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Listen to this free podcast on how to promote student independence in class. Task analysis, bringing teaching aides on board, prompt hierarchies, independent work tasks/activities and staff checklists are discussed. The Help for Special Educators podcast is hosted by Lisa Goodell. The guest for this episode is Jenn Adams from Teach Love Autism.
Chelsea’s Mid-Year Move is Part 2 of my conversation with Chelsea Marelle. Before we get into her big move we discuss curriculum for different special ed populations, including leveled literacy interventions and interactive journals and math groups. We explain how to put up wall decor (less and higher up) that…
I had a great talk with Chelsea Marelle for today’s podcast interview about how special ed teachers can set up their classrooms to prevent common behavior problems such as impulsive behavior or refusing to work. I have broken up the interview into two parts. In Part 1, Chelsea describes how…
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kaylene Durbin, a college student who is just starting her credential program. Today we revisit the questions she asked last time. Not only will I attempt to answer them, but I got help from other special educators online, and some have been…
I had a fantastic conversation with Kaylene Durbin, a college student who is just starting her credential program. Today we talk about her inspirational story (which credits family and a professor) and how you can get some real classroom experience before student teaching. We begin to answer questions that aspiring…
Disability Acceptance Books Today’s picture book about disability acceptance is titled, Some Kids Wear Leg Braces, by Lola M. Schaefer. It gets right to the point about how mobility devices can support kids and help them move. The photos in this read-aloud book include kids using both walkers and/or leg…
Today I talk about beginning math concepts, specifically how to help your special ed kiddos who have a hard time moving from counting objects to beginning addition. I talk about how to introduce adding by counting pictures on dots, with lots of hands-on activities and supplemental lessons before actually getting…
Disability Acceptance Series Today I am starting an ongoing series on books that will help teach and promote awareness of different disabilities and acceptance for those with special needs. I have used several children’s books in the classroom, and A Rainbow of Friends is one of them! But I’ve also…
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Special Ed lesson planning is discussed in this podcast episode.
