Research indicates that the Self-Regulation Strategy Development (SRSD) model is more effective at improving writing performance than are all other instructional approaches. The POW+TREE strategy, a SRSD writing strategy, can help students produce better persuasive essays. You can complete the IRIS Center module, Improving Writing Performance: A Strategy for Writing Persuasive Essays. It highlights the… Read More Writing Strategies for Students Who Struggle
Building Co-Teaching Relationships Together
Co-teachers can create a collaborative atmosphere and set the stage for a positive relationship by following some suggestions featured in the Virginia Department of Education publication, Stepping Stones to Success II; Collaboration: Working Together for All Students. Suggestions in the section entitled, Culture of Collaboration: What it Looks Like and How We Do It include; remain… Read More Building Co-Teaching Relationships Together
Evidence Based Instructional Practice-Why Conduct a Preference Assessment with My Students?
Often students with autism are not able to indicate their preferences and dislikes. Things that are reinforcing or rewarding for one student may be really unpleasant for another student. As teachers, we cannot assume that our favorite things and activities would also be preferred by others. Conducting a preference assessment is important and critical to… Read More Evidence Based Instructional Practice-Why Conduct a Preference Assessment with My Students?
National Professional Development Center for ASD Releases New List of Evidence-based Practices
The center has recently completed an expanded and updated review, Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Wong, C., Odum, S. L., Hume, K., Cox, A. W., Fettig, A., Kucharczyk, S., Brock, M. E., Plavnick. et al. 2013) which yielded a total of 27 practices. Evidence-based intervention practices (EBPs)… Read More National Professional Development Center for ASD Releases New List of Evidence-based Practices
Self-Management for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Students can learn self-management strategies (with little or no adult intervention) to stay on-task during class, calm down in difficult situations, or even engage in social conversations. Teaching students to manage and control their own behavior is an essential life skill – the student is the best person to manage his or her behavior. … Read More Self-Management for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Assessing Your Students and Identifying Objectives Using The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program
The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (2008), commonly referred to as the VB-MAPP, is based on the work of B.F. Skinner (1957) who wrote the book entitled Verbal Behavior. The VB-MAPP brings together the procedures and teaching methodology of ABA and B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior in an effort to provide a… Read More Assessing Your Students and Identifying Objectives Using The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program
Tools To Encourage Play In Children With Autism
A child’s ability to initiate and sustain play interactions with peers not only promotes their engagement and learning, but also serves as a precursor for their participation in future educational environments. Children with autism often display restricted play skills, preventing them from successfully participating in inclusive environments. Research Play gives children the opportunity… Read More Tools To Encourage Play In Children With Autism