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Word Sorts
I used these Word Sorts to fill up some extra time- or in small group(2-3 students) instructions. They work at the big table all together, however, different Word Sorts packet will be given based on each student’ reading and attention level. Opposites (mid-high level kids) Sight words (Easy) Verbs and Nouns (mid-high) The beauty of…
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Uniquely Human: A different way of seeing autism
This is an easy-read book- one of my favorites to understand the field of autism and my thought process when supporting these individuals. Find more information at Uniquely Human by Dr. Barry Prizant. Dr. Prizant shares his thoguhts from more than 40 years of experience with children with autism. He has observed that too many…
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“Circles” Social Skills Curriculum
Circles is a social skills curriculum that was developed to help individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities improve their social interactions and communication skills. The curriculum focuses on teaching individuals how to identify and manage social boundaries, recognize different emotions, and build healthy relationships with others. The Circles curriculum is divided into three main…
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Classroom Calendar
This is my classroom calendar. Normally it contains a lot of information about the month- holidays, special trips, birthdays.. I had a kid this year who could tell me when her birthday is. Pretty cool that she wanted to put a mark on the classroom calendar, counting down, getting excited about the party, inviting…
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Video modeling
On Feb. 10th, San Mate County Office of Ed offered a training on evidence based practice, video modeling. Here are the 9 simple steps that anybody can follow to produce a video and use that with their students. Some of the target skills that I had in my mind? Bathroom skills Taking care of him…
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FIRST THEN Visual
Do you have a kid who needs a Carry around First/Then card? Staff: Time for Deskwork! Student A: (dropping on the floor to protest) Staff: Time to use a restroom! Student A: (hitting herself, crying to protest) If your day goes like that in an every single transition, that could be a big problem. It was…
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