Let’s talk about creating and using tactile schedules in the classroom. If you have a Teacher of the Visually Impaired that works with you, they may provide you with a kit or schedule pieces from the library of the blind. Here is a link to my local library. Check with your state and see if you […]
Using an Object Schedule for Activity Transitions & Separation Anxiety
Marguerite describes the benefits of schedule systems as developing literacy skills, concepts, memory, and expressive and receptive communication.
Let’s talk about creating and using tactile schedules in the classroom. If you have a Teacher of the Visually Impaired that works with you, they may provide you with a kit or schedule pieces from the library of the blind. Here is a link to my local library. Check with your state and see if you […]
Many of us work with students who may benefit from using object schedules or objects for communication. However, making that decision and figuring out how to best use them is not always a simple matter. There is not nearly as much information out there about how to make object schedules or even decide what objects to use. So today I want to give you some examples. I will also talk about how I make the decision to try object schedules.
Are you using visual schedules in your special education classroom? Choosing the right type of visual can make or break a student.
Individual schedules are the most common types associated with students with autism. This post covers a variety of different examples and how they are used.
Visual schedules promote independence by allowing students to know the sequence of the day’s events. Here are 5 types of visual schedules commonly found in a special education classroom.
Happy Teacher Tuesday! Today I want to share something that I came up with last year and used on a daily basis. At the time, I was teaching students with multiple disabilities, and all of my studen…
Visual schedules promote independence by allowing students to know the sequence of the day’s events. Here are 5 types of visual schedules commonly found in a special education classroom.
A blog for early childhood development teacher or parents that contains tips & lessons for students with autism and other developmental delays.
Many of us work with students who may benefit from using object schedules or objects for communication. However, making that decision and figuring out how to best use them is not always a simple matter. There is not nearly as much information out there about how to make object schedules or even decide what objects to use. So today I want to give you some examples. I will also talk about how I make the decision to try object schedules.
An object calendar or symbol shelf can be a useful tool to help a child develop and expand on anticipation and to communicate to others that he understands what is coming next in the daily schedule or next in a favorite activity.
Happy Teacher Tuesday! Today I want to share something that I came up with last year and used on a daily basis. At the time, I was teaching students with multiple disabilities, and all of my studen…
Let’s talk about creating and using tactile schedules in the classroom. If you have a Teacher of the Visually Impaired that works with you, they may provide you with a kit or schedule pieces from the library of the blind. Here is a link to my local library. Check with your state and see if you […]
My first year in my self-contained classroom was one of the most challenging things I have ever endured. I felt unorganized and the lack of structure was truly debilitating. And then, I discovered: visual schedules. Research shows the benefits of using visual schedules with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. A visual schedule communicates the order of upcoming events or activities using photographs, objects, icons, or words.
Make your own visual/auditory activity schedule for a child with a visual impairment.
Pictures, objects, written? What kind of schedules should I use? I'm sharing my decision-making process for deciding where to start and when/how to make changes.
My first year in my self-contained classroom was one of the most challenging things I have ever endured. I felt unorganized and the lack of structure was truly debilitating. And then, I discovered: visual schedules. Research shows the benefits of using visual schedules with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. A visual schedule communicates the order of upcoming events or activities using photographs, objects, icons, or words.
Individual schedules are the most common types associated with students with autism. This post covers a variety of different examples and how they are used.
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Seeking a balance between form and function, and blurring the lines between craft and industrial design, Berlin-based artist Adina Burlacu produces an eclectic series of handmade objects such as chairs and plates. Created as and when inspiration arises, rather than as a part of a fixed production schedule.
Tactile Electronic Communication Board (Aided AAC): Introduction The objective of this project was to create an interactive Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tactile board that a young man in our community, who is non-verbal, could use to express what he wants/needs by pressing the ass…
Let’s talk about creating and using tactile schedules in the classroom. If you have a Teacher of the Visually Impaired that works with you, they may provide you with a kit or schedule pieces from the library of the blind. Here is a link to my local library. Check with your state and see if you […]
Split class? Combination class? Multi-age class? Whatever you call it, this year I welcomed a new challenge! Transitioning from a 1st grade classroom to a K/1 classroom 5 weeks into the school year…
Basic vocabulary, like knowing prepositions, is necessary for beginning readers. Teach prepositions with this simple game.
Happy Teacher Tuesday! Today I want to share something that I came up with last year and used on a daily basis. At the time, I was teaching students with multiple disabilities, and all of my studen…
My first year in my self-contained classroom was one of the most challenging things I have ever endured. I felt unorganized and the lack of structure was truly debilitating. And then, I discovered: visual schedules. Research shows the benefits of using visual schedules with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. A visual schedule communicates the order of upcoming events or activities using photographs, objects, icons, or words.
So, have you ever used object schedules in your classroom? What tips or questions do you have about them?
Use a twenty dollar bill to demonstrate in this object lesson on self worth that although sin is damaging, it does not lessen our worth to God or His offer of forgiveness through Jesus!
First-then schedules are some of the simplest types of schedules that we use with students with autism and other disabilities. Simply put, it just presents what we need to do now (first) and what we will do next (then). It can be done with pictures, objects, in writing, or using apps. We typically...
