Autism Resources for Teachers Meaningful materials that have been leveled for students working on prerequisite skills, like those in Autism Units and LIFE Skills, are… Read More »Autism Resources for Teachers
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
Store Flyer Math Activities! Every week I get flyers in the mail- so why not turn them into meaningful math activities in the classroom? Math… Read More »Store Flyer Math Activities
Work Boxes in Autism Classrooms Have you decided you need a work system in your classroom? Not sure what to do next? Vocational work systems… Read More »Work Boxes in Autism
Choice and Voice for Every Student… Are you Writing with Nonverbal Students? Writing with Nonverbal Students Premium parking… that is what I call it. Have… Read More »Writing with Nonverbal Students
You are not the first teacher to think that everyone in your classroom feels like a 1:1 student… they all need help! It is overwhelming to think of how to meet the needs of everyone in your room. Great news is there is a way to help bring calm to your room and some sanity to your mind. You have to have some independent work tasks!
What Are Work Tasks?
There are a few things you have to know before you start using work tasks in your classroom. No matter the task you use, the system only works if your students can answer these 4 questions about the task:
I don’t know about you, but I am a visual person. I have post-its and doodles and things all over to remind me of what I need to get done. And the truth is visuals help most people… ever sit through a training where the slides were nothing but words? Torture. So why wouldn’t we have visual schedules for our students?
Tips on Visual Schedules
“Where do I go?” Let’s check your schedule!
Having a visual schedule helps students a lot. It helps students figure out where to go and also helps figure out what to do when they get there! There are a few perks to having personal schedules for students (beyond what is generally posted in the classroom).
Visual Structure is a pillar of structured classrooms… and I have walked into Autism classrooms where teachers have told me that they didn’t have visuals because their students didn’t need it.
I don’t know about you guys, but I need visual structure to be successful, why wouldn’t our students?
