What is a prompting hierarchy and how do you use it in an Autism classroom, speech therapy room or when teaching aac? This is a great overview of the hierarchy of prompting and cueing with a printable chart! Also how to use the prompting hierarchy to stop learned helplessness and build independence. Listen now to learn more.
We’re diving headfirst into the top autism classroom setup ideas. We know that creating a classroom environment that is both comfortable and conducive to learning… Read More »Autism Classroom Setup Essentials
Doing some DIY to create homemade shoebox tasks for Autism Units or Life Skills is a great way to set up workstation tasks on a dime. Read more on how to make homemade shoebox tasks.
What do you do as a special ed. teacher when a student with autism refuses to work? It all depends on the function of the… Read More »Student with Autism Refuses to Work
10 Easy Ways to Presume Competence in Students with Disabilities like Autism. Presuming Competence: What is means, why you should, what it looks like, and why it is important.
The very first year I taught in an Autism Unit I was fresh out of alt-cert and was woefully unprepared for all that you need to be successful teaching students with significant disabilities… what I wouldn’t give to go back to that new teacher with a gaggle of workstation tasks! Unfortunately, time travel is still…
Autism and Wandering in the Classroom – What you can do to change the behavior in 5 steps.
A student run coffee cart is a wonderful enterprise activity, vocational training job task, and overall fun work to incorporate into your classroom. I have… Read More »Student Run Coffee Cart
I love, love, love token boards! If you have never used one before, then you are missing out. It is a powerful tool that, surprisingly,… Read More »Free Token Boards
If you have established a token board or reward system in your Autism unit or SpEd classroom, you may be wondering how to fade a… Read More »How to Fade a Token Board
