Teaching strategies developed from a creative movement perspective in support of social emotional skills in early childhood students with autism spectrum disorder

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2020

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Wachsmann, Brittany

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this research is to create a set of teaching strategies for children with ASD that support the development of social-emotional skills outlined in Conscious Discipline from a creative movement perspective. This work is intended to contribute to the field of early childhood education, dance education, and to practitioners who work with students on the autism spectrum.


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What teaching strategies can I create to support the development of social-emotional skills, as outlined in Conscious Discipline, for children with ASD from a movement perspective?


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This research began with an in-depth literature review in the areas of Conscious Discipline and implementation, social/emotional deficits for preschool aged children with ASD, and creative movement and physical activities as a therapy for preschool children with ASD. From the three areas of the literature review, I developed a framework to guide the development of the teaching strategies.

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