If you work with pre-school students or older students with special needs, chances are you have had someone along the line drive you crazy with switching your lights on and off! I know I’ve seen this many, many times. So what is the solution? I’ve seen stop signs near the switch, I’ve seen furniture pushed in under the switch (at least at the door), I’ve seen teachers put an informal […]
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27
Aug
2018
Executive Functioning Event with SARAH WARD!!!
As a teacher or parent, if you find yourself being the schedule, being the time keeper or worrying more about a student getting assignments doneor to places on time, then you need some expert help! Executive Functioning guru, Sarah Ward, MA. CCC-SLP is coming to Indiana! Westfield Washington Schools has invited Mrs. Ward to come and share her incredible strategies to help us help students succeed when it comes to […]
Read moreFinding the right curriculum for a student is one of the most important keys to academic success. The hard part is finding good options for your students because not all students learn in the same way. I was once told by our district’s reading specialist that no matter what reading curriculum is selected to use for students in the general education classrooms, there will be approximately 20% of those students who will […]
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14
Aug
2018
The Wrong Colors and Visual Clutter Can Create Problems You Don’t Need in Your Classroom!
It’s that time of year to really be purposeful when you think about the learning spacefor your students. Physical structure will work for you or against you. The wrong lighting can set students off as can the wrong colors and visual clutter. Don’t set yourself up for more stress than you need to. You want to set your students up for success. Think more about your teaching space than where all […]
Read moreIf you take a look at your classroom or teaching space, what does it communicate? Does the structure make it clear what is expectedfrom your students? If not, you might want to rethink how your room is set up. I can’t tell you how many times I go into a classroom that communicates that students can do things that the teacher really doesn’t want to happen,like students running around, spending […]
Read moreHello!!! It’s been a fun and relaxing summer, but it’s great to be back working on new material for Behavior Communicates! You can see from the video that I’m off the scooter! What you can’t see is that I’m still in an air cast, but only for a few more days! Hurray! Done and Done! The quick demonstration you are about to see is just a taste of what this app can […]
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08
Jul
2018
Scripting With Idioms is for Everyone!
Hello again! It’s our second throwback Tuesday so we thought we’d bring back highlights from my book, Scripting with Idioms, if you didn’t know about it! We launched a year ago and have had so much wonderful feedback that we thought you might want to grab your copy this summer before the school year starts! You can find it on Amazon.com in the books section! Take a look! Stay cool! Take care and […]
Read moreIf you work with students on the autism spectrum, you are acutely aware that communication skills are a huge challenge. Our students struggle with both understanding what is said to them and with expressing themselves to others. Too often students use their behavior to communicatebecause that is probably one method that has worked in the past with someone, somewhere. If you’ve ever wondered what it must be like not to […]
Read moreYes, you read that right. The digital voicethat you use on a regular basis could become your student’s helper at home! If you have a student who is in need of some carryover workwith articulation skills at the sentence level either with you or in his/her home environment, try introducing some digital help from these two online “ladies” Take a look! As you can see in the video, I still […]
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