AUTISM SPECTRUM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME ELEMENTS AND LESSON PLAN EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH TO THESE SPECIFIC CASES.

1. ADAPTCION CURRICULAR Y ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLES COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA ENFOCADA A
ESTUDIANTES CON NECESIDADES ESPECIALES
BY: Jefferson Villalba
Date: January 2, 2023
AUTISM SPECTRUM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME ELEMENTS AND
LESSON PLAN EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH TO THESE
SPECIFIC CASES

2. Jack’s Condition
He is Jack, he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
He has usually difficulty with social interaction, unusual interest in
objects, and difficulty with changes in routine, he is just too shy.
She is Sarah, she was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, she has
trouble understanding social cues and conversational language styles,
an inflexible adherence to a routine or ritual, repetition of movements
or words and phrases, difficulties with fine-motor skills and sensory
integration, a persistent preoccupation with objects.
Sarah’s Condition
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Jack’s Background Sarah’s Background
How does
Asperger
Syndrome
affect a
child?
-Exhibit poor
social
interactions
-Odd speech
-Have
difficulty
with paying
attention.
What are the
classroom challenges?
-Understanding and
managing behavior
-Socio-structural
barriers (i.e., school
policy, lack of training
and resources)
-Creating an inclusive
environment (i.e., lack
of understanding from
other teachers, students,
and parents).
-Try to build
relationships with peers
and motivationally.
What does Asperger
Syndrome look like?
-Problems relating to
other children or
adults
-Their attention is
fixed on a specific
topic
-Shows little facial
expressiveness
-Repetitive language
-Trouble reading or
writing
-Strange body
movements
What is
Asperger
Syndrome?
“It is a chronic
neurodevelop
mental
disorder of
social
interaction,
communicatio
n, and a
restricted
range of
behaviors or
interests”.
(Woodbury-
Smith, 2009)
What is
autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD)?
“It is a
neurodevelopm
ental disorder
characterized
by deficits in
social
communication
and the
presence of
restricted
interests and
repetitive
behaviors”.
(Baio J, 2014)
What does
ASD look like?
-Repetitive
body
movements
(hand flapping)
-Obsessive
attachment to
visual objects
(photographs,
pictures, lights,
etc).
-Normal or
higher IQ.
-Good memory
What are the
classroom
challenges?
-Include
social
interactions
-Deal with
disordered
environments.
-Intense
sensory
stimulation.
-Changes in
expected
routines.
How does ASD
affect a child?
- Affects a child’s
nervous system and
growth and
development.
-They often have
problems
communicating.
-Social situations
with other children
are difficult.
-Have difficulty with
paying attention.
-Need support to see
the big picture.

3. Lesson Plan adapted to students with Autism spectrum and Asperger syndrome
1.- Information Data
Teachers: Lic. Jefferson Villalba
Area: English
Grade: 9th
grade
Class: “D”
Book: English student book Level A1.2
Unit 1: My family and me
Lesson: What´s your family like?
2.- Specific Information
Main aim: To describe the family members through auditory, visual and kinesthetic materials.
Skills Content Methodological Strategies Resources Evaluating Time
Listening
Writing
Speaking
Observation
Comparison
Reasoning
Acting
Conceptual
-Identifying family
members.
-Describing family
members.
Procedural
-Learn vocabulary trough
pictures, flash cards.
-Listen, act and sing a song
-Reflect on grammar.
-Matching.
-Drawing
-Listening descriptions
-Complete descriptions.
Attitudinal
-Responsibility
-Respect
-Tolerance
-Solidarity
- Multiculturalism
Warm up
-Teacher shows some pictures about the main
members of the family.
-Teacher repeats and make students repeat making
the relationship between vocabulary and meaning.
-Teacher and students observe and listen a song
about members of the family. Song: “The family”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Ae6wGgIr
-Teacher and students act out the song.
-Teacher and students sing the song.
Review
-Teacher presents the students' flashcards with
family members, the students should point out who
they live with at home.
- Now each student should take a flashcard and
show it to their classmates all members of the
family they live with. For instance: She is my
mother.
-Audio CD
-Student´s book
English A1.2
-Teacher´s
family
member’s
flashcards.
-Photographs
-Video DVD
-Drawings
- Students are able to
recognize the family
members.
E.g. dad, mom, etc.
-Students are able to
describe their family
members.
E.g. My dad is happy
10’
5’

