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Foundations and Development of Curriculum

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Curricula for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The key to effective intervention lies with a well-designed curriculum. This chapter presents information regarding foundations of curriculum, components of curriculum, development of curriculum, and commercially published curriculum. Practitioners who are interested in developing curricula for learners with autism spectrum disorder may find the information presented in this chapter useful.

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Chiang, HM. (2017). Foundations and Development of Curriculum. In: Chiang, HM. (eds) Curricula for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69983-7_1

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