What Are IEP Meetings? A Parent’s Perspective
Ever wonder what are IEP meetings? Or what an IEP is? There is a lot of special education lingo that gets thrown around in education
Ever wonder what are IEP meetings? Or what an IEP is? There is a lot of special education lingo that gets thrown around in education
Featured guest blogger: Jennifer Hofferber, a special education teacher, and creator of the Sped Prep Academy. By nature, teachers are keepers of things. We keep
Could you use more math manipulatives for your classroom? Do you have a passion for doing tangible learning tasks with your students? Have students that
I would say that most educators believe that communication with families is important. And, I think it’s safe to say that most parents also appreciate the communication between school and home. Communication between home and school is especially important when students are struggling academically, socially, […]
Do you have “back to school” dreams, as I do? Every summer, I end up having dreams about going back to school and the classroom
Featured guest blogger: Ashley, an elementary special education teacher and blogger at Spedtacular Days, will share interview tips for special education teachers. In this blog,
IEPs are the backbone of our special education programming. If that’s TRUE, then why do writing IEPs often feel so confusing? Well, because they’re important. They are legal documents. And truthfully? They are made out to be WAY scarier than they really are. I compare […]
Be sure to read all the way to the end to sign up and get this dinosaur set of reading comprehension materials for FREE! I tell members of my Facebook group all the time that teaching reading comprehension in special education is so important! Actually, […]
Featured guest blogger: Heather, a middle school functional life skills self-contained teacher and blogger at Full Sped Ahead. All teachers need a curriculum plan for special education, or any classroom, for that matter. If you’re like me, your district has given you a curriculum to […]
You know that look your student gives you when they finally get something right and they know it? That spark of pride? That’s what errorless
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that I love digital task cards. I also love working on money skills in the classroom, so let’s put them together! When it comes to teaching money, digital task cards are one of […]
Ever wonder how to increase engagement in virtual learning? Or just in the classroom in general? Having a hard time getting students to stay on
We all have had some obstacles when it came to distance and virtual learning. Using extensions for your computer for virtual learning has made a
Have you ever noticed that our students don’t get many options for curriculum in special education? Many times they struggle to connect with current events
There are two kinds of motivation: intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Many of our students are intrinsically motivated. This means that they feel rewarded by
As special educators, we are always expressing our love of visual and environmental supports for our students. While it would be hard for me to fully express the importance of this for our kids, it would be a crime for me to not acknowledge how […]