Have I ever told you how much I loved structured work stations? Not only am I teaching students how to become independent workers, but I am also freeing up TIME for myself and my paras to complete 1:1 instruction. Once students are completely independent, I do not need to assign staff to our structured work area. This allows for a person to work with small groups or provide 1:1 ... Read More about Tips for Implementing Successful Structured Work Stations
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Workbasket Wednesday and a Giveaway!
Is it Wednesday? That weird day off yesterday has my system all thrown off! But I think it's Wednesday, soooooo it's my first Workbasket Wednesday link up with Autism Classroom News! I have been working very closely with my Occupational Therapist this year and we have set up a few workbaskets for our students. I wanted to share a fun fine motor basket we put together. A ... Read More about Workbasket Wednesday and a Giveaway!
Setting Up a Digital Data Collection System
Data collection is the name of the game in Special Education. I don't know about you, but I always seem to be misplacing paper data sheets. When I heard about the idea of setting up a digital data collection system my interest was piqued. Not only would I be able to ditch all the paper data sheets in my classroom, I'd be able to take my data with me anywhere I went. Because the data is completely ... Read More about Setting Up a Digital Data Collection System
3 Activities for Answering Yes and No Questions
Teaching my students to answer yes and no questions is really a vital skill for their communication development. Answering questions about concrete objects gets us so much closer to answering questions like "Do you want a cookie?" or "Do you like this song?". I find that teaching my students how to concretely answer the questions is the only way I know that my students understand the concept I've ... Read More about 3 Activities for Answering Yes and No Questions
10 Activities for Number Recognition
True story, there aren't a ton of activities for number recognition out there. I went on the search when we were working on number recognition during the school year and almost everything I found included 1:1 correspondence, but we were just working on recognizing and naming numbers in our classroom. Throwing 1:1 correspondence activities in there were just confusing for my students. That's when I ... Read More about 10 Activities for Number Recognition
