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TEACCH Autism Program: Services Across the Lifespan
TEACCH is a program developed through the University of North Carolina. TEACCH uses the principles of “structured teaching” to address the unique learning styles of children with autism.
Five reasons for using structure:
to enhance understanding and meaning for the student
to help a student to be calm
to help a student be more open to learning
to support independence
to support positive behavior
The four structured teaching strategies are:
Physical Structure
Daily Schedule
Work System
Visual Structure
Using the principle of physical structure, a classroom is organized so that it is visually clear to students what happens in each area. Students use daily schedules to organize their day and to help them transition from one activity to the next. Work schedules are used to allow the student to see how much work has to be completed, what work is to be completed, when the work is finished, and what will happen next. Principles of visual structure are applied to academic “work” activities to make it clear what the student is expected to do. Activities are created according to the level of skill of the student and when mastered become independent tasks.
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