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Inclusion can work with the right tools, strategies and some good old fashioned dedication. I use the basic principles of ABA (applied behavior analysis) as my foundation for teaching. I first learned about ABA by working for 4 years with adults with autism in a private school that adhered to ABA models. After that I went back to school to get a master's degree in Special Education. I have been teaching in public school for 8 years now and I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I have taught in both self-contained and inclusive classrooms. I work with students who need significant behavior support as well as specialized academic support.
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The Simplest Home/Parent Communication Log for Special Education
I designed this to be quick. Often parents of a child with special needs want to know how that child's day was and teachers find it difficult to write notes out in a communication book. The end of the day is just too hectic. On this chart you fill in up to 6 behaviors which you want to be able to tell the parent/guardian about. Then you mark 1, 2 or 3 checks depending on how often you saw that behavior. You also mark 1, 2 or 3 checks to show if the child needed help with those same behaviors
PreK - 4th
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Positive Behavior Contract for Middle School and High School
Students who need a behavior contract have generally heard enough about their maladaptive behavior, and let me tell you...at that point...talking too much about it is not helpful to them or to you. Behavior contracts too often highlight the negative which only decreases student buy-in. These contract templates will help you stress the positive behaviors that you want to see, and give less attention to the unwanted behaviors. They are made to look like a real contract, appropriate and serious for
5th - 12th
Self Management Behavior Chart for Elementary Grades
This chart will help teach an elementary schooler to be more independent in his/her work by learning to self-check how many times s/he was prompted in order to complete their work. This is for that child who you find yourself reminding to get back on task several times a day, but not for a student with very specific behavior issues other than attention. You will help the student choose appropriate rewards and teach him how to use the chart in the first few days of use. This file is an editab
2nd - 4th
Motivational Tutoring or Small Group Kit with Behavior Chart for Elementary
This motivational tutoring kit will help you with an elementary to lower middle school student who gets frustrated or engages in inappropriate behavior during tutoring sessions. Many students find it satisfying to see tasks checked off a list so I’ve included 6 task lists each with a different design. The designs on the task lists are so cute that they can be given to the child at the end of the session as a certificate of completion. I’ve also included a motivational check chart with 6 diffe
1st - 4th
Reward Slips for Motivational Paper Chain
This is an inexpensive, easy and fun way to reward a child who is motivated by attention. This printable contains 46 congratulatory sayings that you print on colored paper and cut into strips (you'll see very light cutting guides). The child takes them home to show their parents and builds a paper chain with them. Each day the chain grows. One family I worked with strung the chain across the kitchen!
Tips: Use in conjunction with a behavior chart or clip chart so the student can earn a coupl
K - 3rd
The Best Bathroom Sign Out with Disposable Bathroom Passes for Elementary Grades
Included:
5 page PowerPoint Monthly Bathroom Passes with name place holder (editable)
5 page PowerPoint Monthly Bathroom Passes without name place holder (editable)
5 page PDF Monthly Bathroom Passes without name place holder (non-editable)
1 page DocX bathroom sign out, editable for teacher and student names
My co-teacher and I had a class that seemed fascinated with signing out to the bathroom. I don't know what was going on in the bathrooms, but apparently it was more interesting than wha
1st - 4th
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BEHAVIOR GOAL CARD for Upper Elementary and Middle Schoolers
These behavior goal cards are made to look similar to a business card for older students. They are designed to encourage upper elementary or middle school students to self-check on a behavior goal and then check in with a teacher to see if they agree the goal was met. The student could get one card each day and check in 5 times in a day, or get one once a week and check in with a teacher about once a day. Keeping track of the card over the day or week also teaches self-management. Cards can
5th - 8th
PreK and Kindergarten Counting Worksheets 1-10
These cute counting sheets ask students to count a variety of objects including firemen, flowers, dogs and sandwiches. They are designed to teach students 1:1 correspondence as they count.
You can use these counting worksheets in a couple of ways. After you laminate them students can use a dry erase marker to place a check on each item as they count, or they can use counters such as chips or glass floral “marbles”, placing one on each item as they count. Then they can find the correspondin
PreK - K
Math, Numbers
Calendar Activities Kit for 1st Grade and Self-Contained
Most students learn best when they are doing the work rather than just listening. These calendar activities will help 1st graders who are not yet true readers learn the days of the week and the months of the year through matching activities with fading prompts. Many teachers rely on choral responses and songs to teach the days of the week and months of the year. As a special education teacher who has taught through all the grade levels (pre-k to 8th) I've realized that many students need to d
K - 2nd
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Experience
Inclusion can work with the right tools, strategies and some good old fashioned dedication. I use the basic principles of ABA (applied behavior analysis) as my foundation for teaching. I first learned about ABA by working for 4 years with adults with autism in a private school that adhered to ABA models. After that I went back to school to get a master's degree in Special Education. I have been teaching in public school for 8 years now and I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. I have taught in both self-contained and inclusive classrooms. I work with students who need significant behavior support as well as specialized academic support.
Teaching style
I strive to have my students feel good in the classroom even if they struggle socially or academically. I provide supports that show them the good things they are achieving during the day and I downplay the areas for which they did not achieve a lot of success. Though I often have to help students identify something they did wrong I do it so that we can make a plan for how to meet with positive outcomes the next time they face the same situation. I want to celebrate my students' seemingly small successes in building their skill sets, even if their learning pace is different that of their peers.
Awards & shining teacher moments
When a child looks up at you hopefully and says "will you always be my teacher?" you feel honored.
My own education history
I have a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University, a master's degree in special education from The College of New Jersey and I am a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA).
Additional biographical information
I live in the "Garden State" of New Jersey where I've planted more trees and perennials than any sane person with a full time job probably should. My husband and I enjoy working on our 100-year old house and relish evenings on the couch with our two spoiled dogs.
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