Helping Special Education Teachers Deliver Effective Interventions
As a special education teacher, you have about a hundred things on your to do list per hour. One way that I’ve been able to save time is through having a good system for organizing my reading intervention materials and prepping as much as I can ahead of time. Step 1: Print Reading Intervention Materials […]
Progress monitoring is something that all special education teachers have to keep up with. Ensuring that our students are on track to meeting their IEP goals is not only important for their educational career but it’s also our jobs! Every school or district as their own requirements for progress monitoring, but putting those progress monitoring […]
Compostable Bird Treats Materials needed: Twine, Peanut butter, Bird seed, Butter knife/Spatula and Toilet paper rolls. Start by cutting and tying your twine through the inside of the paper roll, then slather on the peanut butter with a butter knife or spatula. Once that’s done you can simply roll your roll in the bird seed […]
Read Aloud: How to Catch a Loveosaurus This book was super cute to read, was full of words of affirmation, encouragement and all about kindness. We did a hot air balloon craft to go along with the “Love is in the air” theme in the book. Materials Needed: construction paper, glue sticks, scissors and clip […]
What do you take to general education classrooms for push in services? As a special education teacher, there are times that you push into a general education classroom in order to further assist your students. What do you take so that you’re always prepared and ready to work? I take this backpack. It has everything […]
Assessments Assessing students is a huge part of our job in special education. Whether it be assessing a student for their present level of performance, a reevaluation, or a brand new student, it should be a smooth and stress-free process. I recommend grabbing a clipboard and a book ring and creating your own little assessment […]
