Naturalistic Interventions are a collection of practices that include environmental arrangement, interaction tech- niques, and behavioral strategies. These practices are designed to encourage specific target behaviors based on insights into the learner’s interests, and also, to provide responses that build more elaborate learner behaviors that are naturally reinforcing and appropriate to the interaction. Research… Read More Using Naturalistic Interventions to Engage Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Power Struggles: Re-channeling Student Behavior in Productive Ways by Noticing Feelings and Changing Responses
Power struggles often result from minor incidents that escalate into highly aversive situations for both the students and the teachers (Kerr & Valenti, 2009). Power struggles produce a strain on teacher-student relationships. Research Power struggles often result from minor incidents that escalate into highly aversive situations for both the students and the teachers (Kerr… Read More Power Struggles: Re-channeling Student Behavior in Productive Ways by Noticing Feelings and Changing Responses
From Research to Practice: News You Can Use
In a recent Superintendent’s memo, the Virginia Department of Education announced a new Web site for elementary teachers in kindergarten through grade three to support reading comprehension and vocabulary development. In a recent Superintendent’s memo, the Virginia Department of Education announced a new Web site for elementary teachers in kindergarten through grade three to… Read More From Research to Practice: News You Can Use
Electronic Books: Assisting Struggling Readers
Electronic books can be a part of the classroom library and are useful to support struggling readers. Accessibility features such as audio support with text-to-speech, enhanced resources, and study tools are important and often necessary features for students with disabilities. Electronic books can be a part of the classroom library and are useful to… Read More Electronic Books: Assisting Struggling Readers
Thematic Teaching
“How will I find enough time to teach so many core content subjects and functional skills, too?” “What can I do to make lessons more exciting for the students and myself?” Teachers, if you are asking any of these questions, I have a two-word answer: thematic instruction. “How will I find enough time to… Read More Thematic Teaching
TACtics for your Toolkit: Making Feelings Fun in Preschool
Teaching children skills, such as how to play with other children, recognize and express feelings, be friendly and talk to peers, exercise self-control, and negotiate conflict situations, may result in fewer aggressive responses, more positive friendships, and increased likelihood of success in school. Teachers take numerous steps to prevent challenging behavior. These preventative measures include… Read More TACtics for your Toolkit: Making Feelings Fun in Preschool
Using Peer Mediated Instruction as a Strategy for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Peer tutoring programs represent a viable means of improving the curricular and social interaction skills of students with autism (Odom et al., 1999). Research reveals that the teaching of specific tutoring strategies facilitates interaction between children with autism and their socially competent peers. Research Educators use evidenced-based practices with students identified with Autism Spectrum… Read More Using Peer Mediated Instruction as a Strategy for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
