I have been saving a lot of great ideas over the summer from the blogs I read, and wanted to share a handful of them as part of my first post. I am sure there are plenty of good ideas to help get you started with your students on the spectrum this fall. I will post more of what I've been saving next Tuesday. Enjoy!
The Assistive Technology Blog
- Great app resource: A speech pathologist, Lauren Enders, has created 77 Pinterest boards for use with Apple products. Everything is right there for you - in an organized, visual format!
- A-Z of adapting books: This is on my must-print list! Very detailed rundown of websites and resources to help you with adapting books. Can't wait to use this!
Crafty Crow
- DIY comic books: Many of our students have benefited from the use of comic strip conversations. This is a nice tutorial and also includes a PDF for you to use.
Differentiation Daily
- Passion projects: This is a great example from the blog, Stump the Teacher, of how to incorporate passions and interests into an actual project for the classroom.
- Facebook: List of 100 ways to use Facebook in the classroom. Great way to get jump started with this social networking tool if you haven't begun incorporating it already.
First Grader at Last
- Math meeting: Love the math visuals in this post!
A Fly on the Classroom Wall
- Responses to text: Great run-down of how to give choice to kids for projects in response to a novel or reading(s).
ohdeedoh
- Emotion tools: Nice roundup of new-to-me tools for working on understanding and/or expressing emotions. Especially appreciate the robot cards! They would be pretty motivating for several of my students.
Small Types
- Weekly schedules: Graphically pretty schedule for kids who need a visual to help learn their new daily routines.
Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs
- iPads for learners with multiple/severe disabilities: Extensive roundup of iPad apps to use with our students with more significant needs. Answers to all of your potential access needs!http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/2012/08/28/the-a-z-of-adapting-books/
