Work Tasks for Students with Autism and Other Related Disabilities

Author(s):

Karen Dietrich

Description:

TARGET AUDIENCE: Autism, PK-12
TIME: 30 minutes
DESCRIPTION: This webshop will introduce participants to the concept of structured teaching and how setting up the environment and the materials for a work session can help a student with Autism or other related disabilites complete a work task independently.

Start Here:

  1. Structured Teaching Article: Susan Stokes, Wisconsin Dept. of Education
  2. Definition of Shoebox Tasks
  3. Work Task Websites
  4. Work Task Categories: Pre-Academic Tasks
  5. Beginner: Color Match Activity
  6. Beginner: Shape Match Task
  7. Beginning: Patterns and Colors
  8. Intermediate: Pattern Matching and Jigs
  9. Intermediate: Matching Quantity to Symbol
  10. Intermediate: Matching Pictures to Words and Objects:
  11. Intermediate: Sorting
  12. Advanced: Worktasks and Worksheets
  13. Advanced: Time and Story Starters
  14. Intermediate: Assembly Tasks
  15. Intermediate: Vocational Tasks
  16. Website resources for creating your own work tasks

Tag(s):

All Disabilities Autism Spectrum Disorder Curriculum/Instructional Methods Sensory/Motor