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
Developing Early Literacy Skills Using Environmental Print
Environmental print materials are easily accessible and affordable. Materials can include fast food menus, cereal boxes, food and drink labels, product packaging, catalogs, and common signs like those found on restroom doors. Choose items that capture children’s attention and are relevant to their age and interests. Research Printed materials that are part of a… Read More Developing Early Literacy Skills Using Environmental Print
Stick to the FACTS … One Component of a Brief Functional Behavior
Functional behavior assessment (FBA) is a process for assessing the relationship between student behavior and environmental conditions that both predict and maintain student behavior. Researchers have demonstrated that behavior support plans based on function-based interventions result in more positive outcomes than behavior support plans based on non-function based interventions Research Functional behavior assessment (FBA)… Read More Stick to the FACTS … One Component of a Brief Functional Behavior
Hands On Numberlines that Develop “In the Head” Number Sense
Developing number sense, by moving students from basic counting to place value and operations, develops gradually through exploration with numbers as well as models that represent those numbers in a concrete way. Manipulatives and representations of number lines can assist students as they develop the ability to picture them abstractly in their heads. Research… Read More Hands On Numberlines that Develop “In the Head” Number Sense
A New Way of Learning Assistive Technology
As technology improves, online professional development opportunities have become varied, efficient, and cost effective. The major concern for online learning is how it compares to traditional face-to-face learning. Research According to the US Department of Education (2010), students who participated in online learning performed better than students learning identical material through traditional face-to-face instruction…. Read More A New Way of Learning Assistive Technology
Literacy Instruction Strategies for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Current research demonstrates the potential for reading ability in all students, including those with intellectual disabilities (ID). Consequently, teachers of students with ID should provide instruction that is comprehensive, and not limited to sight word memorization (Allor, Mathes, Jones, Champlin, & Cheatham, 2010). Research Much of the research on reading instruction for students with… Read More Literacy Instruction Strategies for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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
