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STACK Program
Structured
Teaching for Autistic & Communication Delayed Kids
The STACK program
provides a continuum of educational services for students with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. The STACK program currently
consists of classes for students preschool through middle school.
All of the classes are located in public school buildings allowing
for access to the general education curriculum, opportunities for
peer interactions and a more fluent transition between the continuum
of program options. The quality and success of the program can be
attributed to the methodology, training and family support. The
STACK program isbased on the principles of the TEACCH model from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and provides
a structured learning environment that recognizes differences in
rate and nature of development within and between children with
ASD.
STACK advocates
the use of visually cued instruction to facilitate organization
and independence, and infuses other effective teaching methods,
such as Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Direct Instruction,
and Applied Behavioral Analysis, into the program. Strategies used
in STACK classrooms decrease the behavioral challenges often observed
when working with students with autism. STACK classrooms use both
individual and group instruction to increase and generalize mastered
independent skills. Students demonstrating the ability to succeed
in the general education learning environment are included into
regular education classrooms with support by a team of specialists.
What
We Offer/Performance Promises:
- Provide comprehensive
services for students with ASD in the public school setting
- Promote and
facilitate inclusion opportunities, with appropriate supports,
for students
- Provide highly
skilled and licensed/certified staff including a teacher, paraprofessional
and related service personnel trained in STACK.
- Develop and
implement IEPs designed to meet the unique need of students with
moderate to intensive delays
- A structured
classroom designed to meet the unique learning needs of students
with ASD.
- Provide quality
supervision, evaluation and professional development for classroom
staff
- Work collaboratively
with district personnel
Key
Benefits:
- Provide highly
trained staff, specializing in the delivery of educational services
for students with ASD.
- Small group
instruction
- Team of professionals
to assist students, parent and district personnel
- Highly specialized
learning environment
- Opportunity
for Physical Therapy Services, on an individualized basis.
For more information
contact: Dr. Barbara Knipe, Barb.Knipe@fcesc.org.
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