ERIC Number: EJ1234266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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Promoting Play in Early Childhood Programs for Children with ASD: Strategies for Educators and Practitioners
Chang, Ya-Chih; Shire, Stephanie
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v52 n2 p66-76 Nov-Dec 2019
This article provides practitioners with a guide to (1) understand the developmental emergence of play skills in young children to inform developmentally appropriate instructional decisions (e.g., toy choices); (2) set up the play space to support social play; and (3) use key strategies from an evidence-based intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to support growth in play flexibility, complexity, and diversity.
Descriptors: Play, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Decision Making, Teaching Methods, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Child Development, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Toys, Classroom Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Instructional Materials, Preschool Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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