7 Steps to Teaching Social Skills
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
Teacher Tips
Marathon, Not a Sprint
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
What is a Clean Opening?
What is a Clean Opening? Do you have one? In LIFE Skills you really need one! I have been in a lot of classrooms and… Read More »What is a Clean Opening?
It’s All About Engagement!
LIFE Skills teacher have to engage students, just like every other great teacher. Are you doing the following things? If not, start today. Pick one… Read More »It’s All About Engagement!
Least Dangerous Assumption
It sounds so much like common sense, but there are lots of teachers and paras in LIFE Skills classrooms that fail to adhere to this… Read More »Least Dangerous Assumption
How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work
How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work When I walked into my first LIFE Skills classroom I was… Read More »How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work
6 Mistakes LIFE Skills Teachers (& Paras) Make… STOP!
6 Mistakes LIFE Skills Teachers (& Paras) Make… Do you do any of these? STOP! Working with students in self-contained settings or those with severe… Read More »6 Mistakes LIFE Skills Teachers (& Paras) Make… STOP!
How Do You Spell…
It’d happen every time I’d do writing assignments in my class. Every time. A little hand would shoot up like a light and utter the… Read More »How Do You Spell…