Learn which strategies to use with students who are engaging in escape or task avoidance behaviors in special education classes.
Here are six teaching strategies I use every lesson, every day.
Scaffold your instruction with these teaching scaffolding strategies to help bridge readiness and mastery for your elementary students!
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
Differentiation is a word that is used a lot in teaching. We know a good teacher uses differentiation strategies daily to meet the needs of…
The 5 Best Methods & Specific Tips on HOW to Incorporate Each in Your Own Classroom Being a teacher is a tough business. It can be hard to navigate the classroom and know if your teaching methods are
Strategies for defiant behavior that support positive behavior, develop teacher-student relationships, and minimize escalating situations.
Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.
Personalize the content, process, product, or learning environment.
Looking for esl task cards to use with your english language learners? Try these picture cards that are perfect for quick and effective language practice!
What do you do as a special ed. teacher when a student with autism refuses to work? It depends on the function of the behavior! Learn the 12 Best Strategies!
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.
These differentiation strategies in the classroom are perfect for middle school and high school students. I use these ideas in secondary math, but they would even work in elementary.
Unwanted talking is near the top of the list of teacher frustrations. In this article, learn the actual strategies to finally get rid of it for good.
Back when I was a student, there is only one vocabulary activity I can ever remember doing in class or for homework. It was looking up the word in the dictionary, writing the definition, and using the word in a sentence. I can recall this assignment itself (probably because of the sheer number of times I had to do it), but ask me how many of those actual words I am able to remember. Couldn’t tell you a single one, to be honest!
Looking for some new and unique ideas to help you differentiate your reading instruction? I've got 4 awesome differentation strateigies to try!
Practical impulse control strategies to assist both you and your child to cope better with this executive skill weakness or improve it.
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
Homeschooling a child with dysgraphia presents unique challenges. Learn how to beat dysgraphia with these 8 strategies!
Some tips and strategies to help you plan our your yearly curriculum and get a big picture view of what your year will look like.
Use this art discussion lesson for children, featuring work by Henri Matisse, to get children thinking and talking about art. If you haven’t tried art discussion activities before it’s easy to get started, and you’ll soon discover how they open up conversations and ideas, boosting children’s language, reasoning and confidence. Art discussion lesson for children […]
Intervention in reading can be the difference that changes a student's path. What teacher doesn’t want to be that difference? But, finding...
If you're a parent or teacher looing for pathological demand avoidance (PDA) strategies for kids, this post is a great place to start.
Student engagement is my number one goal in the classroom. None of the academic goals can be achieved without student engagement. It is essential! My biggest advice to you is to decrease teacher talk and the time students spend in their desks.I want to share some more specific ways that I keep my students engaged
How to teach ELL students to read challenging, on-grade level texts through Visible Reading, a differentiated, process-driven reading strategy.
If you're a parent or teacher looing for pathological demand avoidance (PDA) strategies for kids, this post is a great place to start.
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I’m not going to get into the nitty gritty of what ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is. If you are reading this post there is an excellent chance you already know what it is because you are dealing with it in your classroom. I’m also going to go out on a limb and assume that […]
Creating an effective ABA or autism classroom requires careful planning, collaboration, and implementation of evidence-based practices. As a special education
Newcomer students receive some support from an ELD (English Language Development) teacher in most elementary schools. The majority of their time is spent in their grade level classroom. Here are some strategies for supporting a newcomer student both in their grade level classroom and areas to focus on during targeted language development lessons. Create a
Using strategies to make thinking visible can be incredibly powerful. Their power, however, hinges almost entirely on how willing teachers are to learn about their students. Far too often, I see vi…
Cooperative learning. Find out what it's all about and get some great resources to help you use this strategy well in your classroom.
Are you struggling to find effective student engagement strategies for the classroom that are easy to implement and actually work? This is the list for you!
Kinesthetic learners like to be active, and become easily bored in a traditional classroom. Here are 14 strategies for kinesthetic learners.
Tried and true strategies to re-engage students and keep them engaged in their education for the rest of the school year.
Are you looking for a resource to give content teachers and/or administrators that easily explains English Language Learners' abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at each level of language proficiency? Look no further! This resource explains the student's approximate abilities in...
What executive functioning is, how neurodiversity impacts executive functions, and practical strategies for kids with executive dysfunction.
Spring is here and we all have spring fever! Energy levels are higher. Students seem restless. Behaviors that have never been seen before appear. And your once quiet class becomes chatty. Every year I remind myself that this is normal. And to be expected… But that doesn’t mean we can’t remedy the situation. In this ... Read More about 10 Effective Strategies for a Chatty Class
Special education teachers -learn about different types of data collection and get the link to Especially Education's FREE Special Education Data Sheets
Classroom/behavior management is one of the most important things to master in your classroom. Having solid behavior management helps maintain a positive classroom environment, while enabling teachers and students to accomplish LEARNING! Here are TEN tips and tricks for behavior management I use in my classroom: Greeting Students at the Door The way you start
Do you have a child who struggles with handwriting? Have you looked into Dysgraphia? Learn more about this condition and discover 10 Strategies to Improve Dysgraphia with your student.
