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4 FREE digital downloads for SPED Inclusion Supports

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As I wrap up a term teaching SPED inclusion strategies, I wanted to share and showcase a few free resources that some of my wonderful college students created to promote SPED inclusion in their future classrooms. They have given permission to share these resources for FREE so teachers everywhere can have access to them!

IEP snapshot

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/IEP-Snapshot-FREE-6723498

SPED individual student information one page profile

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SPED-Individual-Student-Information-One-Page-Profile-FREE-6714055

Uncode the Jargon Free Infographic

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Uncode-the-Jargon-FREE-infographic-6654198

Five Main Components of the IEP

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5-main-components-of-the-IEP-infographic-FREE-6591650

Thank you to the students Nick, Emily, Miguel and Raelyn for giving permission to share these digital downloads as free resources so many teachers and special educators can use them!

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Thanks for visiting my blog and for being an inclusive educator,

Sarah

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Support for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in English Language Arts (ELA)

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Video Lecture on Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in English Language Arts (ELA)

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Remote classroom job chart for zoom teaching

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remote classroom job chart!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Remote-Class-Jobs-Google-Doc–6240602

I could not wait to share this education technology (ED Tech) tool I created to help build classroom community! Classroom jobs help develop a sense of community and also help the teacher with tasks that need to be completed.

How to use

This helpful google doc. can be shared with students who can edit it and directly add their names to the job they choose. At the start of class identify which jobs are needed and a quick job description to go with it. The jobs in my class stayed the same all term and the students rotated jobs!

One job that really helped me as an instructor was “door holder” or letting other students in who were in the zoom waiting room. I was able to continue to teach while a student had the job of making sure everyone got in to class.

Picture of the job chart

How helpful would this tool be for your own remote classroom?

Please send your feedback and find the link to the google doc here https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Remote-Class-Jobs-Google-Doc–6240602

Where to start! Teaching students with Autism: Foundational Evidence Based Practices (EBPs)

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When we look at high quality interventions for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), we want to learn the foundational SIX EBPs first! When teachers are able to intervene and use strategies with fidelity, students have better outcomes!

This is one of my new lectures that I am posting here. I hope to empower and teach new teachers and parents.

I would love to hear how you are able to incorporate these foundational interventions into your work with students!

Respectfully,

Sarah

Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Secondary Student

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Autism and the secondary student

  • As a teacher, have you ever noticed there is less information and supports for students with ASD in the secondary age group?
  • Have you wondered what to look out for and how to support students with autism in your secondary class?
  • Do you know why girls with autism present differently than boys with autism?

Video Lecture

The video lecture linked below has some of the answers to these questions… The intended audience is general education pre-service or inservice teachers and anyone interested in learning more about ASD! Thank you for your commitment to being an inclusive educator and supportive advocate for students with ASD.

Respectfully,

Sarah

UDL and Distance Learning

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Universal Design for Learning #UDL

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) should be the bedrock and foundation in which we design any distance learning curriculum. I teach in higher education and encourage my future teachers to become flexible educators who use UDL strategies whenever possible!

Universal Design as a Support For All students

UDL strategies can be used for all students in your class to minimize barriers and maximize learning opportunities. I would love for you to watch this video lecture which describes UDL in more depth.

Additional UDL Resources

I highly recommend you listen to some of the prerecorded webinars from OCALI about UDL here…https://www.ocali.org/center/udl.

Thank you for your commitment to being an inclusive educator!

Respectfully,

Sarah

My Special Interest Social Story

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SIA= Special Interest Area

Definition: SIAs are often solitary pursuits or preoccupations that dominate the person’s time, attention, and conversation

Benefits of Special Interest Areas for students with Autism

  • Improves academic skills: high motivation in SIA
  • Supports communication:develop advanced vocabulary
  • Improves self-confidence:student becomes “expert” in this area
  • Helps reduce anxiety: more relaxed and fewer meltdowns
  • Intrinsic engagement: instrisic motivation and engagement
  • Increased social engagement: when SIA is included into treatment plans
  • Executive functioning:improved focus on SIA 

My Special Interest Social Social Story

Although there are many benefits to SIAs, sometimes kids need to take a break from them to focus on something else. The social story teaches how to re-focus then go back to the SIA when done learning something new.

I created a social story to help kids with autism understand their special interest area.

Here is a sneak peak at the story:

The first part of the story defines and shares the benefits of a SIA:

The book asks the reader what they like. The story then goes on to discuss the need to sometimes “pause” the SIA to learn something new.

A free first-then schedule is included in this social story! You can laminate or use a plastic page protector and use a wet erase marker to write on it.

Get the story here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Special-Interest-Social-Story-5517826

With love and respect,

Sarah

sarahrazzano@yahoo.com