by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Feb 24, 2022 | Communication, Expressive Language, Receptive Language |
Soapbox moment. Visuals are some of the most incredible supports you can use with individuals to help facilitate language understanding and communication. Working with the tiniest of tots these days, introducing visuals as early as possible has been key with so many...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Jan 27, 2022 | Expressive Language, Play |
I recently saw a colleague using the functional life skills adapted book series in her classroom with older students and I just fell in love! I knew I had to find functional and engaging ways to use these with my young learners. Check out how I modified and extended...
by Jen Koenig, B.S, M.Ed., LBS1 | Nov 17, 2021 | Adapted Books, Basic Skills, Classroom Instruction, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Resources |
Using Adapted Books in Small Groups It’s no secret that I love adapted books. I’ve talked often about how I use them in my classroom for independent work. One thing I love to do is use adapted books in small groups. It’s a familiar task that works on relevant skills,...
by Gina Russell, B.S , M.Ed | Oct 14, 2021 | Expressive Language, Play, Receptive Language, Resources |
If you know me as a special education-language loving teacher, you know I am always trying to find different ways to engage my students (and their families) with core language. Sometimes my activities do not turn out as planned but I’ve learned a few tips and tricks...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Sep 8, 2021 | Academics, Curriculum Ideas, Expressive Language, Language Arts, Literacy for Children with Autism |
I have met more and more young children interested in literacy. Although reading is not a skill we expect to be mastered at this age, I do not want to hold them back. Whether I am working with friend’s children, my child, clients, or students, literacy is an...
by Sadie Bailey M.A. CCC-SLP | Aug 30, 2021 | Communication, Expressive Language, Language Arts |
This is the conclusion post in a series called Moving Beyond Requesting. Previous posts highlight how to teach increased feature, function, and category vocabulary, negation, using those concepts in greater complexity, and describing. If you didn’t read part 5,...
