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Struggling with writing for students with AAC devices? Read how Sentence Stems can help by using AAC and Sentence Stems with Predictable Chart Writing!

AAC and Sentence Stems

    I was recently in a classroom with a teacher who loved the article here at Noodle Nook about students with Echolalia and has been working with a particular student on that. She, however, is still struggling with authentic response and this student meeting their writing goal.

    ‘Ideas?’ She asked…

    Of Course!

    Try AAC and Sentence Stems!

    AAC and Sentence Stems

    Struggling with writing for students with AAC devices? Read how Sentence Stems can help by using AAC and Sentence Stems with Predictable Chart Writing!

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    Are you looking for more ways to build vocabulary with students who use AAC devices?

    Using AAC More in the Classroom

      Recently we challenged our readers to start using AAC more in the classroom to ensure that every student has choice and voice. Hopefully you had an opportunity to download the freebie associated with that challenge. If not click here to read the article and get a free AAC tool to incorporate into your classroom.
      Did you rock out that challenge?
      Are you looking for more ways to build vocabulary with students who use AAC devices?
      We’ve got some great ideas for you!

      Are you looking for more ways to build vocabulary with students who use AAC devices? We've got some great ideas for you!
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      The Supreme Court found that we need to do more than de minimis… but what does that even mean? 5 Ways to Guarantee you’re more than minimus!

      IEP De Minimis

        The Supreme Court found that we need to do more than de minimis… but what does that even mean?

        5 Ways to Guarantee you’re more than minimus to keep your IEPs out of court!

        iep de minimis

        The Supreme Court found that we need to do more than de minimis… but what does that even mean? 5 Ways to Guarantee you’re more than minimus!

        Supreme Court Ruling in a Nutshell

        Several federal laws established how we educate students with significant disabilities. That includes IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education). The United States Supreme Court heard the Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District case and ruled providing FAPE requires we “enable the child to make progress appropriate in light of his circumstance”.

        That, my friend, is as clear as mud. I have heard campus administrators, classroom teachers, and parents of students with disabilities all talking about how this ruling will revolutionize how we educate students with significant disabilities. I, however, am not sure there will be much of a change.

        In order to shed some light on the subject, let’s break this down.

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        Not sure how to ignore bad behavior, reward good behavior, and teach replacement behavior… well, read on!

        Ignore Bad Behavior Reward Good

          “I have a student with some pretty bad behaviors.

          How do you reward the good behavior if he’s also doing bad behaviors at the same time?”

          -Allison H.

          Ignore Bad Behavior, Reward Good!

          I feel you Allison. You want to reward a student for not hitting except he is pulling your hair (that, by the way, actually happened to me). Just today I was trying to praise a student for sitting while he pulled on my clothes and arms (*ouch*).

          So, what do you do?

          Not sure how to ignore bad behavior, reward good behavior, and teach replacement behavior… well, read on!

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          IEP Goal Bank

            IEP Goal Bank for Autism Units, LID, or PMLD

            I have been there. I really have. You are sitting in front of a computer screen tasked with writing IEP goals for a student. You sit there, glazed over, wondering what to write. And it’s not that you don’t know your students. It’s not that you’re unable to write good IEP goals. The thing is you’re just not sure where they should go next. Once they master a goal, what is the logical next step? You need an IEP goal bank!

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