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2 parts to this Journal.  Please complete the following in list form.  

1. List 10 different characteristic traits you observe of James during the film.  
 Sound sensitivity
 Some Outbursts
 Mirroring/Parroting in conversations
 Hand trembling
 Rocking-self soothing
 Non-verbal/minimal speaking
 Need for structure/routine
 Outburst/meltdown at unknown
 Misunderstanding of social cues
 Not understanding peer interactions
2. Create a chart listing 8 learning barriers you observe of James.  For each learning
barrier, I want you to list 2 teaching strategies you would implement to help
support that learning barrier and why you feel like that strategy would best help
support James.    Please make sure you complete this in a chart form.  Example
below:
Learning Barrier Teaching Strategy 1 Justification Teaching Strategy 2 Justification
Non-verbal Flash cards Using the flashcards Verbal learning aides Can help with the ability
gives the student an to say what is needed
option to answer
questions within his
ability
Object Memory Flash cards Using flash cards like in Games on a tablet Possibly using a tablet
the video can help the student
“play games” to learn
the words
Classroom Using pictures/labels Using pictures within Having set schedules Having these things set
participation/layout labels helps not just a and understandings up like this for student
child who may be about the day clear for to understand the
struggling with reading students routine and can
certain words to understand what to
connect them with the expect
letters and objects
Stimming Giving student small If student’s natural Give student a space to Make sure the
stimming object method of stimming is stim when classroom knows that
disruptive for the class needed/overwhelmed sometimes James needs
setting (ie yelling, or to get up and go to the
large movements) back of the class. This is
possibly see if a smaller okay behavior for him to
replacement object (like do.
putty or a fidget
spinner) could work.
Hyper-focus Give alternate options In the video James was tokens One strategy is to give
for assignments given the option to the student tokens as
dictate his story. rewards for certain
Similarly, he could be behaviors. Once x
given a way to complete amount of tokens is
his assignments that reached, they are
aligned with his hyper rewarded with that
focus/fixation. object of hyper fixation.
Social isolation Group activities Have the children do Have an educational day Have a day where the
group activities class learns about ASD,
together. and also have time set
aside for James to learn
more about social cues
and expectations.
Hyper sensory overload Noise canceling ear This can help the A separate space A separate space could
plugs or headphones student to focus as give them a place to
needed without getting “cool” down from a
overwhelmed sensory overload.
Meltdown/Outburst Giving them the ability Gives the student a Give them advance Gives the student time
to let the teacher know place to calm down until knowledge of routine to cope with the
that they need to have they are able to rejoin disruption difference in schedule
space the group.