Teaching word problem solving to students with autism and intellectual disability

Authors

• Jenny R. Root, Florida State University
• Alicia Saunders, Florida State University
• Sarah K. cox, Eastern Michigan University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Department/School

Special Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders

Publication Title

TEACHING Exceptional Children

Abstract

Word problem solving is the premise for students to generalize their problem solving skills to real world problems. This includes students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). Modified Schema-based Instruction (MSBI) is one strategy that research has shown is effective for teaching students with ASD/ID to acquire and generalize problem solving skills. The key word strategy is an ineffective strategy for teaching students to problem solve, especially since problems in everyday life do not contain key words. This article provided a practitioner friendly 7-step strategy for implementing MSBI with learners who have ASD/ID

Comments

S. K. Cox is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Special Education, and Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Recommended Citation

Root, J. R., Saunders, A., Cox, S. K., Gilley, D., & Clausen, A. (2022). Teaching word problem solving to students with autism and intellectual disability. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 57(1), 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221116821