Teaching Reading to Students with Autism Teaching kids with Autism to read. It seems to counter-intuitive to write that sentence… it implies that you teach… Read More »Phonics or Sight Words- Teaching Reading to Students with Autism
Activities for a Grocery Store in Your Autism Classroom Functional hands-on activities are perfect for Autism Units and Functional Learning Classrooms- they literally can serve… Read More »Activities for a Grocery Store in Your Autism Classroom
Talking to Parents About Autism Emails pour into the NoodleNook website for help on a variety of situations happening in classrooms all over the world.… Read More »Talking to Parents About Autism
Shawn looked right at her. His eyes turned up in the corners and the smallest sinister smile flashed onto his face. Then he took his… Read More »Strategies for Attention Seeking
Okay, I like to make task boxes. A lot. Every time I am in the Dollar Tree, I think I make another one. I like… Read More »No Prep Task Boxes
You’ve worked on good routines and procedures for weeks now… and in the blink of Holiday Vacation, all your hard work will be undone. Here… Read More »Helping Students Overcome Holiday in Autism Units
Making an Autism Classroom run successfully is tough and it can be hard to not fall into a Pinterest Black Hole of perfection. Here are… Read More »Autism Classroom Ideas
We all have routines. I definitely have one. Before I even get into the classroom, I have a routine of things I do to get… Read More »Morning Routines in Autism Classrooms
Are you working with students who have Autism? Students with transition issues? Or just students period. Lots of different types of kids can struggle with having to transition from activity to activity. It is a very unstructured process that isn’t good for everyone. What can you do? Try these transitions strategies to stop meltdown when it’s time to move on.
As teachers in self contained classes or Autism Units, we are tasked with being care takes, educators, advocates, surrogates, and darn near family for each student we work with. Sometimes we can start to forget that fostering a friendly relationship with parents is also part of the job. Parent engagement in Autism units is important. So how can you do those little things that help parents feel involved, help you grow a stronger relationship, and provide moms and dads with a full experience as the parent of a school-aged kid.
