All instructional assistants are not made equal. We have so many that are outstanding. Some are even certified teachers or students who are working their way through college. We have some assistants who have a family member with special needs so they bring a valuable perspective to our classrooms. And then there are the assistants who have never worked with children with special needs or the assistants who just took the job […]
Read moreA sense of urgency, time is of the essence, get ‘er done is the theme of today’s video! We have too many students come in to our schools already at a deficit because they come from an impoverished home environment. Parents who mainly interact with their children for what is called “command and control” which basically means they don’t do much communicating with their children outside of keeping them in line […]
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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 moreWhen I was working as an SLP, it always seemed to me that if I finally got my schedule right, I still ended up with students who had different articulation goals who were all grouped together. UGH! I always wondered why I couldn’t just once get a group who all need just the /r/ sound!! A therapist’s dream. Today’s video was inspired by my past frustrations with this grouping problem. […]
Read moreDon’t you wish all parents were as involved as you are in your child (children’s) education? Of course you do! So do I. Every year we wish the same wish and come up with the same answer. There’s nothing we can do about those parents who are always a “no show” for so many things. OR IS THERE? Yes, there IS SOMETHING you can do! Take a look! How’s that […]
Read moreThe one thing I hate about ordering things online is that I don’t get to see exactly what I’m ordering. If I’m in a bookstore, I have the chance to really look inside a book to see if it’s what I’ve been looking for. Amazon books is nice enough to offer you a tiny, tiny peek inside their books, but it’s often basically the table of contents and not much […]
Read moreSometimes in special education it’s not the students who challenge us the most. Sometimes it’s the adults we encounter that have a grinding affect and it’s hard to know what to do. I’m guessing you know exactly what I’m talking about. You may have a parent, an instructional assistant, a co-worker, a teacher, an administrator or a therapist that you sometimes find that if you could just get that person […]
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