TEACHING WRITING TO STUDENTS Accommodations and

Modifications to Maintain an
Inclusive Environment
WITH AUTISM IN A GENERAL
Danielle Boggs, Kurt Brown,
EDUCATION CLASSROOM Rebecca Galvin, Jennifer Harmond
 2 Week Unit (Completed
Continuously)

30 Minutes Per Day

THE UNIT All Students Will Complete

Assignments

Modifications Will be Made for ASD

Students

Assessment for Unit Will be Informal

WEEK ONE
One book will be read
per day to the students
and they will answer
questions.
DAY ONE: THE
NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS
DAY TWO:
SHMELF THE
HANUKKAH ELF
DAY THREE:
SEVEN CANDLES
FOR KWANZAA
DAY FOUR:
LAS POSADAS
DAY FIVE:
DIWALI
TIME FOR AN
ACTIVITY!
Time to put yourselves in
the students shoes. We
will read a book together
and you will get to
answer the questions!
WEEK TWO
Students will write about their
holiday traditions. Our ASD students
will write about one of the holidays
they learned about the previous
week.
WRITING
OUTCOMES
TEACHERS
WILL NEED
TO
DIFFERENTIAT
E
INSTRUCTION
FOR THEIR
STUDENTS
WITH ASD.
BERLIN, K. (2012, APRIL).
IN CONCLUSION
Creating an inclusive environment for
everyone is important.
ASD students need a strong support
structure to work in the same classroom
environment as their general education peers.
The books used can be swapped out for the
demographics of your class.
REFERENCES
Cooper, M. (2007). The Seven Days of Kwanzaa. New York, NY:
Scholastic.
DePaola, T. (1999). The night of Las Posadas. New York, NY:
Putnam's.
Elliot, H. (2018). Diwali. Little Simon.
Moore, C. C. (2010). Twas the night before Christmas. Philadelphia:
RP Kids.
Wolfe, G. (2016). Shmelf the Hanukkah elf. New York, NY:
Bloomsbury.
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