Presenter: Belinda Webb
Description:
One of the characteristics of students with ASD is a focus on fixed interests. This manifests as an intense focus on a narrow topic. For a student with ASD it can be understood as finding familiar territory in an unpredictable world. As teachers we have a challenge to broaden the student’s world to incorporate learning across many topics, concepts and dimensions. In this session the presenter will focus on how to build on a student’s fixed interests to broaden their learning, and use that fixed interest to promote new learning for other students in the class.
Course Length: 90 minutes
Standards addressed:- 1.1.2 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of learners
- 1.6.2 Strategies to support full participation of learners with disability
- 4.1.2 Support participation of learners