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How to create independent work stations and tasks for students with Autism or Sped.

Works Tasks for Students with Autism

    Work Tasks for Students with Autism

    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!

    How to create independent work stations and tasks for students with Autism or Sped.

    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:

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    Visual Schedules for Autism Units- Lots of great examples and free printables!

    Visual Schedules in Autism Classrooms

      Visual Schedules in Autism Classrooms

      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?

      Are you setting up an Autism Unit or LIFE Skills classroom? You MUST HAVE a Visual Schedule! Visual Schedules in Autism Classrooms work- read why...
      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).

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      All about Visual Structures for Autism Classrooms with FREE Visuals!

      Visual Structure for Autism Classrooms

        Visual Structure for Autism Classrooms

        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?

         

        All about Visual Structures for Autism Classrooms with FREE Visuals!

        What is Visual Structure?

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        Prompting Hierarchy - Using Cues and Prompts the right way

        Prompting Hierarchy

          I was duped. And I know you will understand that it wasn’t the student duping me- I duped myself because I didn’t use the prompting hierarchy!

          I will never forget the day I took a group of students to Taco Bell for a Community-Based Instruction Trip. There was a student in a wheelchair who required a high level of support on campus. We cut her food, opened all her packaging, and even put food on the fork at times to make sure she has access. With the limited use of one side of her body and processing delays, she just needed it.