Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(4), pp. 765 - 770
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090408
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Strategies Used to Teach Children with ASD at a Public School in Carabayllo (Lima, Peru): Case Study

Martin Fuertes-Requis ¹, Milton Gonzales-Macavilca ^2,*, Tereza Villegas-Ortiz ¹, Valentina Vargas-Conislla ^1
1 Faculty of Humanities Education and Social Sciences, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Peru
² Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Society Studies, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Peru

ABSTRACT

This work aims to learn the strategies used by teachers of a public school in the district of Carabayllo (Lima, Peru) for the teaching of children with ASD. For this, qualitative and exploratory research was carried out. Thus, through a case study, a semi-structured interview was applied to two primary school teachers, and each teacher had a student with ASD in the classroom. Additionally, this data collection was complemented by the non-participatory observation of the researchers, which allowed recording various aspects of the teaching practice, and this in turn helped the description and analysis of the study object. The results showed that teachers, in addition to not having the necessary support and accompaniment, are unaware of the various strategies for inclusive education, so their activities are based, above all, on their intuition and experience. The interviews analysis also reveals that the most important strategy for both teachers was that of teamwork, either with dynamics or games or with the participation of the student with ASD in different groups formed in the classroom. Finally, it is essential to develop more research on this topic, since as a general diagnosis it can be said that public education in Peru at the regular basic level is not yet prepared to ensure the successful incorporation of children with ASD.

KEYWORDS
Inclusive Education, Autism, Teaching Strategies, Primary Education

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Martin Fuertes-Requis , Milton Gonzales-Macavilca , Tereza Villegas-Ortiz , Valentina Vargas-Conislla , "Strategies Used to Teach Children with ASD at a Public School in Carabayllo (Lima, Peru): Case Study," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 765 - 770, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090408.

(b). APA Format:
Martin Fuertes-Requis , Milton Gonzales-Macavilca , Tereza Villegas-Ortiz , Valentina Vargas-Conislla (2021). Strategies Used to Teach Children with ASD at a Public School in Carabayllo (Lima, Peru): Case Study. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 765 - 770. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090408.