Instructional Accommodations for Students with Asperger Syndrome in the General High School Classroom

<p>General education teachers in the secondary sector are held responsible for adapting their lessons and classroom environment for students with Asperger Syndrome. With the growing number of students within the autism spectrum disorder being placed in general education classrooms, teachers are faced with yet another challenge in making their curriculum inclusive. It has been my observation that teachers who have no prior training or knowledge of Asperger Syndrome struggle with making instructional accommodations to ensure these students reach their greatest potential. This study is intended to describe what secondary high school teachers are doing to differentiate instruction for their students with Asperger Syndrome and to identify some of their struggles and concerns. From the literature on the topic, it is evident that teachers feel they lack the support and training in adapting their instructional strategies for students with Asperger Syndrome. What are the instructional strategies that general education teachers can make to help high school students with Asperger Syndrome successfully achieve their full potential? Interview analysis revealed that general education teachers feel that they need additional training when they are working with students with Asperger syndrome. They suggested that this could take the form of a professional development class with a focus on dealing with children with special needs.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Baylis, Myrna

Contributors dc:contributor

• Madalienne F. Peters, EdD

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/124

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1110