Teens with Autism: Apps, Ideas for Lessons, & Common Core Reading Connections for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Developmental Delays

Teens with Autism: Apps, Ideas for Lessons, & Common Core Reading Connections for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Developmental Delays provides a listing of various mobile apps that can be used in the classroom, ideas for classroom lessons and connections to the common core reading standards for teens and young adults with autism and developmental delays. The themes addressed in the book are The Color Wheel, Arithmetic and Geometry, Getting to Know Me, The Four Seasons, The World of Work, On the Move/Community Fun, Common Core Reading & Language Arts Connections and Mobile Apps. Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism. Each theme's unit provides activity ideas specific to the following areas: Following a Topic/Joint Attention, Visual and Performing Arts, Communication, Health and Daily Living Skills, Vocational Skills, Social Skills, Recreational Activities, Science/Sensory Involvement/STEM, Social Studies (History Geography, Government), Literacy Skills, Fine Motor, and Physical Education. The Common Core connections chapter provides suggestions on how to make the common core reading standards more accessible to students with autism or with intellectual disabilities. A practical example, which can be modified according to the learner’s needs, is presented for each standard. The mobile apps chapter provides over 120 apps for the iPad™ and ideas about how they can be incorporated into lessons and activities.