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Everyday Classroom Strategies and Practices for Supporting Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Students in the inclusive Nest Model score at or above their peers in statewide assessment with no paraprofessional support! The ASD Nest Program serves students with autism spectrum disorder and typically-developing students in a co-teaching, inclusive model and does not require paraprofessional participation. Adopted by the New York City Public Schools and the country of Denmark, this evidence-based approach shows how children with ASD can be successful in general education settings. This timely resource clearly communicates how to create a classroom in which every learner succeeds with specific and easy-to-implement strategies for students who require minimal supports, as well as those who require more intense interventions. In compliance with current trends in education, Everyday Classroom Strategies and Practices for Supporting Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders incorporates evidence-based practices, positive behavior supports, and uses Response to Intervention (RtI). The proper education allows educational professionals and other important adults to provide individuals with autism spectrum disorder with proper instruction and support. Note: There is no classroom paraprofessional in this model. And students with autism in the Nest Program score above their peers on statewide assessments.

MEET THE AUTHORS

Jamie D. Bleiweiss, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at Hunter College, where she teaches in the Early Childhood Special Education master’s degree program. She has extensive clinical experience working with children, families, and professionals in a variety of community and educational settings, serving as a behavior specialist for several agencies and programs throughout the New York metropolitan area, including the New York City Department of Education’s ASD Nest Program. At Hunter College, Dr. Bleiweiss directs the ASD Nest Program’s Summer Training Institute under contract from the NYC Department of Education.

Lauren Hough, MsEd, is the coaching consultant for the ASD Nest Support Project at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In this role, she provides professional development workshops, school-based consultation, and seminars on meeting the needs of school-aged students on the spectrum in inclusion settings. Prior to working as a consultant, Ms. Hough worked for five years as a special education teacher and school-based coach in the ASD Nest program.

Shirley Cohen, PhD, a former professor in the Department of Special Education at Hunter College of the City University of New York for many years, became Professor Emeritus in 2011. In her role at Hunter College, Dr. Cohen co-developed the ASD Nest program for the New York City public schools with Dorothy Siegel of New York University, and continues to serve as a consultant and intervention developer for the program. She is the author of the book Targeting Autism, originally published in 1998 and since 2006 in its third edition, as well as two earlier books on disability: Special People (1977) and Respite Care (1985).

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