Building Independence: How to Create and Use Structured Work Systems

by Christine Reeve, AAPC Publishing (Editor)

Building How to Create and Use Structured Work Systems presents an evidence-based approach to structured work systems. Individuals with autism and related disorders are supported by a variety of people throughout their day, whether in educational and work settings, transition programs, or at home. Structured work systems are one method that can be used to ensure that they develop and maintain their ability to work on their own without assistance and prompting from others. The characteristics and benefits of structured work systems are explained in this well-illustrated book. Structured work systems provide visual information about what work needs to be done, how much works needs to be done, when the work is completed, and what will happen next. Due to the predictability and sense of accomplishment that is built into the system, many individuals with autism find that structured work time is their favorite time of the day. Full of colorful photos and case examples spanning different ages and levels of functioning, the book provides an A-Z guide to work systems, including assessment, how to build them into the curriculum, IEPs, lesson planning, and more tools geared toward individuals with autism and related differences. Foreword by Gary Mesibov, PhD.

Genres: Education

178 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[Joanna Keating-Velasco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Opening this book made me feel like opening the door to a wonderful seminar on creating structured work stations. This high quality glossy-paged book is chock full of color photographed ideas and samples for structured work tasks. There are 162 pages which provide examples of stations that you can set up immediately with very little expense. After utilizing this system for over 10 years, I can highly recommend this book. It's a much better resource than attending a seminar or conference class on these types of systems. The amount of visual examples and the wide variety of types of examples is such an amazing resource that I think this book should be part of a college level class required by all teachers going into the field of teaching children with autism or those who are visual learners.

[Jean Brazil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good ideas for tasks for classroom. I liked that this book provided insight on how to start the beginner on tasks, something I need in my room/