let him in the building, even if he knocked. I have reviewed the video footage myself from that day, and my grandson was indeed locked outside without any supervision,” said Lovine Montgomery during the meeting. “He walked around the building and tried to open several doors, but all the doors were locked.”
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