Helping Special Education Teachers Deliver Effective Interventions
Today, I’m going to share my opinion on something that I seriously hope is not offensive or argumentative. Over the last five years, I have spent a lot of time in upper elementary classrooms. I’ve played two roles, a special education teacher and a general education teacher. Regardless of my role, my opinion has remained […]
I absolutely love to use math videos in my classroom. I began creating them three years ago in order to implement a flipped classroom. Over time, my love for math videos has evolved into something more than just homework. 1. Homework As mentioned above, my primary use for creating math videos was for implementing a […]
Accommodations and modifications are two VERY different things, however, the terms are often used synonymously. And I’ll seriously be honest, it just drives be bonkers! At the end of last year, I sat in several transition conferences for some of my students who were headed to middle school. Repeatedly, I was asked, “What modifications do […]
Do you ever teach new skills and feel like your kids are doing amazing, only to circle back to them and realize that your kids don’t “have it” like you thought they did? That was me about a week ago. My kids were doing great in small chunks, but their long-term retention wasn’t quite there. […]
Today’s post is all about our struggling readers. We’ve all had them. We all want to do our best to help them. But sometimes, that is easier said than done. To begin to help our struggling readers, we have to begin by identifying their greatest need. For most readers, they are struggling in one of […]
This year, I’ve been working to integrate multiple subjects into our daily activities. Today, I want to quickly share a fun activity that is perfect for both reading and writing. Our reading strategy this week is visualization, and we began writing personal narratives last week. I wanted an activity that would introduce visualization, yet give […]
