The journal article, “The Inclusion Notebook”, gives a brief history of the legal aspects of special education, and the educational history of students with autism spectrum disorders. The article also discusses the primary domains of education students with ASD, such as social interactions and communication. Additionally, the article describes several models used for teaching students with autism spectrum disorders, including the SCERTS model, LEAP, and the Autism Spectrum
Disorder Inclusion Collaboration Model. The article also includes a section of “a Tale of Two
Students”, which provides two detailed descriptions, utilizing two different students, to describe how the SCERTS model “looks” and is implemented in an actual classroom setting. …show more content…
The article addresses the key components of the SCERTS model, as well as, goals and objectives with the SCERTS approach. The web page article also provides evidence based research information on how the model has been implemented and integrated into the educational programs for students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. The article also provides information on how the program is intended to be utilized and implemented in the classroom. I found this resource important because it gives a description of the approach and how it meets the needs of ASD learners, by the key researchers and authors of the SCERTS program. The article also provided important information on the current research of the program and how the SCERTS program has been effective in meeting the needs of individuals diagnosed with …show more content…
At the time, the early childhood center that the child attended was “piloting” the SCERTS model, to possible implement the program with other special needs students. The article gives an authentic perspective of the family’s “view” of the program, as well as, the educational professionals involved in the implementation of the approach. The article also discusses the struggles and accomplishments of the child utilizing the SCERTS approach. The article was very intriguing and documented the implementation of the SCERTS model from beginning. I appreciated how the article documented not only the positives, but also the struggles the child and family faced with the ASD approach. Many of the journal articles discusses the research and evidence based data gathered from case studies involving the SCERTS model, but the articles do not provide the “emotional” aspects associated with the approach. For parents of special needs students, the emotional aspects of a program can mean just as much as the “evidence-based” data. The article gives a “real-feel” to how a family would navigate the SCERTS approach to educating their
Disorder Inclusion Collaboration Model. The article also includes a section of “a Tale of Two
Students”, which provides two detailed descriptions, utilizing two different students, to describe how the SCERTS model “looks” and is implemented in an actual classroom setting. …show more content…
The article addresses the key components of the SCERTS model, as well as, goals and objectives with the SCERTS approach. The web page article also provides evidence based research information on how the model has been implemented and integrated into the educational programs for students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. The article also provides information on how the program is intended to be utilized and implemented in the classroom. I found this resource important because it gives a description of the approach and how it meets the needs of ASD learners, by the key researchers and authors of the SCERTS program. The article also provided important information on the current research of the program and how the SCERTS program has been effective in meeting the needs of individuals diagnosed with …show more content…
At the time, the early childhood center that the child attended was “piloting” the SCERTS model, to possible implement the program with other special needs students. The article gives an authentic perspective of the family’s “view” of the program, as well as, the educational professionals involved in the implementation of the approach. The article also discusses the struggles and accomplishments of the child utilizing the SCERTS approach. The article was very intriguing and documented the implementation of the SCERTS model from beginning. I appreciated how the article documented not only the positives, but also the struggles the child and family faced with the ASD approach. Many of the journal articles discusses the research and evidence based data gathered from case studies involving the SCERTS model, but the articles do not provide the “emotional” aspects associated with the approach. For parents of special needs students, the emotional aspects of a program can mean just as much as the “evidence-based” data. The article gives a “real-feel” to how a family would navigate the SCERTS approach to educating their