When supporting a student with challenging behaviors, it can be difficult to know what behaviors to address first. The learners we are most concerned about typically don’t have just a few behaviors we feel need changing, they most often have many. Changing 10, 15, or 20 behaviors can quickly become …
People are popping up all over with great examples of what a self-contained classroom can look like during the global pandemic. Michelle Clark from Powhatan, Virginia, ran a summer school program and created a number of creative ways for students to connect …
Whenever it is that your students return for in-person instruction, one significant change they will have to adapt to is the number of people wearing masks. While wearing a mask is an important skill to teach your students, teaching them about the world of mask wearing is a completely …
Setting and up and running a self-contained classroom during COVID-19 brings about a number of complicated logistics that can quickly start to make your head spin. When you boil it down, we are really just trying to maximize safety while students are able to benefit from in-person instruction once again. …
Special education teachers, let’s be honest, this is not the great summer of 2020 any of us had envisioned. Though you may not be at work, you can’t escape it. You …
While wearing a mask is not a skill we have traditionally taught our children, we can still teach it the same way we would any other skill. Since this is a routine that is unfamiliar and potentially uncomfortable for a child with a disability, you will need to keep it …
It is commonly known that many individuals with autism struggle with transitions, so it should be no surprise that the biggest transition in the day (the bus ride) can end up being very difficult for those on the spectrum. School busses are not what one would refer to as “sensory friendly” and the …
