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      Hi all,I was wondering if you could perhaps help me with my research project. I am in my third year of my degree and my research/dissertation is 'an investigation into how children with ASD are supported in a mainstream classroom'. I have several years experience in working as a teaching assistant and hope to one day qualify as a special educational needs teacher and specialise in ASD. I have worked with many children who are ASD and did my own research/reading on strategies to support them during class and found that that was really beneficial. However, I do see that in some other classes children with ASD are struggling as they are usually supported by staff members who have no experience or any training in this area. It drove me to research it thoroughly and hense my dissertation! I want to find out what is really going on in our school and how I can improve their school life - I want to make a difference and feel that this is a start.The main areas that I am focussing on is the support the school receives from, for example special schools/outside agencies, what the teaching staff do to support children with ASD (including their planning, TA support, resources etc) and training/qualifications staff may have.I will be sending out questionnaires to all members of staff to find out their experiences, qualifications they may hold and they support they may or may not be receiving from school. I will also be interviewing teaching staff that currently have a child/children with ASD in their class and what they are doing to support them.My question to everyone is what would you, as a parent, a past student, a teacher, a teaching assistant perhaps, would want to find out if you had the opportunity to talk to teaching staff and also the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)?Thank you in advance for your help and cannot wait to read everyone's opinions.Natalie

    • Anonymous
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      Hi,I am a third year education students and need to write a final year dissertation. I would like to write something relating to inclusion, ASD and mainstream school. I saw your advert and was wondering if you could share your dissertation with me, I could get some idea about how to write it!ThanksZencefil

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