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Tuesday |
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Friday |
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Week One
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Students check-in; teachers give introduction; physical examination; prepare teaching materials. |
Observe students to get a basic understanding of their current levels; consult and talk with parents. |
Same as Tuesday |
Same as Tuesday |
Morning: Same as Thursday Afternoon: Parent meeting (Introduction to autism. Watch German video) |
Weekend Assignment: Write about your child’s development history. |
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Week Two
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area to parents in small groups (no explanation). Head teachers Wang and Bo do assessment. |
Same as Monday |
Same as Monday |
Summarize the results of the assessments; discuss and distribute Individual Education Plans. |
Morning: Explain results of assessment and individual plans. Afternoon: Parent meeting (Techniques of controlling one’s mood during teaching). |
Weekend Assignment: Write about the lovable qualities of your child. |
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Week Three
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on mood during teaching) |
Morning: Same as Monday Afternoon: “One minute explanation” exercise |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Morning: Same as Wednesday. Afternoon: Discuss and evaluate parents’ notes. |
Morning: Parent test (Mood during teaching) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Techniques of giving instructions during teaching) |
Weekend Assignment: Based on last week’s discussion of mood, write about your own experiences of your mood in interacting with your child. |
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Week Four
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on techniques of giving instructions/command during teaching). |
Morning: Same as Monday. Afternoon: “One minute explanation” exercise |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Morning: Same as Wednesday. Afternoon: Discuss and evaluate parents’ notes. |
Morning: Parent test (Giving instructions) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Techniques of giving reinforcement during teaching) |
Weekend Assignment: What are some effective reinforcers for your child? |
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Week Five
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on reinforcement techniques) |
Morning: Same as Monday Afternoon: “One minute explanation” exercise |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Morning: Same as Wednesday Afternoon: Discuss and evaluate parents’ notes |
Morning: Parent test (Techniques of reinforcement) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Frequency of reinforcement during teaching) |
Weekend Assignment: In what situations do you reinforce your child? (give examples) |
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Week Six
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on frequency of reinforcement) |
Morning: Same as Monday Afternoon: “One minute explanation” exercise |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Morning: Same as Wednesday. Afternoon: Discuss and evaluate parents’ notes |
Morning: Parent test (Frequency of reinforcement during teaching) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Principles and techniques of prompting) |
Weekend Assignment: what methods of prompting have you used? (Give examples) |
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Week Seven
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on principles and techniques of prompting) |
Morning: Same as Monday Afternoon: “One minute explanation” exercise |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Morning: Same as Wednesday. Afternoon: Discuss and evaluate parents’ notes |
Morning: Parent test (Principles and techniques of prompting) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Frequency of prompting during teaching) |
Weekend Assignment: The importance of prompting for children’s learning (Give examples) |
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Week Eight
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on frequency on prompts) |
Same as Monday |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together. |
Same as Wednesday. |
Morning: Parent test (Frequency of prompting during teaching) Afternoon: Parent meeting (shaping and chaining) |
Weekend assignment: The use of prompts in daily life, please give examples of what you have taught your child using prompts. |
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Week Nine
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Teachers demonstrate programs in each content area in small groups (focus on shaping and chaining) |
Same as Monday |
Parents in each group demonstrate programs, teachers and other parents evaluate together |
Same as Wednesday |
Morning: Parent test (The use of shaping and chaining during teaching) Afternoon: Parent meeting (successful parents are invited to share their experiences about schooling preparation ) |
Weekend Assignment: Teachers assign a topic: Write a task analysis (of a task such as washing face, brushing teeth, etc) |
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Week Ten
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Each group practices task analyses in each content area. Assessment |
Same as Monday |
Same as Monday |
Same as Monday |
Morning: Parent test (“Mock teaching”: Parents teach each others’ children) Afternoon: Parent meeting (Generalization of teaching principles in daily life) |
Weekend assignment: What I have learned at Xingxing Yu. |
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Week Eleven
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Each group organizes practical activities (preparation for preschool, self-help skills, social activities) and distributes home Individual Education Plans |
Same as Monday |
Same as Monday |
Same as Monday |
Explanation of Individual Education Plans; discussion |
Parents have children give one of their pieces of work (artwork, etc) to Xingxing Yu. |