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
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
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
Preference Assessments What is a preference assessment? A preference assessment is just a tool that you can use to figure out what types of things
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
I want to share 5 easy tips on how to effectively fade prompts so students do not become prompt-dependent. The goal of a prompt is
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