How to Handle Autism Temper Tantrums In Children With Autism
Children who have autism spectrum disorders can be prone to temper tantrums. These episodes can range in intensity from mild to quite severe, and …
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Signs for Medical Terms and Vocabulary in ASL
The following article describes some helpful ASL vocabulary for use by signers while discussing illness and injuries in a medical setting and includes …
Continue ReadingTwo Active Learning Strategies to Help Struggling Readers in the Classroom
Active learning is a general term for a variety of strategies that involve students in their learning. Some examples are cooperative learning, …
Continue ReadingSelecting Activities for Children with Asperger's Syndrome
Children who have Asperger’s syndrome need to have sufficient opportunities to develop their social skills. Extracurricular activities such as …
Continue ReadingAutism and Behavior Modification: Narrowing the Parameters
How many times have you seen an autism behavior and decided right then and there that it had to go? The idea of changing a behavior is much simpler …
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Practice makes perfect right? And we aren’t even looking for perfection, so why aren’t more people using this theory for autism behavior …
Continue ReadingFocus on Autism: Tips to Help Autistic Children
The child who has autism is simply the child who happens to have autism. Keep the child in mind as you read these simple tips to focus on the child …
Continue ReadingMusic Therapy Activities for Young Students with Autism
Music therapy has shown many positive results when used to teach children with autism. This form of therapy can help children express themselves, …
Continue ReadingLiability Issues for Noncompliance of IDEA
IDEA 1997 has been the legal mandate of educational requirements for students with disabilities for over a decade, yet there are still school …
Continue ReadingPreparing your Inclusion Classroom: Management Strategies to Include Students with Special Needs
Teachers must implement a diversity of classroom management strategies to insure that the classroom provides a least restrictive learning environment …
Continue ReadingHelp Hearing Impaired Students in the Classroom Succeed
Provide assistive accommodations to address the hearing impairment issue, teachers can minimize student distractions and off-task behavior in the …
Continue ReadingEducating Gifting Students: How To Teach Gifted Students Using Multiple Intelligences
In your gifted classroom, you may have students that are gifted in one or more of the multiple intelligences. When educating gifted students, you may …
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