Top Fifteen Gotta Have Books for Students with Autism There are so many incredible resources out there now that can help us with our kids on the autism spectrum. How do you know where to start and what to read? I asked the secretary, who is in charge of our lending library for our five school district special education cooperative, to compile a list of the books and materials that […]
Read more
01
Jan
2013
Best Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Happy New Year! As you welcome in 2013 I want you to be aware of what the National Professional Development Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders considers their top 24 Evidence Based Practices for students with autism. They are as follows: Antecedent-Based Intervention (ABI) Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) Differential Reinforcement Discrete Trial Training (DTT) Extinction Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) Functional Communication Training (FCT) Naturalistic Intervention visa signature card Parent Implemented Intervention […]
Read more
29
Dec
2012
Need a new schedule for the New Year?
Have you ever just wished you could see someone else’s class schedule to get some ideas of how to organize your own? On my Resource page I have given you just that! I’ve posted four schedules for you to check out. These are actual schedules used by teachers that I coach (hence the names blacked out). I thought you might like to see both a staff schedule and individual schedules […]
Read more
05
Aug
2012
My first blog ever!
Hey Everyone! Here I go with my very first ever Blog and website! Allow me to give you a quick glimpse at how I got here. I have seen many classrooms, worked with hundreds of students/teachers and have spoken with countless parents about their children with special needs. For years I’ve had the opportunity to share new and exciting teaching strategies with teachers and then actually help them put those […]
Read more
