Cockapoos in the Classroom: Providing Unique Learning Opportunities for Children with Autism

Autor/in	Stone, Brenda H.
Titel	Cockapoos in the Classroom: Providing Unique Learning Opportunities for Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Exceptional Parent, 40 (2010) 5, S.24-25 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-9157
Schlagwörter	Autism; Kindergarten; Communication Skills; Animals; Young Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Verbal Communication; Communication Problems; Interpersonal Competence; Vocabulary Development; Preschool Children; Educational Environment; Student Motivation; Program Effectiveness; Special Needs Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Kommunikationsstil; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Frühe Kindheit; Kommunikationsbarriere; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Wortschatzarbeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulische Motivation; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf
Abstract	Michael is a 6-year-old boy with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). He and the other children in his class have delays in their verbal and nonverbal communication skills and difficulty with social interactions. Higgins and Eliza are two lovable cockapoos who help young children with ASD learn new words, expand the length of their sentences, try new activities, and interact with the world around them. The dogs' presence in the preschool/kindergarten classroom creates an atmosphere of loving acceptance, improves the children's attention and focus, and enhances the students' ability to learn. In this article, the author shares how the Cockapoos in the Classroom program help children with autism improve their communication skills, as well as enhance their social skills. The author mentions that relationships with animals are more straightforward and less complex than relationships with human beings, and she has observed that children with ASD are more openly affectionate to Higgins and Eliza than they are to other children. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10