When something crazy happens in your classroom, in your home or at your school, do you have the first clue how to handle it? You may not know what to do or what to say. You just might miss a golden opportunity to understand your child and to change the course of his/her path. Watch the video and learn 3 things you can do to find out what really took […]
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If you work with children who have autism, you already know that the playground can be a rough time for them. Why? A playground is a wide-open space and the rules for behavior and play are not posted and typically not directly taught. Some rules are communicated verbally, and some belong to the “hidden curriculum” of playground behavior. In other words the expectations are just “understood”. Social rules are typically […]
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12
Apr
2014
FREE, FREE, FREE CD for Language Development!
Don’t you just wish that more companies would give you a chance to try out their product so you know if it’s worth the cost? We get to do that sometimes with apps and the lite version, right? I’d bet that the companies or individuals who offer a little something free, end up making tons of sales if they have a great product. I know that I’ve taken a chance […]
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06
Apr
2014
Wanna Know a Brilliant Way to Handle Swearing?
Hot Topic Alert!!!! This is a topic that I’m sure you’ve been involved in at one time or another! Children using swear words….. Children pick up swear words from everywhere and if limits are not placed on them, the words continue to get used and have value for the child. If there is one thing that a child understands is that swear words come attached with emotions. How else […]
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It’s not uncommon for one of our classrooms to have a student who inflicts injury on himself/herself. The important thing to remember here is that this behavior is no different from any other behavior that a student displays. Behavior Communicates! We know that our children/students are trying to tell us something. We just sometimes have a hard time figuring out exactly what that is. There are reasons that a student […]
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Too many times teachers are forced to pull information from here and there. That takes time and often the information does not have any kind of scope and sequence or it’s just not comprehensive. Just bits and pieces. When you have a new student who’s a mystery as far as reading skills go, you want something at your fingertips to quickly figure out what is going on. Today I’m passing […]
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As I travel around from school to school and speak to teachers and parents, one thing is clear. They want their children to read. There is no longer any mystery about what a child needs to learn to read. The point of this week’s video is to make sure that both parents and teachers understand what five components make up the foundation of reading. Sometimes figuring out about where the […]
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10
Mar
2014
Where do you begin to build a communication system for a child who has low cognitive abilities? Try this!
Do you have a child who has a cognitive level of 18 months or lower or do you have child who may be higher functioning but you just can’t quite identify what he/she likes? For students like this, you must be able to identify what is reinforcing to the child before you can begin to build a functional communication system. What is the cornerstone here? A multi-sensory approach!!!! This approach […]
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04
Mar
2014
Need an APP for Progress Monitoring? Check Out iNtervene To Track Your Students With Special Needs!!!
seamus smith managing Do you have a notebook full of data on each of your students? It’s kind of like having a data monster in your room. It’s big, unruly, unpleasant to think about and hard to be around. Be honest….When is the last time you made time to analyze it and then use it to direct your instruction??? Who has time for that? I get it. It’s hard enough […]
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