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Case: Autistic student resists collaboration
An incredibly bright autistic student is sitting in your classroom with few accommodations other than being provided an individual testing room on tests . She is more than capable for the coursework; actually, she is quite brilliant. The problem is that you use partner turn and shares and small group collaborative work in your classroom on a regular basis. Your autistic student really hates this and, depending on her mood, refuses to work with others. How do you handle this situation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I teach two students who are extremely intelligent and are diagnosed with Aspergers this year. It's been quite a challenge for myself because the two are extremely bright and don't feel they need to follow my instructions in multiple situations. One of them being group work. I allow them the opportunity to work individually but require that they demonstrate their understanding and ability to communicate with others by creating something like a Prezi or a Powerpoint that will give me all the information I need to know about the content. They are often much more willing to communicate with me than with classmates. While they will have to learn to communicate and work with their peers, I'm not sure if your school has any Autism Program Specialists but ours are phenomenal and I let them work with them on their group work skills. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: Absolutely.You can't force joyful collaboration. I like the idea of alternative options for the student to demonstrate understanding. |
| Rated On: March 4, 2016 4:20 pm |
| Rated By: teVaGu |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 4:30 am |
| Rated By: eRyber |
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