Explore these 5 Evidence Based Interventions For Autism. Tailored for your child's unique needs, these strategies can help navigate ASD.
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26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Customized special instruction New York City not only opposes the current but sails the children toward a peaceful shore.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
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During an April online conference, early intervention expert Juliann J. Woods chatted with participants about how to encourage interactions between parents and their children with autism spectrum disorder. The Leader was listening.
Purpose This review article introduces research methods for personalization of intervention. Our goals are to review evidence-based practices for...
Discover how Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) play a crucial role in literacy development! Learn how to identify literacy deficits, integrate literacy activities, and support struggling readers effectively with the SLP's Ultimate Guide to Literacy Intervention. Dive into essential strategies and
This ASHA 2016 presentation reviewed evidence-based intervention (including apps) to support the literacy development of children with autism spectrum disorders who have complex communication needs…
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One of the struggles teachers and parents have with a student who has Autism and other learning difficulties is getting them to comprehend what they...
This strategy goes by many names and while there may be some differences in the application of it for different fields, I'm of the mind that the essential elements (though the language used to describe them) are basically the same. So you will see it described as communication temptations, situational sabotage, natural environment teaching (NET), incidental teaching, Pivotal Response Training (PRT) and probably others I can't think of at the moment. However, the focus of them all is the same: to create an opportunity that motivates the learner to communicate something.
An easy visual method to help teach a non verbal child how to read individual words. Using visual matching skills with pictures, words and objects.
Autism can affect a child’s language and social skills. Read on for teacher tips on teaching children with autism how to read. We know autism can affect a child’s language and social skills. Such a delay can affect reading readiness, comprehension skills, and how a child learns in general. This...
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Our Literacy Specialist, Veronica Schneider, recalls her experience teaching in a nonverbal autistic classroom, and reflects upon what she has learned from her special education experience.
These 4 dyslexia accommodations are a perfect starting place for parents who dont know what accommodations to ask for for their ....
Are you working with the early intervention population? If so, be sure to check out my FREE Play-Based Speech Therapy Homework. Here is a small collection of the toys and games I use when working with the birth-5 population! Goals to Target: naming body parts, identifying body parts, requesting, producing 2-word phrases (blue shoes, green hat), basic verbs (walk, sleep, jump, hop, dance) Goals to Target: following commands, identifying vocabulary, matching pictures, naming vocabulary, requesting, animal sounds, categories/sorting Goals to Target: requesting more/please with words or signs, imitating "ready, set, go!" or "1, 2, 3, go!", producing bilabial sounds (wow, bubble, pop) Goals to Target: naming vocabulary, identifying vocabulary, simple sentences (I see __), early literacy skills. Goals to Target: requesting, identifying animals, commands (Give me the __), naming, making animal sounds, basic concepts (in/out, on/off, etc) Goals to Target: requesting (more/please), naming (boy/girl/bus/eyes/nose/wheels/door, etc), making environmental sounds ("vroom, beep"), following routine, stop/go, singing with gestures Goals to Target: identifying colors, basic concepts (up/down, in/out, over/under, etc.), requesting objects to put in/out/under/over Goals to Target: environmental sounds ("beep, vroom, crash, choo-choo"), stop/go, fast/slow, identifying and naming colors Since I originally posted this post I had added to my bag quite a bit for my younger kiddos but these are still many of the items I reach for! Want to check out some more Early Intervention bags? Head over and check out the linky!
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Blowing bubbles with kids is such a simple activity that brings so much joy. And there are so many opportunities for speech and language development and learning. Did you know...
Selecting the best books for speech therapy when using a literacy-based approach. Here are ways to find the best, high-quality children's picture books.
Here are 4 practical, simple and effective evidence-based strategies that will help students with autism reading comprehension skills.
