Class Intention:
The purpose of this course is to help you understand the executive functioning deficit of children with autism, the many ways it influences behavior, and also serve as a guide for you in establishing teaching strategies that will increase your ASD student’s success in the classroom. This will support you by boosting your confidence in working with and having a child with autism in your classroom, and also help you to leverage the strategies you learn to support the entire class.
This class will cover these specific topics:
- What is Executive Functioning and What does it do?
- The Connection Between Lack of Executive Function, Linear Thinking, and Comprehension
- Accountability and Setting Boundaries
- With the Lack of Accountability, How Do We Teach Rule-Following?
- Stumbling Blocks related to Executive Functioning and Accountability
- Guidelines on How to Develop Accountability and Executive Functioning
- Prompting Before Stimulate Executive Functioning and Accountability
- Teaching Metacognition and Problem Solving
- Executive Functioning Stimulation Worksheet
Lesson 1: What is Executive Functioning and What Does It Do?
Lesson 2: The Connection Between Lack of Executive Functioning, Linear Thinking, and Comprehension
Lesson 3: Accountability and Setting Boundaries
Lesson 4: With the Lack of Accountability How Do We Teach Rule-Following?
Lesson 5: Literal Thinking
Lesson 6: Guidelines on How to Teach Executive Functioning and Accountability
Lesson 7: Prompting Prior Stimulate Executive Functioning and Accountability
Lesson 8: Teaching Metacognition and Problem Solving
Lesson 9: Prompt Dependency and Learned Helplessness
Course Content
Lesson 1: What is Executive Functioning and What Does It Do?
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Lesson 2: The Connection Between Lack of Executive Functioning, Linear Thinking, and Comprehension
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Lesson 3: Accountability and Setting Boundaries
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Lesson 4: With the Lack of Accountability How Do We Teach Rule-Following?
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Lesson 5: Literal Thinking
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Lesson 6: Guidelines on How to Teach Executive Functioning and Accountability
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Lesson 7: Prompting Prior Stimulate Executive Functioning and Accountability
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Lesson 8: Teaching Metacognition and Problem Solving
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Lesson 9: Prompt Dependency and Learned Helplessness
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Course Evaluation Teacher Course 6
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