Articles Index
An End of the School Year Checklist
An article on creating checklists for the end of the school year.
A Circus Unit for Early Intervention
An Early Intervention unit for an extended school year program focused on the circus.
Extended School Year Programming for Early Intervention Children
Extended school year programs for children with disabilities need to address the many developmental challenges these children face.
Discrete Trial Training - The Instructional Backbone of ABA
Discrete trial training is the instructional backbone of Applied Behavioral Analysis, a highly successful intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Positive Reinforcement - Supporting Positive Behavior
Reinforcement in a special education classroom increases the amount of appropriate behavior, both socially and academically.
Learning About Baseball Fan-dom - A Social Skills Lesson Plan
A lesson plan to explore what it means to be a fan.
How to Play Baseball - a Social Skills Lesson Plan
A Lesson on How to Play Baseball as part of a social skills unit to support appropriate social interactions.
Cartoon Strip Social Interactions
Cartoon strip social interactions are cartoon strips that visually support students as they learn to interact in socially appropriate ways.
Teaching Social Skills
Teaching social skills is essential for successful social behavior as well as self regulation and appropriate interaction with peers.
Behavior Goals for Individual Education Plans
Behavioral goals which accompany a Functional Behavior Analysis and a Behavior Improvement Plan are part of an IEP for students whose behavior impedes their academic and social success.
Creating a Comprehensive Classroom Management Plan
A comprehensive classroom management system creates a structured environment that supports students' best behavior.
Floortime – A Means of Encouraging Social Development in Children With Autism
Floortime is a trademarked therapy approach for children on the autism spectrum which helps them develop communication, social interaction and other pre-academic skills needed for future success.
Conduct Disorder -- a Severe Behavior Disorder
Conduct Disorder is the more severe behavioral disorder identified by IDEA as a Behavior Disturbance.
Assistive Word Processing
Assistive technology to support writing includes special software as well as inexpensive word processors.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is an emotional disturbance that qualifies for special education services when it impedes a students academic and social success in school.
Base Ten Place Value and Operations
Base ten, or the digital number system, is the foundation for all math. Helping young students understand it is essential for future success in math.
Severe Emotional Disturbances (SED) Classrooms
Best practices for dealing with students with emotional disturbances includes lots of structure and reinforcement.
Floortime – A Means of Encouraging Social Development in Children With Autism
Floortime is a therapy approach developed by Stanley Greenspan, M.D., which uses play to encourage children on the autism spectrum to relate to others and to develop communications and social skills.
Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Special Education
Students who receive special education services for behavioral and emotional support exhibit behaviors that prevent them from success in the general education environment.
Behavior Contracts to Support Good Behavior
A behavior contract is a useful tool for focusing a child on replacing inappropriate behavior with appropriate behavior, and can either pre-empt a Behavior Improvement Plan, or be part of a BIP
Teaching Money Counting Skills
Counting money is a critical functional math skill that requires patiences, repetition and lots of hands on activities.
Phonemic Awareness - a Foundational Skill for Reading Acquisition
Phonemic awareness is the ability to distinguish word sounds and precedes using phonics to decode words.
Sight Vocabulary for Word Recognition
Dolch high frequency words are important sight words for learning word recognition.
IEP Math Goals for Operations in the Primary Grades
Math IEP goals for the operations of addition and subtraction at the primary (Kindergarten and first grade) level which can be copied and pasted into your IEP documents.
Asperger's Syndrome in the General Education Classroom
Students with Asperger's Syndrome often end up being included in general education classrooms, and teachers who have them in their classes often struggle with their quirky challenges. This resource addresses some of their challenges.