Behavior IEP Goals – How To Get It Right. Behavior IEP goals help educators address behaviors that may be hindering a student’s success in school. These goals are an important tool in the field of special education and can be used in conjunction with behavior interventions to improve a student’s access to the general education setting and curriculum.
Hand flapping is often associated with autism, but it can also be a normal part of development for some children. Learn more about why some children flap their hands when excited, and how to support them in this common, yet misunderstood behavior.
Having a dedicated calm down corner in the classroom is a great tool for managing behavior. Here are 5 ideas for setting up a calm down corner in the classroom to help you get started.
In special education, you need social stories for Autism and students with significant disabilities over and over again. These work in secondary special ed classrooms and if you are teaching general ed or special ed elementary schoolers.
How do you collect data in the classroom and track behaviors? Read more on collecting behavior data in special ed or Autism classrooms and make your BIPs amazing! Includes tips and ideas on ABC data, frequency data, duration data, and more!
AKA: Why are they doing that? Help! This post on the function of behavior was first published in April of 2016 and republished in 2019.… Read More »Function of Behavior and What To Do About It
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.
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
