Special Education Information

A little bit about DLS and a touch on CBI (aka: field trips) 11.08.2025 12:21 ↓

Send a text A bit about the "in-class store" that I used when teaching in a classroom. You can base so many different lessons on just one concept. It can also play into classroom community based instruction (CBI). All of that can give you some good ideas for students' IEP's. 

Part 2 Age Appropriateness 10.11.2024 10:31 ↓

Send a text Thoughts on curriculum for students who are behind their peers and some IEP goal ideas. 

Age Appropriate Behaviors and Skills Part 1 01.10.2024 24:49 ↓

Send a text Age-appropriate behaviors and activities: what does that mean? It is important for those of us in a child's life to understand it and be able to carry it out as best as we can. Remember that we are doing the best we can for what we know and where we are at.

IEP IFSP TRI Initial Information 31.07.2024 37:21 ↓

Send a text The teachers and parents can sometimes get at each other in a negative way. There is so much for everybody to be confused about. Here's a rundown of the basics of the different kinds of meetings that occur related to special education. A few tips and tricks for everybody. I believe I may not have gotten everything, so I'll keep looking.

What is ABA and FC? How does it work? 18.07.2024 30:38 ↓

Send a text A bit longer than normal, but Facilitated Communication and Applied Behavior Analysis are covered. Some basic ideas of how to get an ABA plan going are discussed. 

Shout Out to Paraprofessionals & Specialists; "You Must Be So Patient" 25.03.2024 20:20 ↓

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What does it take to be a Special Ed teacher? 20.12.2023 16:53 ↓

Send a text A taste of my experience and a nod to others'.

Teacher Burn Out 26.10.2023 22:23 ↓

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Teaching Stories 2 04.07.2023 18:04 ↓

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Please Listen in Respect to my Students 04.07.2023 3:48 ↓

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What Sense Do you Learn With? 24.06.2023 32:26 ↓

Send a text You've been taught there is only 5...you were taught wrong. Listen in as I go over the miss ing senses.

What Senses Do You Use to Learn? 09.04.2023 32:37 ↓

Send a text The tail end of this is primarily focused on teachers, but you still may find it interesting if you have children and are curious about how they learn the best. 

Listening Skills and IEP Teams 30.03.2023 19:05 ↓

Send a text Ever been on one of  those  IEP teams? Yeah, me too. 

IDEA PART C-IFSP 03.03.2023 14:36 ↓

Send a text There's more than one part of IDEA? What is Part C? What does IFSP mean? Is there ever an end to it? Is it important? Why? 

What is the Future of our Severely Multiply Disabled Students? 06.02.2023 9:48 ↓

Send a text Meet Daniel 1 & 2. Is this the life for them?

Are Teachers The Problem? 26.12.2022 26:18 ↓

Send a text How many times have you heard that the problem with this world is the teachers?

Tricks to Get a Job 14.12.2022 16:10 ↓

Send a text Resumes, Interviews-what are they all about anyway?

Community Based Instruction 09.12.2022 17:29 ↓

Send a text Community Based Instruction-Ideas and Experiences

Classroom Teaching Stories 1 22.11.2022 21:00 ↓

Send a text What's it like to teach special needs students in the classroom? What can we learn from them? How fun is it? How challenging is it? Step into my shoes for a little while. 

The Importance of Choices 15.09.2022 9:19 ↓

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Vocab on IDEA 31.08.2022 25:33 ↓

Send a text A bit confusing, admiteditly, but hopefully you'll get something out of it. It's hard to just do vocab. Also, I used case manager in the middle when I actually meant Program Directors. 

Schedules and Routines 12.08.2022 19:26 ↓

Send a text Schedules and Routines are extremely helpful.

Social Skills 06.08.2022 26:16 ↓

Send a text Social Skills are so very important for the success of anyone, but our kids with disabilities tend to struggle a bit more with them. 

Caseload Sizes and Working with New Paraprofessionals 02.08.2022 24:32 ↓

Send a text This one is a bit scattered, I admit, but hopefully you can garner a few good pieces of information out of it. 

IEP/IFSP Goals-How to Write them. 14.07.2022 22:17 ↓

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