PSY-344: Inclusive Preschool Practicum

A two or three-hour practicum course working with children with autism participating in Meredith Autism Program's Inclusive Preschool Classroom. Students will work on assisting these children to participate within a classroom setting while working to build their communication, group and social skill repertoires. Some of these areas include: responding to a teacher for group instruction, generalizing learned skills, and playing appropriately and interacting with same age neurotypical peers. Students will facilitate goals, collect data, and assist children through the classroom routine while implementing behavior management strategies as needed. Students will gain knowledge in age appropriate skills for all domains for the developmental age range of children in the classroom (ages 3-5) while learning how to modify activities according to the need of the child with autism.