Did that title catch your attention? No, don’t worry, I am not saying you shouldn’t be giving a break. But, the function of the break really should shape what it looks like and how it’s used. Lots of teachers I meet assume, or were taught, that students with autism and students with behavioral issues need to have breaks built into…
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Looking for practical data sheets? Click the picture to grab these from my store.When we hit testing and IEP season (the 5th season for the year), we start thinking about extended school year (ESY). But really, we should be thinking about ESY data throughout the year. For anyone not sure on what ESY is, it is when a school district…
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Today’s post comes from a question I frequently get asked about independent work systems. What do I do about a student who never finishes independent work tasks within the center time? When you incorporate independent work into a classroom schedule, there has to be a time that it finishes and the classroom moves on. But since your goal is to…
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I’m always looking for ways to give our students lots of practice in everything we teach them. Most of our students don’t learn effectively by just being presented with skills one way, one day. They need to practice skills in a variety of ways in order to maintain them, as well as to generalize them to real-life situations. One way…
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The Next Dollar Up strategy is a great way to help students who can’t make change be able to make purchases independently. I love to use it for students in life skills. It’s important that students have an understanding of money in order to avoid embarrassment and potential temper tantrums when they don’t have enough to buy what they want….
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