by Susan Bitler | May 21, 2022 | Parent Perspective, Social Skills |
During a lunch conversation with a friend the other day I was reminded that typical adults and children need to be aware of individuals with autism just as much as kids with autism need to be taught to function in the world around them. It goes both ways. We get...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | May 11, 2022 | Behavior, Classroom Instruction, Interventions, Life Skills, Social Skills, Visuals |
Rules and routines are a large part of classroom functioning. Management of the classroom and instructional control come from clear and concise definitions of rules. Creating rules as a group or individually does not always have to be a lecturing style. Teaching and...
by Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Apr 27, 2022 | Life Skills, Play, Social Skills |
Social skills groups are important for all children. Social skills groups can create learning opportunities for children to practice what they have learned in real life situations. These groups help children make friends with the support of their teachers or...
by Holly Bueb | Apr 26, 2022 | Life Skills, Social Skills |
Teaching conversation skills is an important life skill that helps students learn to communicate and build social relationships. We often forget that we indirectly learned conversation skills growing up, however, our students need direct instruction on initiating and...
by Stephanie Kennedy, M.Ed | Apr 22, 2022 | Life Skills, Seasonal, Social Skills |
Spring has sprung which hopefully means somewhere near you is a blossoming Farmer’s Market! I love going to the Farmer’s Market – fresh produce, flowers, local meat, and fresh squeezed lemonade – it’s my favorite place to spend a Saturday morning. But what I love most...
by Stephanie Kennedy, M.Ed | Mar 11, 2022 | Behavior, Life Skills, Resources, Social Skills, Uncategorized |
Implementing Zones of Regulation Instruction School-Wide Working with students with high behavioral support needs, we routinely find ourselves discussing adaptive and maladaptive behaviors, and the importance of skill acquisition. But, when we step back and look at...
