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 moreIf you ask the parent of a child with significant cognitive delays what the most important things they want for their child, in my experience, the answer has overwhelmingly been two things: Communication and Self-Help Skills If you think about it, this is not surprising. These two skills lead to a huge jump in quality of life for both the child and the family. In today’s video I wanted to […]
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27
Jul
2014
Do You Welcome This Unexpected Guest To Circle Time For Your Children With Special Needs?
Have you ever created a personality for your children or your students? I have! When my four children were young, we spent a lot of time in the car. I felt that time was being wasted and was cutting into quality time I could be spending with my kids!! What to do??? So I decided that I would create this character that would pop up from time to time in […]
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Виртуальное казино с настоящими деньгами В современном мире для того чтобы определиться с наиболее подходящим видом отдыха, требуется затратить некоторое количество времени, потому что из-за большого разнообразия сделать выбор стало еще труднее. Вы имеете возможность найти подходящее развлечение для вас не только в реальном мире, но еще и на просторах популярного виртуального мира, благодаря которому вы также можете узнать последние обновления той или иной игры. Но далеко не на кажом […]
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Do you remember when you were in college and the professor let you know the class requirements for the semester? You got a syllabus. You found out exactly what was expected and how you were going to be graded, if you were lucky, of course! Then as the assignments loomed, if you were really fortunate, your professor actually gave you an example of an assignment or a project done by […]
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08
Jun
2014
Social Skills Books You’ve Got To See!!!!
Do you have students with social skills issues? Chances are, if you live or work with students who have special needs, a lack of social skills if often an issue. I know that I am always looking for options for presenting good material to children and in the books that I present in the video you will find a really nice selection. Take a look at the video! Here is […]
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As a parent, successful potty training is kind of like one of the rights of passage. It makes you feel a little arrogant. Right? You know, strutting around pointing to the big girl pants or big boy pants and saying, “Yep, I did that”. When I potty trained my first child, I thought I had accomplished something BIG!!! I did it! I wasn’t sure what I was doing, but I […]
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18
May
2014
You Need To Know About the 11 Apps That Can Help Children With Memory and Focus Issues!!!
This is the first time that I’ve seen apps that have had research done that indicates they actually support/improve memory and focus with children. How exciting is this???? There are so many things you can do to help students (ADD/ADHD Alternative in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong) with ADD and ADHD and according to some researchers (Bender & Bender, 1996; Ford, Poe, &Cox 1993; Millman, 1984). The computer is effective […]
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