Everyday Teaching Autism Resources

Welcome back, everyone! It was exciting to see all the familiar faces on the first day of the school year. Teachers spent many days and hours preparing for the best first day of the school experience for our kids- New school year themes, new school year wishes, etc. School begins…

Responsive Classroom is a research-based approach to K-8 teaching that focuses on the strong link between academic success and social-emotional learning (SEL). This year, I got to learn the Responsive Classroom Approach during one of the whole school staff training.  Teachers get to attend the training to implement or continue using…

Special education summer school is previous time for our students to continue working on their IEP goals and reinforce good working habits during the school year. In the past, I have always taught summer school(or Extended School Year) at the same site where I taught the regular school year, which…

In the past, I have always taught summer school(or ESY) at the same site where I taught the regular school year- Now, I know…that’s easy! It is very different when you teach a group of students with autism(at a very different skill range) in a totally new (unfamiliar) setting, like…

In my middle school classroom, 2 of my 6th graders are not able to hold pencils properly or not yet produce any meaningful characters. I am talking about any writing utensils…OT kicked in to help with this area for many many years…..but no success. After many years of painful memories…

As children get older, it is important for them to feel that they are part of the community- a sense of belonging. One of the ways that they could do this in my classroom is by participating in classroom chores.  Some are daily tasks to complete: Making popcorn for snack…

I only have 7 students this year, which, however, means I do have 7 different levels of math skills or goals that I have to work with everyday.. =) Very fun! Everyday Math Unique Learning System Touch Math Menu Math Teacher made materials- Among all these options, we, as a…

We live in an era full of resources when it comes to educating children with different needs. But…where do we look to find out which practices are based on research evidence? I, like many other teachers, don’t have time to go to the journals to find the practices that work.…

This is my whiteboard- it is the center of the room, and this is where we gather for the morning groups or any important group activities.  If there is any special event going on, my students will look for related information in this area. Daily Schedule and Calendar(weekly specials) 2.…

I created a new Writing Prompt this year to help kids more independent in the process. We got some great pictures this year, as we worked hard making every day count! FREE WRITING WORKSHEETS Well, this poster has been kind of foundational prep work for this Yearbook project. Given a…