Home educating children with autism
Curriculum Review & Simple Modifications
There are a lot more curriculums than on this list. If you have a curriculum you use that it is not listed and would like to submit a review please do. You can find our contact information at the bottom of this page. Please include you first name and state with the review.
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Sensory wise
1. Deflate a ball to about 1/2 of what is suppose to be and have the child sit on this at the table, or desk area.
2. Replace the chair with an exercise ball that the child can bounce on while doing their work, or listening to you read a story.
3. Bean bags also can work nicely.
4. A Tee Seat also works well for posture and concentration.
5. Maybe you could keep a small box with beans in it so your child could run his/her hands through it before asking him/her to do a task.
Handwriting modifications
1. Put beans in putty and ask the child to pull them out.
2. Squeeze a ball before holding a pencil
3. Tri grip pencil holders
4. Use markers instead of pencils if the child doesn't apply pressure when writing.
5. Have your child stand at a dry erase board and write standing up.
6. Use play-doh or clay to roll out letters or numbers.
7. Have the child to try to make the letter or number with his/her body (this will also promote imitation)
Simple curriculum modification
1. Make flash cards. They do not have to be perfect, you and your child can cut out pictures from magazines and hand write the cards. Or you can put them on the computer and print them out. Either way they work.
2. Take a sheet protector and place over the page that you are working on, use a dry erase mark and work on answering the questions. When you know your child is ready take the protector off and let him/her answer them on the regular sheet.
3. Dry erase or chalk board works so that they can stand up and write.
4. Games can be an reinforcer, or computer programs that are aimed at what you are teaching.
These are not all the modifications that could be made, but this may give you a good start. Use you imagination and you may come up with something great.
Resources for communication
Sign Language is a great resource, there are a number of sign language videos out there and it can be fun for the whole family to learn.
PECS cards (Picture Exchange Program) this is good for requesting and laying out a visual schedule.
Sign Language is a great resource, there are a number of sign language videos out there and it can be fun for the whole family to learn.
PECS cards (Picture Exchange Program) this is good for requesting and laying out a visual schedule.
Curriculum Review
Grammar
First Language Lessons by Jessie Wise this is laid out well, lots of repetition. Depending on the level of severity you might have to make modifications. Such as flash cards, or use dry erase boards. Overall this is a good program for autism. They also have a CD with the poems and stories to reinforce their lessons.
Rod & Staff Grammar this is a time commitment. So if you have a child that likes lots of sheet work this is a good curriculum.
Switched on Schoolhouse has a Language Arts computer program for 3rd grade and up. This is a good program for children who like the computer. They have games that the kids can play to reinforce the lesson. It covers grammar and spelling. AOP! The ultimate homeschool experience!
Spelling
Spelling Workout by Modern Curriculum Press is a good resource for children with autism. Again depending on severity modifications could include, flash cards, writing words on dry erase board, writing in the air or playing spelling games.
Spelling Power
This is an non workbook approach focusing on the most common word and the words that are frequently spelled wrong.
Handwriting
Handwriting without Tears was invented by an occupational therapist. This is a great program, that is ideal for kids who hate writing.
A Reason for Handwriting is a good way to learn to write they have one teachers manual and a series of books.
Reading
Alpha Phonics is a basic approach there is not distracting and you learn to read by list.
Learn to Read in 100 Easy Lessons this has a very scripted approach to learning to read and you do the exercise for 15 minutes twice or three times a day.
Sing, Spell, Read and Write this comes with games, the song is good it is fast, but good. There are about 4 sheets to do per day. Along with games to play.
Exploring the Code there are a series of books, this program has received a lot of good reviews.
Grammar
First Language Lessons by Jessie Wise this is laid out well, lots of repetition. Depending on the level of severity you might have to make modifications. Such as flash cards, or use dry erase boards. Overall this is a good program for autism. They also have a CD with the poems and stories to reinforce their lessons.
Rod & Staff Grammar this is a time commitment. So if you have a child that likes lots of sheet work this is a good curriculum.
Switched on Schoolhouse has a Language Arts computer program for 3rd grade and up. This is a good program for children who like the computer. They have games that the kids can play to reinforce the lesson. It covers grammar and spelling. AOP! The ultimate homeschool experience!
Spelling
Spelling Workout by Modern Curriculum Press is a good resource for children with autism. Again depending on severity modifications could include, flash cards, writing words on dry erase board, writing in the air or playing spelling games.
Spelling Power
This is an non workbook approach focusing on the most common word and the words that are frequently spelled wrong.
Handwriting
Handwriting without Tears was invented by an occupational therapist. This is a great program, that is ideal for kids who hate writing.
A Reason for Handwriting is a good way to learn to write they have one teachers manual and a series of books.
Reading
Alpha Phonics is a basic approach there is not distracting and you learn to read by list.
Learn to Read in 100 Easy Lessons this has a very scripted approach to learning to read and you do the exercise for 15 minutes twice or three times a day.
Sing, Spell, Read and Write this comes with games, the song is good it is fast, but good. There are about 4 sheets to do per day. Along with games to play.
Exploring the Code there are a series of books, this program has received a lot of good reviews.
Curriculum Review
Math
Math U See this is a see it, say it, then write it approach. They have manipulative's, DVD's and teacher's manuals to guide the whole family through.
Saxon Math this program introduces a new problem every day to work on and there is lots of review.
Singapore Math this program is a series of textbooks and workbooks uses the Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract approach.
Switched on Schoolhouse if you have the child that loves the computer than this is a good program.
We would like to hear from you. What is your favorite curriculum and did you have to modify it?
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