spedteecher
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New York, United States
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I have been teaching special education for over 20 years and specialize in autism. I have taught students with a wide range of disabilities and special needs in various public school districts and specialty schools with students ranging from age five through adulthood. I have taught both integrated as well as many self-contained classrooms. I have assisted in the mainstreaming of students with autism who have behavior difficulties into the public school environment. I have spent years modifying various grade level curriculums as well as developing new curriculum to meet the needs of individual student programs. These have included language, community and vocational skills, functional academics and activities of daily living. I use the methods of Applied Behavioral Analysis and believe in taking data. I have written and implemented many behavior plans for students with various behavioral difficulties. I also conduct staff training as well.
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Calling 911 for Secondary Life Skills Students
Contains: 15 slide PowerPoint 4 page student PowerPoint fill-in printable 26 911 situation cards 911 worksheet This folder contains a 15 slide PowerPoint all about calling 911. The PowerPoint is accompanied by a 4 page printable that students fill in as the teacher moves through the PowerPoint slides on the Smart Board. This forces students to pay closer attention, refocus, and write important key words. The Calling 911 PowerPoint reviews the following
5th - 12th
Community Helpers
This Community Helpers unit contains: 1 slide show (20 slides) and 5 printables (3-621 pages each). There are 20 community helpers that include such workers as police officer, mail carrier, paramedic, veterinarian, and landscaper. Each slide in the slide show represents one community helper and shows pictures of the helper at work along with any vehicle he may drive and tools/items he may use. Printables all contain real-life photos and ask student to label the helpers and fill in information
3rd - 12th
Self-Esteem Activities for Secondary Life Skills Students
These self-esteem worksheets were created for use with my high school life skills class. It provided opportunities for students to understand what self-esteem is, how they feel about themselves, and how others feel about them. Great back to school activities! Students can start the year off with added confidence!
5th - 12th
Household Chores for Secondary Life Skills Students
This Household Chores unit contains 2 slide shows (35 slides and 10 slides) and 5 printables (2-6 pages each), all using real-life pictures. Students will learn to identify 16 various cleaning tools and items and how they are used by labeling pictures and cleaning tasks, filling in sentences with the correct words, and matching. Examples of leaning tools and items learned include dustpan, vacuum, dryer, and spray cleaner. Check out my coordinating Boom Cards at https://wow.boomlearning.com/au
5th - 12th
Fall
This fall lesson contains a slide show of 24 slides with a 3 page fill-in printable to be completed along side the slide show. Many real-life pictures used. Examples of topics covered include what happens to the leaves and weather, clothing worn, holidays celebrated, and food eaten. Check out my coordinating Boom Cards at https://wow.boomlearning.com/author/spedteecher http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Spedteecher This item is a paid digital download from my TpT store http://www.te
2nd - 12th
Rooms In The House for Special Education Life Skills Students
Contains: 5 PowerPoint presentations - 1 for each room including the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, and outside the home, 39 pages of student printables including vocabulary cards to review and sort, table of contents, and an "about" page. The unit "Rooms In The House" is primarily a vocabulary based unit, filled with images of familiar home furniture, appliances, and objects. Each "room" has its own vocabulary for students to identify and label, along with multiple choice questions ab
K - 12th
Shopping for a BBQ by Estimating the Total
Shopping for a BBQ by Estimating the Total includes a slide show of 8 slides and a coordinating worksheet of 4 pages. The slide show takes the student on a shopping trip by supermarket department. Great time to review those supermarket departments! Each slide shows the prices of the items being bought for the BBQ in a specific department. Departments being shopped in include the meat, bread, produce, snacks and beverages, paper goods, and condiment departments. Students will write the price
5th - 12th
Math
Menu Math for Secondary Life Skills Students
Menu Math for Secondary Life Skills Students contains 2 activities (2 pages and 3 pages). Each activity shows a menu with real-life pictures and prices. Students must read the given orders of 2 to 3 items from the menu, locate and write in the prices, and then add them with a calculator to find the total. Check out my coordinating Boom Cards at https://wow.boomlearning.com/author/spedteecher http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Spedteecher This item is a paid digital download from my
5th - 12th
Math
Community Places
"Community Places" contains a slide show (31 slides) and 3 printables. The slide show contains pictures of community places from the outside and from the inside. It asks questions such as, "What's inside a (place)?" and "Who will you see?" The first printable "Community Places Fill-in" (4 pages) shows the picture of the place and students must label it as well as write one thing they would see there and someone they would see there. The second printable "Community Places - Who" (2 pages) st
3rd - 12th
A Virtual Holiday Shopping Trip
Contains a slide show (33 pages) and corresponding worksheets (3 pages). Students will go on a virtual holiday shopping trip, shopping for a character's family from a list. As they move along in the slide show, students will shop from a list, locate the correct store departments, locate item prices, ask an employee for help, round prices up to the next dollar and add to find the estimated total, check out, identify the cashier, get receipt and change, and return their shopping cart... all whil
5th - 12th
Math
Fruit or Vegetable?
Fruit or Vegetable contains a slide show of 21 slides and a 3 page printable. Each slide shows a photo of a fruit or a vegetable. Students can take turns naming the fruit or vegetable and deciding what it is. The printable shows a picture of each fruit or vegetable from the slide show and students must write the name of the fruit or vegetable and circle what it is. Students can work on this as a class, in groups, or individually. Check out my coordinating Boom Cards at https://wow.boomlear
2nd - 12th
Clothing Vocabulary
Clothing Vocabulary slide show contains 27 various clothing items and accessories, with 1 clothing item per slide. Some pictures are focused on girl clothing items. Slides are not labeled with the word in order to give students the opportunity to label the clothing items themselves. I use a white board with the students to write the type of clothing. Great vocabulary practice! Check out my coordinating Boom Cards at https://wow.boomlearning.com/author/spedteecher http://www.teacherspayteac
5th - 12th
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Experience
I have been teaching special education for over 20 years and specialize in autism. I have taught students with a wide range of disabilities and special needs in various public school districts and specialty schools with students ranging from age five through adulthood. I have taught both integrated as well as many self-contained classrooms. I have assisted in the mainstreaming of students with autism who have behavior difficulties into the public school environment. I have spent years modifying various grade level curriculums as well as developing new curriculum to meet the needs of individual student programs. These have included language, community and vocational skills, functional academics and activities of daily living. I use the methods of Applied Behavioral Analysis and believe in taking data. I have written and implemented many behavior plans for students with various behavioral difficulties. I also conduct staff training as well.
Teaching style
I believe in hands-on, student centered learning. Lessons should contain visual, auditory, and hands-on components as much as possible. Teachers must step back to allow students to take initiative and problem solve in order to become independent and confident. I believe parents are a vital part of the child's educational team and a child should learn to be his/her own best advocate.
My own education history
Graduate: Special Education
Concentration: Severe Disabilities
Graduate: Deaf Education
30 Credits
Undergrad: Elementary Education
Concentration: Hearing and Communication
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