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Regulation Station: A Neuro-Affirming Alternative to the Traditional Calm Corner
When I began teaching 20-something years ago, calm corners weren’t much of a thing yet. However,…
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Creating Little AAC Devices for Stuffed Animals: Because Communication Belongs Everywhere
What happens when you give a stuffed animal its very own AAC device? I started making…
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Why Core Words Matter: Building Functional Communication with AAC and Interactive Books
“If we only teach children the names of things, we limit what they can say. When…
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Why I Send a Sensory Profile Home Before I Teach a Single Lesson
Why Every Child in My Classroom Starts the Year with a Sensory Profile The first few…
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Choosing the Name: Rivers of Learning
When I first began planning and dreaming about creating educational resources, I wanted a name that…
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How We Learned to Love Writing: Collaborative Writing with Autistic Preschoolers
When I taught upper elementary, we called this Graffiti Writing. One topic, one big piece of…
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Morning Meeting/Circle Time Part 2
Our morning meeting, is predictable but also changes depending on needs of the students, student interests,…
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How We Do Morning Meeting /Circle Time Part 1
Teaching pre-k kids and primary kids with special needs can definitely be a challenge! Engagement is…