Task initiation is a powerful skill. The ability to tell oneself that a project or job needs to be started is a big part of getting anything done. A bigger part of that is actually starting. How many of us have to-do lists that are a mile long? Knowing a job needs done is part ... Read more
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Need an easy activity to target phonemic awareness that you can DIY today? This Onset and Rime Flip Book is perfect. PLUS there are 5 ideas for using them
Short term memory is often a concern for individuals with executive functioning deficits. This can make it difficult for them to remember assignments or directions. Today's Executive Functioning Forum provides strategies for students who struggle with memory skills. Organizing Materials Students with memory deficits often forget all of the items needed for each of their classes. Provide visual cues and color-coded supports to help them with gathering the needed materials for each class. Melanie Lewis Snyder Park Elementary, Springfield Brittany Bush Spinning Hills Middle School, Mad River They may also forget what homework needs to be done and what materials need to go home to complete assignments. Provide a consistent system for organizing homework assignments and include supports for knowing what needs to be taken home such as a book bag tag. understood.org Once assignments are completed, sometimes they may forget to turn them in. Have a clearly communicated system for student's to turn in their classroom like the examples below: Teaching with a Mountain View Scholastic Sequences Students with executive functioning deficits often have a hard time remembering a sequence of events whether it is their daily schedule, to daily living routines, or steps needed for assignment completion. Use visuals supports to help them remember what is expected. Jamie Zimmer Kettering Middle School, Kettering Annette Stine Kyle Elementary, Troy Jennifer Jette Vandalia-Butler High School, Vandalia Brittany Sword Valley Elementary, Beavercreek Jody Chick Yellow Springs High School, Yellow Springs Emily Ottmar Stevenson Elementary, Mad River Visual Supports can also be used to help them recall the events of their day. Katy Boston Morton Middle School, Vandalia Academic Skills When reading, they may have difficulty with switching gears between decoding and comprehending what has been read. Be sure to prioritize the expectations of the reading task. If you are practicing decoding, students may read independently but when practicing comprehension they may receive more guidance with decoding until they are more fluent. They may also forget directions for what needs to be completed. Use visual supports and predictable routines. Using the same format for reading activities such as learning new vocabulary or answering comprehension questions but changing the format helps students focus their efforts on remembering the content rather than needing to remember the content and the expectations of a new task. Taylor Ruef Stevenson Elementary, Mad River Brittany Bush Spinning Hills Middle School, Mad River Writing can also be impacted because they may have difficulty remembering spelling patterns or remembering what they wanted to write. Word Walls, spelling dictionaries, or word pattern visuals can be helpful tools. Versailles Elementary Graphic Organizers also help with writing organization while editing checklists can help students correct their work to correct any elements they may have missed. Super Teacher Worksheets Teacher Pay Teachers They may struggle with holding the steps of an equation or work problem in their working memory. Taylor Ruef Stevenson Elementary, Mad River Social Skills Memory deficits can also impact a student's success navigating social situations. During predictable, structured therapy sessions they may do a wonderful job of demonstrating social skills but in the moment they forget what is expected. Use visuals to prime students before difficult social situations and to prompt them in the moment. Cartooning and power cards are two visual strategies that work well for social skills. OCALI: Power Cards OCALI: Cartooning Keep in mind when working with students with executive functioning deficits, that their performance can often be inconsistent from day to day. This may sometimes feel frustrating to staff or may appear to be a choice behavior because the student is able to perform a skill one day but the next day is unable to perform the same skill. This does not necessarily mean the student is refusing to perform, but rather can indicate an issue with their memory skills and remembering how to perform the skill. If a student frequently demonstrates inconsistent memory skills, consider how you can use visual supports like those shared above to help them remember and be more successful. For more ideas on meeting the needs of students with executive functioning difficulties, check out our previous Executive Functioning Forum. Planning and Organization Attention and Impulse Control
How many times have you had this problem? You have worked hard on requesting with a student who is using an AAC device or picture communication book, and they are requesting up a storm! Not a problem really, right? Well, what if they could do even more with their communication? How about the next step which would be commenting! How great is it to give a child a way to comment on their world, and not just request in it? A friend of mine posted this video in an AAC group, and I thought it was great. This You Tube channel called TheDadLab has so many great ideas for exploring with young children! My initial thought was, "I see blue water all over the floor!" These little cuties are having a great time exploring a small area, and I can really see how this would be great, but I also saw a huge mess of blue water on my carpet thanks to some of my more enthusiastic friends. I decided to try something similar, but using beans. I know that this could still cause a mess, but vacuuming up a few beans is much easier than cleaning up a big blue stain on the carpet in my office! I took a clear glass baking dish and poured enough beans inside to cover the entire bottom. I then took a piece of paper with pictures printed on it and placed it under the glass dish. I then took a clear plastic cup that I cut down in size and cleared a space in the beans for the cup. My students were able to move the cup around and see what was hiding underneath the beans! Using books is a great way to work on "I see..." Board books work well when focusing on commenting. They are durable and will withstand use from my most enthusiastic friends. I like to pull out an activity page with icons that represent pictures in the book. I found this picture viewer when I moved into my speech room years ago. It is great for going through a bunch of pictures, and engages my students more than just flipping through the pictures with our hands. They love pulling down the tray to change the pictures! One more way I like to work on "I see" is with an iPad app called Peekaboo Barn. This app is really cute and engaging! I made visual icons to represent everything that pops up in the app. The students tap on the barn door to reveal who is behind the doors (look for a later post on how to use this for "I hear"). I should also say that even though the "I see" icon looks like it is always present on my sentence strip, I actually move it back to the same spot in their books every time they make an exchange. I keep it on the same page as their "I want" icons, so they do have to learn some discrimination for these tasks. I hope you can use some of these tips and work on commenting with your students!
Differentiated instruction is based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students. This brief looks at how differentiation strategies applied to reading can be designed to help students learn a range of skills including, phonics, comprehension, fluency, word prediction, and story prediction.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Working with students who have trouble with comprehension questions and expressive language skills can be frustrating. It can be difficult to know where to start!! A great first step is to try some fill in the blank phrases. Fill in the blank phrases can be used for familiar and functional phrases that we may say […]
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
