Using systematic instruction and graphic organizers to teach science concepts to students with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-126

  Knight, Victoria F ^a   Spooner, Fred ^b   Browder, Diane M ^b   Smith, Bethany R ^c   Wood, Charles L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

comprehension; graphic organizer; science; students with ASD and intellectual disability; systematic instruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMPREHENSION; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84878068755     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357612475301     Document Type: Article

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