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My Favorite TAH Products to Use as an OT
As we all know, The Autism Helper has some amazing products! The products are not just for teachers, they can be used by a wide variety of people. Today, I am going to highlight a few of my favorite TAH products that I use as an OT working with students from...
Vocational Job Series Part 1: Stocking How-To and Freebie
Last month, I shared several vocational jobs I implemented in my classroom (check out my blog on Vocational Jobs in the classroom here). In this three-part series, I am breaking those tasks down for easy implementation in your classroom. Today, we will focus on...
Math Centers for Emerging Learners
Let's Talk Math Centers!I LOVE centers. They can transform your classroom! You teach so much more than just academics in centers - students are learning to take turns, listen and attend to others, how to wait and how to share. Centers for emergent learners...
3 OT-Approved Apps that Increase Independence with Writing Activities
Writing activities are often embedded throughout the day for many of our students. Whether it's completing a worksheet, answering comprehension questions or composing a story, these activities can address many different goal areas for our learners. ...
5 Tips For Adding Community Outings To Your Homeschool Routine
One of the great things about homeschooling your child is that you set the pace and you can decide the activities you want to do. I am a firm believer that the world needs to experience kids like ours and our kids need to experience the world. Sometimes...
Early Childhood Helpful Hints and Best Practices
Working as an educator is a lot to manage. Teachers are supervisors of their paraprofessionals, case managers of their students, managers and partners of the related service team members, advocates for their school and students, and so much more! I often...
Core Word of the Week
Let’s talk about how I use core word of the week in my self-contained classroom! Core Words Core words are great for students who communicate both verbally and using AAC devices. Many of these core words are abstract and teaching...
Cheeseburgers, Donuts, & Hot Fries
For some it would seem like it was a quick trip to the corner store but to our family it was so much more.Behind our trip and this moment are years of fear of the unknown, tears of struggles, guilt of not being able to fix things that weren’t typical and many other...
VB-MAPP: Organizing Materials for Assessment
Anytime you organize materials, classroom supplies, resources, etc., it can be daunting. It can feel overwhelming, and it usually takes time and patience to get it right. Just remember, it gets worse before it gets better, and as you are in the process, realize that...
Reading Centers for Emergent Readers
Let's Talk Centers!if your first thought was 'but my student's can't read yet!' this post is for you. Pre-reading skills are perfect to work on in centers. I'm going to share 4 different reading centers that I'm running this week for my pre-readers. Most...