structured teaching overview
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WHAT IS STRUCTURED TEACHING?• Structured teaching is a series of interventions
utilized for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder or other communication disabilities
• It was designed by the division of TEACCH at the University of North Carolina
• TEACCH stands for Training and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children
• It encompasses five areas of classroom/teaching development
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE “Disorganization can pull
a student’s attention to irrelevant details.”
Organized space… • Allows a student to know the expectations • Increases independence • Limits distractions (visual and auditory) • Increases on task behavior • Easier for outsiders to learn & navigate classroom environment
SCHEDULES
Visual Schedules… • Tell a student where to be and when to be there • Reduce anxiety • Provide safety and predictability • Increase independence • Decrease cue dependency • Help students attend to meaningful information
WORK SYSTEMS
Should share four pieces of information: 1. The steps necessary 2. How many steps are required 3. When the task is complete 4. What should be done next
WORK SYSTEMS
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Work systems… • Support the organization that is comforting to students • Limits distractions • Determine expectations • Support the generalization of skills • Decrease cue dependency • Prepare students for adult life by increasing independent skills
ROUTINE AND VISUAL STRATEGIES
Visual structure… • Plays off visual strength • Reduces auditory instruction • Highlights important information • Minimizes distractions • Increases independence