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
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
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
What are Reinforcers? Reinforcers are things like a special activity, food, or tangible objects that are used to increase wanted behaviors. And because every student
Using prompts Effectively Using prompts effectively can be easy! Sometimes we talk about prompting so often that we forgot what prompting actually is! A prompt