Communicate with parents about student behavior in a simple, yet clear way. These FREE classroom forms are so simple and effective!
Using AAC for communication in the classroom can be overwhelming. Here are my tips for using AAC to support students in the classroom.
A question I get frequently is how to support a nonverbal student. The way we do that impacts their communication skills. Get tips for support.
Come learn about my FAVORITE technology tools for digital communication and collaboration with elementary students. Use these tools with Chromebooks, laptops, computers and some can even be used with iPads. Global learning is making its way into the classroom and we need to make sure our students are prepared so they can make the most of these authentic learning experiences!
Creating adapted books is a lot of work. I found this wonderful website with over 400 free printable adapted books you can download. Read more...
Have you used the Remind app yet in your classroom? I was hesitant, but now I WILL NEVER GO BACK! Being able to keep parents informed and schedule texts all through an app on my phone has made a world of difference for me this year with parent communication. Using the Remind app along with …
Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for yo...
Looking for the most important classroom technology tools and skills to teach your students. Here is how I start my year.
Want to give your kiddo with ASD tools to communicate? Try our printable autism communication cards for kids!
Behavior is one of the biggest classroom management problems teachers face and another is communicating to parents. Use these reporting behavior forms!
Connecting families to the classroom and giving them the tools to work with students at home is a huge part of our jobs as teachers. Although I use many modes of parent communication (you can read about them in this blog post), I love having a ‘landing’ where families always have access to the information...
Having trouble getting your parents to read your classroom newsletters? Need to see some classroom newsletter examples? Click to get...
The ultimate list of classroom management strategies, organized into verbal and non-verbal strategies, parent communication tips,rewards and prizes, games, brain breaks, and visual strategies.
Teaching kids with autism may mean working with nonverbal students. Here are 9 strategies for effectively working with students with severe nonverbal autism.
Empower ELL newcomers with essential classroom English phrases using this resource pack designed for beginners. Perfect for mastering survival English skills.
Good classroom management hinges on having thought-out classroom procedures and routines. Here are 29 ideas to get started.
Great FREE Printables for AAC/PECS to use with students with Autism and PMLD. Awesome free printable communication boards for special ed.
Advice from three ESL teachers on the things regular classroom teachers can do to help English language learners thrive in mainstream classrooms.
If a student is unable to play with toys during structured leisure time independently, play supports are a great strategy.
For busy teachers, our printable phone log template makes managing and organizing important phone calls simple, efficient, and fast. It ensures accurate records, effective parent-educator communication, and time-saving..
All long time ago and very, very far away from my current location, I got my first job as an SLP. In addition to many students in the general education setting, I served two severely impaired classrooms. In one class, the students spent much of the day on side liers being tube fed and given
Autism activities to help increase communication, fine motor skills, sensory play skills, interaction & more in your home or autism classroom!
This download includes 3 Category/Concept Boards. Each board has 20 pictures and words that are related to a particular concept. Students can use these boards to brainstorm ideas, support storybook reading, sort different concepts, compare/contrast, make sentences/stories, etc.Boards can be kept as ...
Your baby is growing up quickly and is having a whale of a time making discoveries and exploring new things. Of course, your excitement to knows no bounds. However, for your child to master important motor skills, it’s vital that she has good bilateral coordination.
Tutorial on how to effectively use Classdojo in your elementary classroom
Have you been curious about how to set up your elementary autistic support classroom? Join me as I give you a
We return to Michigan today to hear more from school-based SLP, Rachael Langley. In this post, Rachael shares some prAACtical thoughts on making PODD books always available for communication. :::::…
These attention activities cover various types of attention: divided attention, sustained attention, selective attention and more.
Attention behaviors got you frustrated? Here are simple to implement strategies for attention seeking in the classroom...
Yesterday's Newsletter is Today's Classroom Podcast Ever thought about producing a classroom podcast? When I was a kid we had a class newsletter and it was so much fun to write and put it
Are you gearing up for back to school? Don't worry! I'm going to walk you through 4 must dos for the first day of school.
Give students a visual to assist them in advocating for themselves while self-assessing, and keeping students engaged in their learning.
The next topic in my series in Communication is with the teachers you work alongside everyday. Let me begin by reintroducing myself: I am Mrs. H, I am a special education teacher, and COLLABORATION is my middle name. :) This year will be my tenth year teaching and I have been in special education all ten years. Every year keeps getting better and I feel more and more confident in my ability to deliver special education services to children in their areas of weakness, all while building on their strengths. One of they keys to make this possible is great collaboration. I have been fortunate to work with some outstanding teachers throughout my tenure and it has made collaboration and co-teaching a joy and most importantly beneficial to students. There are 5 Classroom Models of Co-teaching: Below you will find pictures of each co-teaching model and my simple definition for each model: The delivery methods and the lessons are obviously incredibly important, but the planning and outside of the classroom collaboration is as equally important. I created Co-teaching team weekly planning forms to help you and your co-teachers plan and stay organized together. Click on the picture to download from my TPT store. In this pack you will find forms for making co-teaching effective and efficient. The forms include: Weekly Co-Teaching Planning Sheets Classroom Teacher IEP Input Sheet Daily Lesson Plan Planning Sheet Note Cards (You can use these to send notes to parents, other teachers, administration, etc.) My suggestion is to copy several copies of each sheet for each teacher that you co-teach with and place in a binder. You will always have the binder to take with you to your planning meetings. In my effort to go paperless and reduce the amount of binders I have to keep up with: I have a little tutorial to share with you.... But you have to wait until tomorrow! :) To be prepared...if you have an iPad download: Evernote, Dropbox & GoodReader apps You can find me linking up with Fourth Grade Frolics fro Monday Made It!
