31
Aug
2020
Autism After the Pandemic
I can’t believe it’s been 22 weeks since we’ve posted a blog/video!! If you were experiencing anything like I was, you did not need one more email with information you didn’t need at that moment to add to your stress and overload. I was trying to keep up learning new technology like Zoom. I was trying to figure out how I would do my normally in-person professional development in a […]
Read moreIf you are like me, I did a lot of “zooming” over the 20 weeks we were out of school! I even tried to use Facetime to work with a student I was tutoring. It was a disaster! While a Zoom call allows you to see others, chat and show your screen, that’s about it. It offers nothing to the therapist who needs tools, materials, options, resources. As a former […]
Read moreOn January 6, 2020, our school district started offering our staff and community a way to help our students and families who are struggling! It’s anonymous, it’s free, and it’s a win/win! How many times do you know about a student who is sleeping on the floor and you wish you could help? How many times do you know that a student could use a new bookbag, snacks on the […]
Read moreSome of us are tech savvy and some of us are not. I think I’m somewhere in-between but there is one thing that is certain. If you are not using technology to make sure struggling students are getting curriculum at their instructional level, you need to ask for help. Don’t just ignore what technology can do for those students who are not yet competent readers, yetbright and capable learners. Take […]
Read moreI don’t know why students with behaviors always seem to take over our classrooms, our caseloads and our focus, but they do. We are often challenged to find solutions to help our students not only make it through the day, but to help our students learn all they need to be successful. The students struggle and so does the staff. I wanted to share a couple of ideas today to […]
Read moreAbout five years ago I worked with a middle school student with Down Syndrome on reading decoding. She had the worst time trying to sound out simple CVC words when I realized she just couldn’t hear the word she was decoding. I tried something to get my student to help her figure out what she was sounding out, not knowing that it was already “out there” as a strategy in […]
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