AT for Academics

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This is something that teachers of all types will work with no matter if they are special education or general education.

Academic issues range over such a broad spectrum. This covers some of the following:

  • Literacy
  • Math
  • Social Skills
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Memory Skills.
Academic AT should follow and help with things related to any of the following, but also any other difficulties that the student may have. It must be taken on an individual basis, it is easy to say "This student has autism, give them X, Y, & Z help." We need to learn what exactly they need help with. 

Things to help with writing are things like larger pens or pencils, pencil grips, writing supports for the hand. 

For math there are a lot of visual supports to help students who have difficulty grasping the concepts of large numbers or how they combine. Things like the counting blocks that stack and combine can be incredibly helpful to show students. 

Memory techniques would be vital to build up. Things such as flash cards, note taking skills, mnemonics, and other skills. 

Building the academic growth allows for skills that are used later in life to be strengthened and developed in a safer environment. 

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