Here are some Behavior Management strategies that I have found successful over the years with a wide variety of students. Hopefully you will find them as successful for you as well! There is no one-size fits all when it comes to special education classroom behavior management strategies. Behavior interventions can be preventive … Continue reading
Kids with Autism often struggle in the area of Executive Functioning or “Organized Thinking.” Our kids can be very “smart” and have a cognitive black hole with regards to intuitively learning organized thinking and related skills spontaneously. Organized Thinking for our kids is about … Continue reading
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), exists when sensory signals are either not detected or don’t get organized into appropriate responses. Pioneering occupational therapist, educational psychologist, and neuroscientist A. Jean Ayres, PhD, likened SPD to a neurological “traffic jam” that prevents certain parts of the brain from receiving the information needed to interpret sensory information correctly. A … Continue reading
Behavior Management is key to helping a student become successful at school and in the community. Developing consistency for a student within the Middle and High School level is often a struggle in itself! As you know, most teachers and paraprofessionals have different philosophies and teaching approaches which makes for inconsistency and a lack of structure … Continue reading
Helping my students to understand the importance of using fidgets appropriately and utilizing their strategies to help calm themselves down. A Quick Social Story Reminder for Calming Down Quick Visual Reminder that is placed about their Fidget Bin (My students want to grab ALL the fidgets and/or sit by the bin and play with them) … Continue reading
The following is based on the book: Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School-Age Students written by Michelle Garcia Winners, SLP ©2008 Think Social Publishing, Inc. All Right Reserved. www.socialthinking.com Nonverbal Communication is a HUGE area of difficulty for my high school students who have high-functioning Autism/Aspergers. This unit really worked on having the students analyze … Continue reading
These are so some social stories for my Early Childhood Kiddos with Autism who struggles with sharing, staying on-task and seated during undesired activities, conversation skills, and overall social skills. This is a specific social story for my student who struggles with sharing and taking turns. He reads his story before “center time” and when … Continue reading
My little preschool kiddos on the Spectrum are working on conversation skills. These kiddos have a specific diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. I have developed visuals and comics to help them learn conversation skills. Here is a simplified visual that we started out with on how to respond to someone who greets them. More complex conversation visual … Continue reading
Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence Assessment Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) Assessment is a direct observation tool that can be used to collect information about the events that are occurring within a student’s environment. By examining the 3 components (antecedent, behavior, consequence) together the teacher can start to understand why the behavior happens. The assessment is used to organize information and provide … Continue reading
Whole Classroom & Individualized Behavior Management in one! I base my classroom behavior around earning “Free Time” by using a chart in the front of the classroom. Each student EARNS their 5 minute free time breaks AFTER each lesson. Free time is set with a timer and is always 5 minutes in length. The students … Continue reading
In developing a positive learning environment, a teacher needs to base their classroom management foundation off of the following two concepts: individualized behavior management and whole classroom management. Together these two concepts create an effective discipline in the classroom. In special education classrooms, students display many different types of behaviors such as ADHD, Autism/Cognitively Impaired, … Continue reading
In developing a positive learning environment, a teacher needs to base their classroom management foundation off of the following two concepts: individualized behavior management and whole classroom management. Together these two concepts create an effective discipline in the classroom. 1) Individualized Behavior Management In special education classrooms, students display many different types of behaviors such … Continue reading
