Using a Life Skills Curriculum in the Special Education Classroom
I have been teaching special education for the past 15 years and have often heard teachers not wanting to teach life skills explicitly. Achieving independence
I have been teaching special education for the past 15 years and have often heard teachers not wanting to teach life skills explicitly. Achieving independence
What are Token Boards? A token economy allows you to individualize what behaviors you are working on. Token boards are the tool to use to
What are Executive Functioning Skills? Executive functioning skills are the cognitive processes for goal-directed behavior. To put it simply, they are basically the skills needed
Training your Paraprofessionals! Taking the time to train your paraprofessionals will make or break your classroom. Giving your paraprofessionals the right training will give your
Are you a first-year teacher in special education? I remember my first year so vividly. The principal walked me down to my classroom and it
Boom Cards When the whole world shut down in April of 2020, I started creating Boom Cards™ for my students in my self-contained classroom right
Being a special education teacher is exhausting and draining. Between behaviors, managing adults, and filling out paperwork, we are overworked and underappreciated. However, being a
Bribery and reinforcement Bribery and reinforcement can be tossed around as interchangeable words, but believe me, they are very different. We all know that all
Strategies for Oral Seeking Behavior My son, who has Down Syndrome, has always been an oral seeker. Since the day he was born, he has
Visual Schedules Using visual schedules in your special education classroom is one of the vital components of being a special education teacher. Students with disabilities