Transform Your Classroom Setup: Must-Haves for Special Education
As a special education teacher, I know just how crucial classroom setup is for supporting the unique needs of our students. A well-organized and thoughtfully
As a special education teacher, I know just how crucial classroom setup is for supporting the unique needs of our students. A well-organized and thoughtfully
Bullying can destroy a classroom’s culture and be so hurtful to children, parents, and teachers. My goal every school year is to tackle the idea
Featured guest blogger: Michelle Hays, a special education teacher who loves teaching life skills for kids, and can be found on her website Hey Mrs. Hays. My job as an early childhood special education teacher is to understand parents’ hopes and visions for their special needs […]
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 […]
If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you already know how much I love teaching addition with digital task cards because they
If you’ve ever had a student freeze during a fire drill or panic over a change in schedule, you’re not alone. Social stories might be
Picture this: you’re in your classroom, juggling IEP goals, behavior plans, and student engagement, all while trying to meet a wide range of learning needs.
Norman Kunc is a well-known advocate for disability-related issues, and he once said “When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children
I use so many strategies and procedures in my classroom. Some of them I don’t even realize I am using because they are part of my instructional routines. I feel some, are just crucial when I am working with students with intellectual disabilities.
When it comes to students in special education, extra help is often needed. That support often comes from paraprofessionals in education, who are truly invaluable in an inclusion classroom. I’m lucky to work with some of the best paraprofessionals out there. Even they face challenges […]
Teaching core vocabulary words in my classroom made a bigger difference in student communication than anything else I tried. I’ve worked with many nonverbal and
If you’re looking for fresh ways to boost independence in your classroom, task boxes are the way to go! They’re simple, effective, and a great
Imagine your student standing in front of the snack aisle, frozen. They’re holding a dollar bill and a snack in each hand, unsure which one
If you’ve ever felt like your classroom runs smoothly one minute and completely unravels the next, you’re not alone. In a middle school setting, especially,