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Brenda Smith Myles
Strategies and Supports to Address the Hidden Curriculum – Part 2
Once it has been determined that specific social skills are missing, the next step is to ensure that planned instruction is provided using evidence-based practices. This presentation will overview a number of strategies and supports that can be used to teach the hidden curriculum to ensure a socially competent student. These strategies and supports can be implemented in general and special education settings and used at the elementary and secondary levels.
Objectives:
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Name strategies that support the instruction of hidden curriculum items.
2. Match strategies to learner characteristics.
3. Describe how to implement strategies into the learner's day.
Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D., international speaker and consultant for the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence, is the recipient of the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Professional Award, the Princeton Fellowship Award, and the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Developmental Disabilities Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award. Brenda has made over 500 presentations all over the world and written more than 150 articles and books on ASD including Asperger’s Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns (with Southwick) and The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated rules in Social Situations.