I currently work in an international bilingual school with children with ASD. As my students are primarily non-speaking, I am looking for research or information related to bilingual education in the preschool years for autistic individuals. I wonder, how can I incorporate both language and social skills development in a bilingual autism classroom, and what strategies have been found most effective in engaging preschool children with autism in this unique setting?
Teaching language to children with ASD and developing their social skills is using modelling and play methods where giving the children opportunities to imitate what we say using facial expressions and gestures. Through mimicking they utter such words and playing they will develop their social skills. Such as modelling how to pass the ball while keep on repeating "pass the ball" until they will follow. Simple yet with impact to the children.
Kia Ora Cassidy. In my PhD research one participant slowed the pace of life right down for her son with Autism (tōna anō Takiwātanga) and use te reo Māori (the Māori language) as often as possible. She spent time showing him and then allowing him to repeat whatever they were doing, backed up by saying what they were doing. Additionally, for all of his life from when he was young, they role-played scenarios. How to make a friend...first you make eye contact, then you say Kia Ora (hello), then........
And so on. Regards J
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Medicine
- Epi
- Age Groups
- Children