Social Stories for Asperger's Children: Tools for Improving Social Awareness
Asperger’s syndrome is characterized by social awkwardness, repetitive behaviors & clumsiness. Social stories for Asperger’s children …
Continue ReadingThe Teacher's Aide: A Career Helping Special Education Students in Mainstream Classrooms
Meeting special education students’ needs in mainstream classrooms should not be an issue in the United States if sufficiently trained teacher’s …
Continue ReadingGluten Free Diet and Possible Treatment Link With Autism
Recently, there has been a movement to investigate the link between diet and Autism and to examine if the use of elimination diets, such as a …
Continue ReadingSensory Integration for Autistic Children: What is the Proprioception System?
The body sense that helps children learn how to move and governs their spatial relationship to objects is the proprioceptive sensory system. …
Continue ReadingA Book Review: "Sign With Your Baby" by Joseph Garcia
Sign With Your Baby: How to Communicate with Infants Before They Can Speak, by Joseph Garcia, is a great book if you are interested in learning about …
Continue ReadingA Preschool Birdhouse Activitiy: Teach Your Class About Birds & Make a Birdhouse
Add this preschool activity to your preschool curriculum including preschool bird activities to increase interest and knowledge of the habits of birds …
Continue ReadingClassroom Management Strategies for Preschool
When preschoolers come to your classroom in the fall, it is often their first classroom experience. For this reason, classroom management in a …
Continue ReadingHigh School Art Lesson: Making Gargoyles Out of Clay
The word gargoyle comes from the Latin word ‘gurgulio’, not only meaning “throat” but also describing the …
Continue ReadingHow to Teach Sign Language to a Baby?
Teach babies to sign in ways that are appropriate to early child development. This article gives practical tips and examples for teaching baby sign …
Continue ReadingIntroducing New Students to a Preschool Class: Social Activity for Making New Friends
Use this preschool activity to welcome new members to the preschool. This activity is meant to develop social skills in preschoolers while allowing …
Continue ReadingLearn Some Useful ASL Vocabulary for Traveling Around Town
Speakers of American Sign Language must learn specific signs to travel through a city. The following article describes some helpful ASL vocabulary to …
Continue ReadingPreK Science Activity: All About Me
This preschool science lesson plan will teach students about plants and their parts. Use the All About Me activity to create a colorful bulletin board …
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