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Hi,
I just got a student in from Co and am going over her paperwork, getting ready for her permanent placement ARD.
What curriculum do you have there? The scoring tools used for all the info provided peaks my interest.
Thanks!
Has anyone used the new Ed plan software for IEPs? If anyone knows of any tips and tutorials, please let me know. Thank you!
I've been chatting on the Professor and Retired Teachers chatboards for about 4 years. Now I am looking for advice for myself on this chatboard. If you have the time to read on and possibly respond, it would be appreciated.
Background - We have a 28 year old daughter (Debi) with Down Syndrome who we just put into a group home 3 months ago....See MoreI've been chatting on the Professor and Retired Teachers chatboards for about 4 years. Now I am looking for advice for myself on this chatboard. If you have the time to read on and possibly respond, it would be appreciated.
Background - We have a 28 year old daughter (Debi) with Down Syndrome who we just put into a group home 3 months ago. Debi is fairly high functioning, reads at the early first grade level, is in a job skills program she loves and participates in bowling and Special Olympics gymnastics. Her speech is difficult to understand unless you have been around her due to partly (we believe) to un-diagnosed hearing loss when she was young. She was in our local public school district in SPED from age 3-22 and she loved it all. She mainstreamed 4th grade and half of 5th grade plus lots of classes in junior high and high school. We have an awesome district.
Debi had some behaviors at home that are typical with Downs but not good for the group home. At home she would take 1.5 to 2 hours to get ready for work in the morning. But at the group home that is too much time and gets mad when prompted to hurry up. Same with taking showers. Her unsupervised showers, hair drying, etc. can take well over an hour. At home Debi had a bedroom and bathroom all to herself with little incentive on our part to speed her up.
Note that when we have tried to teach Debi something we have had success by showing her and letting her do it...not by verbal direction only. She learns fast. She can do her own laundry and put it away, make her lunch, operate her CD/DVD players and her iPad (Netflix). She uses computer games almost every day.
We thought the group home caregivers would be able to deal with changing Debi's behaviors, but they are more like babysitters and they barely speak English (Note: we may be looking for a new group home soon).
If anyone has any suggestions for behavior modification or knows of any good books on the subject, feedback would be appreciated.
Oh. Debi is a huge Disneyland fanatic.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I am subbing in a primary autism classroom until the find a teacher or for 4 weeks, whichever comes first. I have no schedule yet, so will be punting on Monday. Lesson plans will include Welcome Back activities, introducing the classroom routine, and learning how to work in centers. There are 7 children, K-2. There are 3 paras. I haven't met any of...See MoreI am subbing in a primary autism classroom until the find a teacher or for 4 weeks, whichever comes first. I have no schedule yet, so will be punting on Monday. Lesson plans will include Welcome Back activities, introducing the classroom routine, and learning how to work in centers. There are 7 children, K-2. There are 3 paras. I haven't met any of them. The autism team will be there to help get things going and provide direct instruction for at least the first week. Kathy
"Over 80 percent of what teachers consider to be discipline problems have nothing to do with discipline." ~Harry K. Wong
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Two teachers fresh out of college... One fled teaching after a disastrous first 2 days; the other was highly successful from Day One. What made the difference? Read the article for first day tips even veteran teachers will find helpful. (From the archives, but the advice is timeless.)
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