Let’s face it! We all need reinforcers from time to time to keep us going, right??? We all like things from a break and a cup of coffee to a vacation in a tropical paradise. Well, we’re adults with life experiences, an education and fully formed brains. If we need a reinforcer, our children with special needs REALLY need them. Especially if we want them to learn something new and […]
Read moreHave you ever had a bad day with a parent because you didn’t communicate something that happened at school? It happens! Probably more than it should because, let’s face it, communication TAKES TIME! Time is one of the things teachers could use more of. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in a classroom at the end of the day and just when a teacher is sitting […]
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Dec
2014
Have You Seen The Potty Show App?
Sometimes having a break in the usual schedule is a great time to work more intensively on some things like potty training. The app, The Potty Show, allows you to highlight all the parts of this experience. Pair this visual with the book, The Potty Journey by Judith A. Coucouvanis, that I featured several weeks ago and you’ve got some tools to use that are both fun and practical. Take […]
Read moreMoney, Money, Money!!! Everyone needs it and most of us worry about it in some way or another. I’ve always wished that I knew more about the financial world, but just never seem to have enough hours in a day to figure out the complex concept of investments. Guess what??? I’ve found a map, a blueprint for financial success, and a light in the dark confusing world of how to […]
Read moreHave you ever wondered if you are doing too many paper/pencil activities? Take a look at this week’s video and see if you see yourself in the illustration. I am hoping that you do not qualify for this award!!! If you don’t, my guess is that you might see someone you know….. Take a look at the video!!! If you did see yourself in the video and want to change […]
Read moreI think you know by now that I’m all about finding and using simple tools to get the job done faster and more efficiently! I’ve got a tool for you to teach elapsed time, one of the useful and necessary life skills for our students with special needs! Take a look at the video to see how simple and easy this is. I’ve also provided one for you!!! Once […]
Read moreA teacher without materials is like a carpenter without tools. One of the most frustrating things for me as a classroom coach, is to try and work with a teacher who is new, doesn’t have many of his/her own materials that were accumulated over time and is assigned to a classroom where they are severely limited in things students need to help them learn. Do you have that problem? What […]
Read moreI don’t know about you, but I’m always on the hunt for materials that deal with inferences. I’m also forever looking for Apps that are appropriate for older students. In today’s video you are going to get both!!! In the book, Drawing a Blank, by Emily Lland, the author is both an educator and a parent of a child on the autism spectrum. She points out that our children on […]
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