英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to enhance verbal and non-verbal communication skills in twice-exceptional gifted students with Asperger Syndrome (GAS), by using the curriculum of narrative story and relying on their relative strengths to compensate their weaknesses. Case study method was used. This study involved the use of quantitative data generated from Observation Evaluation Scale of Narrative Story and Parent Feedback Checklist and qualitative data synthesized from the instruction video tapes, teachers' self-reflection, and parents' feedbacks and observation notes. It focused on the impact of Narrative Story on five elementary students with GAS. First of all, the findings revealed that GAS were unlikely to change tones with respect to the environmental changes; their tones tended to be flat and high frequency; they tended to speak rapidly with mild stuttering; lack of eye contact and appropriate facial expression were observed; and they often did not refer to assistive devices for assistance. Secondly, in summative evaluation scales, two students' performances were still unstable and three showed significant improvement, with the highest progress in verbal skill. Thirdly, significant improvements in voice, tone, and pace of verbal skill were observed; mild individual differences in pronunciation and fluency were noticed; eye contact and facial expression were generally improved; the use of gestures and assistive devices were still unstable. They most preferred and object alternative among the pro-vided assistive devices. Overall, the findings supported the positive outcomes of this curriculum on the participants' expressive language skills by optimizing their relative strengths, selecting suitable story, utilizing different learning avenues, facilitating role play, teaching character rhyme and strategies of narrative, the same characteristics group and fostering rehearsal in real scenarios, and conducting formative evaluation. |