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Strategies for Teaching Students with FAS



Our course textbook, Inclusion of Exceptional Learners in Canadian Schools: A Practical Handbook for Teachers, offers some helpful tips for supporting students with FASD in the learning environment (p. 153).


  • Use concrete, hands-on learning methods
  • Establish routines and follow them
  • Avoid surprises and loud noises
  • Post a daily schedule and use an agenda
  • Give short and simple instructions
  • Give one task at a time
  • Repeat tasks
  • Reduce the auditory and visual distractions in the classroom
  • For younger students, use a communication book that travels between school and home
  • Use positive reinforcement techniques

Hutchinson, N. (2014). Inclusion of Exceptional Learners in Canadian Schools: A Practical Handbook for Teachers. Canada: Pearson.

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