Creating Autism Champions
Autism Awareness Training for Key Stage 1 and 2
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Special Education, Socially Handicapped, Counseling & Guidance
| Author: | Joy Beaney | ISBN: | 9781784504410 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Publication: | May 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joy Beaney |
| ISBN: | 9781784504410 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publication: | May 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Raising awareness and understanding of autism has school-wide benefits, such as helping to improve the attitudes of pupils and staff and allowing children with autism to thrive socially, emotionally and educationally alongside their peers. This comprehensive resource provides a whole school programme for raising autism awareness and promoting inclusion.
It includes training for staff in the knowledge and skills they need to support pupils, a sample school assembly, and lesson plans for teaching groups of pupils to be 'autism champions'. This programme also offers photocopiable worksheets and online presentations to use as part of the staff training, school assembly and peer awareness lessons. There is advice for involving children with autism and their parents in school activities. Easily adaptable for different age groups, this is a ready-made resource for schools committed to promoting autism awareness and whole school welfare.
Raising awareness and understanding of autism has school-wide benefits, such as helping to improve the attitudes of pupils and staff and allowing children with autism to thrive socially, emotionally and educationally alongside their peers. This comprehensive resource provides a whole school programme for raising autism awareness and promoting inclusion.
It includes training for staff in the knowledge and skills they need to support pupils, a sample school assembly, and lesson plans for teaching groups of pupils to be 'autism champions'. This programme also offers photocopiable worksheets and online presentations to use as part of the staff training, school assembly and peer awareness lessons. There is advice for involving children with autism and their parents in school activities. Easily adaptable for different age groups, this is a ready-made resource for schools committed to promoting autism awareness and whole school welfare.
