FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide

SECTION 5Effects of PrenatalAlcohol Exposure andIntervention Strategiestantrums, may be easily influenced, have difficulty in predicting orunderstanding consequences, and have poor comprehension of socialrules.Strategies that teachers and caregivers can employ to help facilitateacademic achievement for school age children with FASD:Part B is a federalentitlement programfor children age 3-21with a suspecteddelay or disability toreceive screening,evaluation, andservices neededregardless of income.Contact your localschool board orFlorida Diagnostic& LearningResources System(FDLRS) for moreinformation.▪ Maintain a calm and quiet environment.▪ Limit the number and type of objects hanging from the ceiling orwalls.▪ Use calm colors on the walls.▪ Use headphones for quiet times (this helps those with poorhabituation).▪ Keep rules few and simple.▪ Be consistent in your enforcement of the rules.▪ Give cues for the ending and beginning of activities.▪ Maintain a consistent, predictable routine from day to day.▪ Take breaks from during the day for napping or moving around.▪ Talk to the student using language appropriate for their level.▪ Use music to teach vocabulary and to help remember processes.▪ Encourage developmentally appropriate quality of speech.▪ Facilitate the understanding of the concept of numbers, not justthe memorization of numbers.▪ Teach the number one first: one pencil, one cat, etc.▪ Touch and count objects.▪ Teach functional math – money, time, practical uses for additionand subtraction.▪ Use books with simple, plain pictures.▪ Read aloud to children.▪ Use sensory stimulation to teach concepts: to teach the color orange,wear orange clothes, paint with orange paint, use orange paper.▪ Foster independence in school work and in play.▪ Provide choices and encourage decision making.▪ Teach daily living skills.▪ Encourage positive self-talk.▪ Teach child to prepare for the next day before going to bed.▪ Establish routines.▪ Break activities down into small pieces.Adapted from Fantastic Antone Succeeds! Edited by Judith Kleinfeld and SoibhanWescott40 FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide