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Mechanicsville, Maryland, United States
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For the past 15 years, I've worked as a special educator, primarily with students with autism and/or severe disabilities. I've worked with children in grades k-12 in both inclusion and self-contained classroom settings and with adult learners ages 18-21 in vocational and pre-vocational programs. I have specialized expertise in supporting autistic students and students with intellectual disabilities and/or multiple disabilities.
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Preview of Let's Get Visual! High Contrast Visual Schedule - ALL SIZES, EDITABLE

Let's Get Visual! High Contrast Visual Schedule - ALL SIZES, EDITABLE

Do you have students with visual impairments who need high contrast materials? These high contrast schedules use the same icons as my Let’s Get Visual! Visual Schedules and include all four icon and schedule sizes: small, large, extra large, and jumbo! They can easily be used in conjunction with my other schedules, so your students with visual impairments can be seamlessly included within your classroom structure and have access to the same high-quality supports as your sighted students. (Ple
Preview of What's the Buzz? Daily Parent Communication Sheets

What's the Buzz? Daily Parent Communication Sheets

Do you work with young children or students with communication deficits? Is finding time to write in communication notebooks a challenge? Do you ever wonder if you're giving parents too much information or not enough? Building productive and respectful parent relationships is an important (and sometimes challenging) aspect of teaching. As a new teacher, I struggled with parent communication. I started by writing in notebooks, but found that I just couldn't keep up without sacrificing my entire p
Preview of Matching Shapes With Pete File Folder

Matching Shapes With Pete File Folder

Learn about shapes with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. Students can match 2-dimensional shapes to identical, non-identical, or real-world illustrations. These file folders are perfect for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Counting Buttons With Pete File Folder

Counting Buttons With Pete File Folder

Practice counting with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. Students count and match sets of up to 5 or 10 buttons to identical pictures, tally marks, or numerals. These file folders are perfect for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Sorting Colors With Pete File Folder

Sorting Colors With Pete File Folder

Practice sorting colors with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms.
Preview of Matching Shapes With Pete Task Box

Matching Shapes With Pete Task Box

Practice matching 2D and 3D shapes with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive task box activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms.
Preview of Counting Buttons With Pete Task Box

Counting Buttons With Pete Task Box

Practice counting with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. Students count and match sets of up to 10 buttons to identical pictures, tally marks, or numerals. These task box cards are perfect for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Tiny Task Boxes - Time to the Half-Hour Task Cards

Tiny Task Boxes - Time to the Half-Hour Task Cards

Do you have students who need a more hands-on approach to learning how to tell time? If worksheets and reproduceables aren't enough for your learners, these hands-on task cards may be a perfect fit! With 4 different response methods, Tiny Task Box cards address multiple learning styles and needs. They're perfect for guided or independent practice and structured work systems. Cards are sized to fit 4X6 photo storage boxes for easy and compact storage. Includes 4 sets of 24 task box cards teaching
Preview of Matching Colors With Pete Task Box

Matching Colors With Pete Task Box

Practice matching colors with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive task box card are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms.
Preview of Matching Colors With Pete File Folder

Matching Colors With Pete File Folder

Learn about colors with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms.
Preview of Matching 3D Shapes With Pete File Folder

Matching 3D Shapes With Pete File Folder

Learn about 3D shapes with the coolest cat in town! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. Students can match 3D shapes to identical, non-identical, or real-world illustrations. These file folders are perfect for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Let's Get Visual! Visual Schedule Transition Targets - ALL SIZES, EDITABLE

Let's Get Visual! Visual Schedule Transition Targets - ALL SIZES, EDITABLE

Do you notice that even with a visual schedule, your students with autism or other disabilities still struggle with transitions between different locations in the classroom or school building? Do you have students who can't seem to start a transition or who start transitioning okay, then seem to get "lost" on the way to their destination? If so, Transition Targets may be the answer! When using a Transition Target, instead of placing their next schedule picture in the "finished" area of their sc
Preview of Fall Words File Folder

Fall Words File Folder

Expand your students' real word vocabulary with these seasonal file folders! With 3 levels of support, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are a perfect match for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. They’re a great choice for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Second Grade

Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Second Grade

Every educator knows that effective assessment and data collection is key to driving student progress. This set of more than 20 data sheets for the second grade Dolch word list allow you to quickly and accurately assess, track, and graph student high frequency word progress. With data sheets for quarterly benchmarking, weekly probes, targeted word practice, and more, you'll be able to track student data in the way that is most meaningful for your classroom and teaching. Also included are data sh
Preview of Dolch Word Wall - Black & White ALL GRADES

Dolch Word Wall - Black & White ALL GRADES

Freshen up your word wall with these beautiful Dolch Word Wall cards. Cards come in 2 different sizes and include alphabet headers and all 220 Dolch sight words for pre-primer through grade 3, as well as 95 common nouns from the Dolch nouns list. Word cards are organized by word list/grade level. Word cards are editable and include templates to add your own words. PDF and PowerPoint files are included. Word cards and templates can be edited in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Check out the rest of m
Preview of Winter Words Vocabulary File Folder

Winter Words Vocabulary File Folder

Expand your students' real word vocabulary with these seasonal file folders! With 3 levels of support, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are a perfect match for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. They’re a great choice for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Matching Colors With Shamrocks File Folder (St. Patrick's Day)

Matching Colors With Shamrocks File Folder (St. Patrick's Day)

Practice color matching and identification with this bright and colorful St. Patrick’s Day file folder! With 3 levels of support, plus errorless matching, these fun and inclusive file folder activities are perfect for early childhood classrooms, multi-age special education classrooms, or resource rooms. They’re a great choice for centers, structured work systems, or independent practice!
Preview of Lotta Dots: February Dot-to-Dot Printables

Lotta Dots: February Dot-to-Dot Printables

Practice fine motor skills and number sequencing to 10, 15, or 20 with 20 different dot-to-dot printables for the month of February. Three levels of support meet students where they are in their fine motor development. Students can draw, trace, or fill-in to connect the dots and complete the picture.
Preview of Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Pre-Primer

Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Pre-Primer

Every educator knows that effective assessment and data collection is key to driving student progress. This set of more than 20 data sheets for the Dolch pre-primer word list allow you to quickly and accurately assess, track, and graph student high frequency word progress. With data sheets for quarterly benchmarking, weekly probes, targeted word practice, and more, you'll be able to track student data in the way that is most meaningful for your classroom and teaching. Also included are data shee
Preview of Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Third Grade

Dolch Sight Word Data Sheets - Third Grade

Every educator knows that effective assessment and data collection is key to driving student progress. This set of more than 20 data sheets for the third grade Dolch word list allow you to quickly and accurately assess, track, and graph student high frequency word progress. With data sheets for quarterly benchmarking, weekly probes, targeted word practice, and more, you'll be able to track student data in the way that is most meaningful for your classroom and teaching. Also included are data she
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Experience

For the past 15 years, I've worked as a special educator, primarily with students with autism and/or severe disabilities. I've worked with children in grades k-12 in both inclusion and self-contained classroom settings and with adult learners ages 18-21 in vocational and pre-vocational programs. I have specialized expertise in supporting autistic students and students with intellectual disabilities and/or multiple disabilities.

Teaching style

As an autistic and ADHD educator, parent, and person, I'm passionate about supporting disabled and neurodivergent people while respecting their authentic selves. The goal of special education should not be to make *us* "less disabled," but to make our environment more accessible and less disabling to *us*!

My own education history

B.A. in Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities M.S. in Special Education: Severe Disabilities Graduate Certificate in Education of Students with Autism