Wait Time in LIFE Skills
Wait Time in LIFE Skills When it comes to wait time, are you giving enough? Wait time in LIFE Skills is beyond important, yet most… Read More »Wait Time in LIFE Skills
Behavior
7 Steps to Teaching Social Skills
Addressing social skills when working with students with Autism is hard. Consistently using these seven steps to teach social skills will help. 1. Set a… Read More »7 Steps to Teaching Social Skills
Social Stories in LIFE Skills
History of Social Stories™
Social Stories were first created to help people with autism cope with social situations. It’s a great idea, however, to use Social Stories for any student who needs social skill building or who is struggling with problem behavior.
At its core, social stories in LIFE Skills or in any setting describes a situation, a skill, or relevant social cues that are specific to a student. The overall goal of a social story is to share social information in an easily understood way for a particular person and situation.
Token Economy in LIFE Skills- What Are YOU Working For?
Our students have been on vacation all summer- sleeping in, eating whatever and whenever they like, and whiling away the hours completely plugged in. Now… Read More »Token Economy in LIFE Skills- What Are YOU Working For?
How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work
How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work When I walked into my first LIFE Skills classroom I was… Read More »How to Play the Hand You’re Dealt… Making a Multi-Leveled LIFE Skills Classroom Work
Learning and Technology
Reflecting on Bloom’s Taxonomy and being tasked to train teachers on integrating technology with the new English/Language Arts curriculum in the fall, I created a… Read More »Learning and Technology