A cute assessment resource that is great for both parent information and for teachers when children are beginning school in their first year!!
7 free resources to help you take an informative and fun assessment on students Pre-K to 1st grade. Perfect for homeschool or summer supplemental learning.
These sticky notes can be used by you or your student to take data. Easy and simple to use. Included 19 different templates: data, reminders, notes, monthly calendar, other. Instructions: Print page #2 Place 3x3 in sticky notes in appropriate boxes. Place paper in printer Chose template Print and they ready to go!
Assessment has been a part of my job whether working with students or adults, gathering information about student/client abilities to determine what skills require intervention. Working as an Occup…
Circle time! Last month, I went through how I do circle time in my Kindergarten self-contained classroom. The students there are minimally or non-verbal. You can read the post here. Today, I am explaining how I do circle in my 1-3rd grade self-contained classroom. Most of these students have verbal skills and are speaking in
It's the beginning of the year, and you have a whole new class that is sitting in front of you. You don't know them besides the information you got on the student information card. You know the first few weeks are getting to know them. Both personally and academically. You also know the first few
I just have a couple of minutes for a quick post; I have been working all day getting things ready for next week :) I needed a beginning o...
Managing and tracking student IEP goals in the special education classroom.
The schools I work with are full day and year around so it may seem like there wouldn't be a first day back to school but for our students, there truly is and I enjoyed observing some of the children throughout the day.
At the beginning of the school year, it is the special education teacher's job to share IEP information with school staff. This blog post includes some important things to think about when completing this important back to school task.
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Last week I shared how I write Stellar IEP Goals and got tons of questions from you all about how I attach Data Collection Sheets to my IEPs. I know that we all use different IEP systems. The system I use allows me to upload files to the IEP, so I attach lists and data ... Read More about Attaching Data Collection Information to Goals
I love using rating scales, but want to make sure that our estimates are reliable for making changes to the behavior plan. These 5 things will keep you out of trouble and make them successful in your classroom.
Are you a busy speech therapist who is looking for a quick and easy printable to screen for articulation errors for speech therapy? Well, this informal assessment allows you to easily obtain a baseline assessment and continue the progress monitoring of your students' articulation ability. Product includes the following sounds in ALL POSITIONS (initial, medial, and final): /b/, /p/, /d/, /t/, /f/, /v/, /k/, /g/, /l/, /l/ blends, /r/, /r/ blends, /s/, /s/ blends, SH, CH, voiced and voiceless TH, J , ZH, and /z/. All of these cognates are paired together for easy accessibility, with 10 words, phrases and 10 sentences of each sound in each position. Each target sound position provides an area for you to notate the baseline data, as well as an area for four more probes/progress monitoring opportunities, which allow you to track student progress. This printer-friendly criterion-based measure is one product that you will go to time and time again. Simply print and go, and you are ready to assess. If you'd like to check out my FREE SAMPLE of J and Zh, you can click below. Articulation Phrases and Sentences - J and Zh - FREE! Looking for other articulation activities? Click below for some FREEBIES. ✔Dot Artsy Articulation Activities/Worksheets - Initial, Medial & Final K - FREE ✔Dot "Artsy" Articulation Activities - Worksheets - Christmas Trees ✔Articulation Activities - Rebus Stories - Free Sample - Initial R - Print and Go ✔Articulation Blends Rings - Initial, Medial, and Final BL Blends Activities ✔Dot "Artsy" Articulation Activities with Pictures - Blends Edition - FREE SAMPLE ✔Dot Artsy Articulation Phrases with Pics - FREE SAMPLE - Worksheets - Print & Go Copyright Kim's Speech Korner. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This product is intended for classroom and personal use only.
There's a lot to autism that most people do not know and understand. This infographic categorizes the different components.
Last week I shared how I write Stellar IEP Goals and got tons of questions from you all about how I attach Data Collection Sheets to my IEPs. I know that we all use different IEP systems. The system I use allows me to upload files to the IEP, so I attach lists and data ... Read More about Attaching Data Collection Information to Goals
A printable progress report for Pre-K. Make communicating student progress to parents easier with these teacher-friendly progress reports.
Preparing for the first day of school in kindergarten with ideas, resources, and printables for the kindergarten teacher.
Why does my classroom need this binder? Simply put- this basic skills independent work binder includes so much content to promote and encourage instructional and independent working in your special education classroom. This jam packed binder can be used in so many ways! It can be used to enhance independent skills with your students in the classroom, or it can be used as small group or 1:1 instructional time. It can be used as a basic skills assessment or it can be used as morning work, homework or early finisher. This binder has many uses that vary depending on the needs of each of your students. Check out the full preview to see everything included! This independent work binder includes: -Days of the week activities (matching and sorting) -Today is, Yesterday was, Tomorrow will be (fill in the blank) -Months of the year activities (matching and sorting) -Weather activities (weather graph for the week-pieces included) -Colors (matching & color words) -Shapes (matching & shape words) -Alphabet match (upper and lower case letters) -Beginning sounds -Numbers 1-20 (match and number words) -Ordering numbers -Big or Small -Short or Tall -Same or Different -More than, Less than or equal to -Coin matching -Community Signs (matching) -Patterns (finish the pattern) -Prepositions (matching positional terms) -Household items (matching-living, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom) -Sequencing (10 sequencing mats) How can you use this? Independent work Workboxes Task boxes Small groups Assessments 1:1 Instruction Early finisher & More Find me on: Facebook: R eaching Exceptional Learners Instagram: r eachingexceptionallearners Blog: www.reachingexceptionallearners.com _________________________________________________________________ I teach in a self-contained elementary classroom. I purchase or create materials for my students in order to have individualized materials to meet the needs of each student.I have become so passionate about creating fun and engaging materials for my students and I love sharing my work with others! If you like what you see, want updates on NEW & FREE products, go ahead and click "FOLLOW" to stay up to date on everything in my store! Want to earn free credits to get future products at a reduced price or NO COST? Simply leave feedback on this product, or any purchased products you have made. This will allow you to earn credits towards future purchases! Thank you again, I hope you and your students enjoy this product!
