How To Be Ready For An IEP Meeting
Running your first or last IEP can feel so exhausting and overwhelming. You do not need to feel this way. Everyone is just as anxious. Remember everyone in that room ultimately wants what is best for the student.
Running your first or last IEP can feel so exhausting and overwhelming. You do not need to feel this way. Everyone is just as anxious. Remember everyone in that room ultimately wants what is best for the student.
If you’re a special education teacher, you know how important data collecting is for tracking your students’ progress and making informed decisions about their needs. But if you’re new to the field, or just looking to improve your data collection practices, you may have some questions. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about data collection in a special education classroom, along with some helpful answers.
The key to the boost in engagement with these four structures is that they can all be introduced to students without math, and then we can add the math into the structure which keeps math anxiety low. They also all have multiple correct answers – yes in math! – which makes it so much less intimidating for our students to participate and engage with the activity!
Independent living skills or activities of daily living (ADLs) are those things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, domestic and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used as a very practical measure of ability/disability in many disorders.
Let’s start this off very bluntly because I do think there are things you should know about Autism. I am not a medical doctor, nor a behavioral analyst. I am a certified special education teacher with 10 years of experience working with individuals with autism.
Fine Motor work tasks and activities can be an awesome addition to your special education classroom! This is a skill perfect for all ages and ability levels. There is no pre-requisite to using fine motor tasks in your classroom. Make sure to consult with your occupational therapist for any help and support in this area.
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