Moving Beyond Just Remembering
Moving Beyond Just Remembering Higher level thinking. Is there a place for it in a LIFE Skills classroom? You bet there is! We, as teachers,… Read More »Moving Beyond Just Remembering
Moving Beyond Just Remembering Higher level thinking. Is there a place for it in a LIFE Skills classroom? You bet there is! We, as teachers,… Read More »Moving Beyond Just Remembering
Upper Lower Letter Correspondence I was in a classroom last week helping a 20 year-old young lady try to log on to her computer.… Read More »Upper Lower Letter Correspondence
Addressing social skills when working with students with Autism is hard. Consistently using these seven steps to teach social skills will help. 1. Set a… Read More »7 Steps to Teaching Social Skills
5 Must Do’s In LIFE Skills Working with LIFE Skills students can be rewarding and challenging. There are so many things going on at once, sometimes… Read More »Must Do’s in LIFE Skills
Graphic Organizers for Comm Boards In a previous post we talked about the ways and the why behind using communication boards with students who have… Read More »Graphic Organizers for Comm Boards
Social Stories were first created to help people with autism cope with social situations. It’s a great idea, however, to use Social Stories for any student who needs social skill building or who is struggling with problem behavior.
At its core, social stories in LIFE Skills or in any setting describes a situation, a skill, or relevant social cues that are specific to a student. The overall goal of a social story is to share social information in an easily understood way for a particular person and situation.
Active Participation in Math for Nonverbal Students: Active Participation in Math: How to include students with complex communication needs in math activities. We have… Read More »Active Participation in Math for Nonverbal Students
Errorless comprehension for Non-Verbal Students: How to include students with complex communication needs in reading comprehension. I wish I could pass out pins to students… Read More »Errorless Comprehension for Non-Verbal Students
Can You See Me? Offering Choice to Non-Verbal Students: Tips, Tricks, and suggestions that work! Offering choice makes instruction meaningful for students with significant disabilities… Read More »Offering Choice to Non-Verbal Students
Marathon, Not a Sprint The after-vacation-honeymoon has ended. The behaviors, attitude, and wackiness are all back! And this stretch from now until the end of… Read More »Marathon, Not a Sprint