Pre-kindergarten assessment for back to school, middle of the year, and end of the year! This is an awesome preschool assessment for literacy and math that will give you what you need all in one place. Timesaver! You will have information to share with parents and know exactly where to start your students. This is what you need to assess and record skills for your preschoolers at the beginning of school. The assessment tools can be for back to school but you can also use them for assessment in the middle of the year and as a preschool end of the year assessment for growth tracking. If you are a Day Care Director or if you teach these age groups, save money by buying the BUNDLE HERE! Click HERE to see the Kindergarten Assessments for Back-to-School, Middle of the Year, and End of the Year. Click HERE to see the Assessment for 3-Year-Olds for Back-to-School, Middle of the Year, and End of the Year. Teachers are saying: "This is so amazing! Thank you so much for such a great resource! Can't wait to use it in my classroom! :)" "This is a great high-quality product! I love it. Thank you so much!" "This is a great tool to be able to track progress! Thanks for creating something that has been so helpful!" GREAT tool especially for homeschool. The document was developed because I never had an assessment to use with my PreK students all in one place and because many of the assessments we did have either did not go far enough or were too difficult for PK. I hope you are able to use this as much as I have. Included in this handy tool: ✎ General Information About the Assessments ✎ Directions for Administration of the Assessments ✎ Year-At-A-Glance chart for easy reference as to when you should assess different components ✎ Math Assessment which includes: ✎ Oral Counting ✎ One-to-One Correspondence ✎ Making Groups of 2,3,5,7,9 ✎ Patterns ABAB, AABAAB, ABBABB, ABCABC and open ✎ Color Recognition - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white, pink, brown, grey. NOTE: Cards are given to you for your convenience, or you may use your own materials. ✎ Shapes - circle, square, triangle, rectangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart, trapezoid, diamond (rhombus), octagon, hexagon, pentagon, and open NOTE: Cards are given to you for your convenience or you may use your own materials. ✎ Phonological Awareness Assessment This assessment consists of two to three tasks at each level of the continuum for phonological awareness. These components include: (1) rhyming - hearing rhymes (2) rhyming – producing rhymes (3) alliteration – determines if the child can hear words that begin with the same sound (4) words in a sentence - use a counter to move for each word (5) syllables (6) onset/rime ✎ Alphabet Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds Upper and lower case letters are included for your convenience or you may use your own letter cards or plastic letters. ✎ Sight Word Recognition PreK words are: a, I, and, the, my. For your convenience, the Kindergarten sight words are included. NOTE: The Kindergarten words are included only for those students who are advanced or for those teachers teaching a PK-K split. USE WITH CAUTION! If you have something you would like to have added, please email me at [email protected] and I will be glad to try to add it for you. Anything to make our lives easier, right? *****DISCLAIMER***** This assessment document is strictly for your information to help guide instruction. It is in no way meant to prescribe or judge whether or not a child is ahead of or behind his/her peers. Related Resources: ✎ Kindergarten Assessment Common Core and TEKS (for our Texans) ✎ Assessment Documents and Information for Three Year Old Children ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀ ❤️ Don't forget that leaving positive feedback earns you points toward FREE TpT purchases. I love that feedback! Please rate this resource and leave feedback HERE. ❤️ Also, follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the 1st ten buyers after they are posted. It pays to follow me! Be the first to know about our new resources. CLICK HERE. ❤️ Like us on Facebook ❤️ If you have any questions or need help with this resource, please email us at [email protected] ❤️ For FUN teaching ideas and freebies, visit us at The Fun Factory Blog ❤️ Follow on Pinterest ❤️ Follow on Instagram ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀
Create a more cohesive IEP and plan for students by using a team approach to writing goals for students. In the past 19 years that I have been teaching in a self-contained classroom, there have been many different guidelines and approaches for writing an IEP. The one I have found to be the most effective ... Read More about Using A Team Approach To Writing IEP Goals
Lesson planning in special education can be complicated. We often have multiple grades in one classroom not to mention the wide variety of skills and needs. Right?! I have tried many different lesson planning options and have never found the perfect fit. Here is how I write and organize lesson plans. This post may include […]
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREESpecial Education IEP Summary and Data sheets are a great way to organize yourself in a simple yet efficient way. *******Please take a moment to leave feedback.******Check out my personal best seller - over 2000 pages and 20+ product bundleSPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND ORG...
Learn about types of accommodations for special education students in math, reading, writing, homework & tests, and organization. Download a free printable!
A bilingual child stops speaking and nobody knows why. With no language to guide them, speech-language pathologists may struggle to determine whether the root cause is selective mutism, the silent period of second-language learning, or something else.
If there is one thing I have learned, it is that my earliest language learners will NOT just sit nicely at a table or at circle time and say their words/sounds. They need to move and interact and somehow be involved. They like to see completion and know they are done. They need a lot
I created a preschool newsletter template for use in my classroom. I type these out once a month to keep all the parents update on our themes, activities, and any special days or parties. I will probably be making more themed for holidays, seasons, etc. I did create all the images on this newsletter as well so please do not take off the copyright at the bottom. Thanks! Here is one for February as well... again please give me credit. I created all the images included.
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