With any type of interactive books, there are several ways that they can be used to both teach and generalize vocabulary instruction within the middle schoolers’ school days. The following are some ideas of ways to increase the interactive nature of the books and generalize the vocabulary to the real world. The books can be part of the morning meeting…
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Finding materials for individuals in middle school with basic reading and vocabulary difficulties can be particularly challenging. While the students may continue to need basic practice in vocabulary, it is difficult to find materials they can read and comprehend that is not intended for younger audiences. To address this issue, teachers have several alternatives. Many teachers choose to use digital…
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Students with ASD often struggle learning vocabulary. A few years ago a colleague and I were talking about the difficulties that many of our students have with learning and generalizing vocabulary that is relevant to their daily lives. We were brainstorming ways to accomplish two goals in language instruction. First, we wanted instruction to focus on vocabulary that was relevant…
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The CAPS, which originated and was published by Shawn Henry and Brenda Smith Myles, is a tool to help teachers and educational teams to plan and implement a student’s program across the school. This includes planning for the implementation of the IEP and the curriculum relevant to the student. It takes the team through the process of planning out the…
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I have had the opportunity this week to attend (and present) at the Autism Society Annual Conference. I have been attending this conference regularly for the last 10-12 years and it never ceases to impress me. In the last 15 years, lots of other autism groups have begun and there are many other conferences that are held nationally and internationally…
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