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In this chapter we detail procedures for setting up the G-ESDM transdisciplinary team and learning environment in the context of ordinary preschool programs. The transdisciplinary team approach used in the G-ESDM utilizes collaboration, consensus building, as well as expansion and release of roles across discipline boundaries. The organization of the teaching environment is based on the use of ‘real-life’, common objects, play materials and play areas that would be normally used for typically developing children. Within this framework, the physical environment is arranged to facilitate focus on relevant tasks, decreasing competition with distracting stimuli, and support social attention and social learning.
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Vivanti, G., Capes, K., Duncan, E., Dawson, G., Rogers, S.J. (2017). Setting up the G-ESDM Team and Learning Environment. In: Implementing the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model for Preschoolers with Autism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49691-7_4
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