Magistra Iadertina, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2012.
Professional paper
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER DEALING WITH A CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER – CASE STUDY FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE
Vedrana Trnka
Sanja Skočić Mihić
; Učiteljski fakultet u Rijeci
Abstract
Recently, the number of children with autism spectrum disorders in mainstream settings has increased significantly. Students gain competence to work with children with disabilities throughout a course during the undergraduate education and professional development.
This paper provides an overview of the educators working with children with autism spectrum disorders who are included in a separate group of regular kindergarten from the student’s perspective. The work includes basic information about the child, educational interventions and the teacher’s intervention during daily activities.
There aren’t many case study and examples best practice of working with children with disabilities in regular institutions of early and preschool education in Croatian literature, especially from the student’s perspective. This work demonstrates the student’s direct activity in the inclusive practice and therefore allows the acquisition of basic knowledge about the characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorders and the educational interventions to encourage their development.
Keywords
children with autism spectrum disorders; preschool teacher; educational interventions; case study; student
Hrčak ID:
99902
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2012.
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