Outline+for+Group+Strategies+Research+Paper


 * //Research Paper: Students will write a 5-6 page, double spaced paper on the strategy chosen. When researching your topic, you should locate at least 5 articles pertaining to your topic that are current (2000-present) and published in a professional journals. Your paper should be written using APA (6th ed.) publication style. The paper should include an introduction, sytheses of finding, and conclusion.//**

//a. What challeges does integration of children with autism bring to the general education classroom?// //b. How might this affect students with autism?// //c. What is being researched?// //d. What is the research saying?// //e. What strategies did we find in our research?//
 * I. Introduction (What is your strategy and its relevance to special education?):**
 * **provides a thorough explanation of the strategy selected**
 * **provides a thorough explanation pertaining to the relevance of the strategy in working with students who have disabilities**
 * children with autism usually have major deficits involving their social behavior
 * Adriana Gonzalez-Lopez, Debra M. Kamps, "to summarize, the majority of the research has indicated effective strategies to produce changes in the social interactions of children with developmental disabilities and their typical peers. Elements contained in most programs have included (a) teaching peers to increase initiations and maintain interactions;(b) adult intervention to teach the children and to prompt and reinforce interaction during less structured activities;and (c) social skills training to provide all children with specific alternatives to initiate, respond, and maintain positive social interactions."
 * II. Synthesis of Findings (what did you discover when you did research on your topic?)**
 * **Provides background information on the strategy so the reader has a thorough understanding of how it is used in working with students with disabilities.**
 * **Provides discussion for each of the following:**
 * **how it is implemented**
 * **factors affecting implementation**
 * **benefits and cautions**
 * **what the research says about the strategy**
 * III. Conclusion (based on what you discovered, what conclusions can you draw?)**
 * **provides a brief summary of the findings presented in the paper**
 * **provides a discussion regarding recommendations for future research based on findings.**
 * **provides a discussion regarding recommendations for practice (implemenation in schools, classrooms, and with individual students) based on finding**