4. Pre-teaching
Task 1
-Students are asked to work in groups.
-Teacher shows flashcards with the state of mind
of each one of their relatives and they are asked to
make a dramatization and description according to
what they see in the flashcards. For example:
My father is happy
-At the beginning of the activity, teacher should
present a clear model of what students are supposed
to do.
-Students can make the relationship with the
gestures learned from the song.
While-teaching
Task 1
-Teacher presents her/his family members once
again through a brief description.
-Teacher must read clearly, making a relationship
about what they have previous learned. For
instance: This is my mom, her name is Nancy, she
is always happy and she loves to dance.
-Teacher makes use of mimics, facial expressions,
movements while reading.
-Teacher can bring into the class some instruments
like: photographs, a pair of glasses, wigs or clothes
to dramatize while presenting the members of the
family.
5’
5’

5. Task 2
-Teacher asks students to recognize which family
members are listed according to the family
flashcards by looking at their relation to them.
For example: “Who is he/she?” he is my……; she is
my…….
-Students should be able to give you basic answers,
like: mother, father, brother and sister, etc.
-Teacher provides students with some flash cards
and asks them, “Who is he/she?”
- Students should be able to give you the whole
answer, “she is my sister”
-Students are giving the opportunity to practice the
form without knowing the structure.
-Teacher then writes the form and let students
reflect on it in general terms. “He is my dad “ “She
is my mom”
-he for him - is (verb)
-she for her -my (pp)
Task 3
- Review the key words and expressions from the
lesson.
-Teacher provides each student with work sheets.
-Worksheets are different for students with
disabilities.
-Teacher asks students with autism and Asperger to
match the word to the correct family member
picture.
-Teacher asks to reorder and match the correct
word to the correct picture.
-Teacher monitors the correct development of the
activity.
5
5’

6. -Once the activity is complete, teacher can review
the key expressions from the lesson. For example,
ask students ‘Who is she/he?’, and students can
answer ‘he/she is my brother,’ etc.
-To students with special needs, teacher has to
show the picture and pointing out it in order they
recognize clearly.
Post-teaching
Task 1
-Teacher shows his/her drawing about members of
her/his family.
-Students are asked to draw one of their members
of the family.
-Teacher monitors the activity all the time.
-Teacher can make use of relaxing music to create
a good environment to work.
Task 2
-Students are asked to make a little description
about the member of the family they drew using the
expressions and the vocabulary they have learned.
 My mom is sad
 My dad is happy.
-Teacher monitors the activity all the time.
Task 3
-Students are asked to act out what they have
written in the previous task.
-Students reflect about what they have learned.
-Students can use the gestures they have learned
through the lesson.
5´
5¨
3.ADAPTED CURRICULUM
Students with Special Needs Specification of the adapted material to be applied
Teachers who work with students with special needs learn how
to identify disabilities in order to design personalized plans based
on assessment results and empirical data. Thus, they should
It is advisable to use mainly visual materials and music, as well as short tasks. In the
case of assessment, teachers should only focus on those skills students have
developed. Classroom strategies to be implemented include: listing objectives and
goals per lesson; differentiating instruction by tiers or learning styles / multiple

7. modify the objectives and indicators in accordance with those
results, and adapt the corresponding activities.
intelligences; presenting information in multiple formats; using review games to make
learning fun.
CLIL Components
 Content, communication, cognition and culture.
Transversal Axes
Intercultural awareness, tolerance, respect,
multiculturalism, responsibility, solidarity, etc.
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ANNEXES

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