Autism Classroom Resources Podcast: A Podcast for Special Educators
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Autism Classroom Resources Podcast: A Podcast for Special Educators
Are you a special educator looking for practical tools and strategies? Are you juggling a ton of responsibilities with very little time? The Autism Classroom Resources Podcast is for you. Your host, Dr. Chris Reeve, has over 30 years of experience working with special education staff and now she’s...
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227. 5 Tips for a successful Start Teaching Special Needs Students [Getting Ready for BTS]
What can you do in the first few weeks of school to help create a more smoothly operating classroom for teaching special needs students? I often talk...
226. The Nuts & Bolts of Leading Your classroom Team [Getting Ready for BTS]
Teachers struggle a LOT with building and leading their classroom teams. I want to structure this month’s podcasts around helping you do both because...
225. 5 Key Characteristics of a Strong Classroom Schedule for the IEP [Getting Ready for BTS]
Today, I’m focusing on setting up the classroom schedule for the IEP. To me, the schedule is the most important and pivotal element of classroom desig...
224. Building the Classroom Culture [Getting Ready for BTS]
Continuing our five-part series on Building Effective Classroom Teams, this episode focuses on how you, as a team member, are responsible for establis...
223. How to Prep for the New Year By the Pool [Getting Ready for BTS]
July’s here! It’s an interesting month for us teachers. Everyone tends to slow down this time of year, go on vacation, and relax and chill. But those...
222. What Is an Independent Work System Really? [Listener Favorite]
If you follow me on social media, you can probably tell that I love independent work systems! Social media has made sharing tasks among each other muc...
221. Teaching Implementation Plan: An Easy Road Map for Your Classroom IEP [Listener Favorite]
So far, I’ve spent the last few episodes talking about creating a collaborative IEP. So now that that’s done, you have to actually implement the IEP....
220. Choosing and Developing Effective Special Education Teaching Materials for Learners With Autism [Listener Favorite]
Creating effective special education teaching materials is more important than you may think, especially for our learners with autism. Students with a...
219. Getting Started With Challenging Behavior in the Classroom [Listener Favorite]
In this episode, I'm talking about the basic principles of behavior. These principles may be a review for some, but I think even behavior pros will fi...
218. 3 Data Collection Procedures You Need for Extended School Year Decisions
When we are considering Extended School Year (ESY) services for our students, collecting and reviewing data is crucial. There are many state and feder...
217. Preparing Students With ASD for College: Interview With Dr. Marc Ellison From the West Virginia Autism Training Center
For many of our students, high school graduation is not the end of their educational journey. We certainly have a lot more students who are recognized...
216. Writing IEP Goals: 5 Things You Need to Ask
There are many things that we need to think about when writing IEP goals. We need to look at the present level of performance, curriculum goals, and p...
215. Discovering the Hidden Curriculum Meaning With Dr. Brenda Myles
There are many unspoken rules and expectations that neurotypical individuals pick up on and learn in their everyday lives. But for some people, unders...
214. Building Solid Teacher Parent Relationships: From the Parent Perspective With Kelley Coleman
As special education teachers, we know how important it is to have solid teacher-parent relationships. Strong teacher-parent relationships help us bes...
213. The Impact of Students’ Behavior: What Every Paraprofessional (And Professional) Needs to Know (From SEA)
Behavior is not a one-way street. There is an interconnectedness between student behavior and teacher behavior, which we can sometimes miss. It is so...
212. 3 Ways You Can Address Behavior With a Sensory Function
When a student’s challenging behavior is a result of a sensory function, knowing how to address it can be difficult. We want to help our students cope...
211. Are You Asking the Wrong Question About Sensory Seeking Behavior?
There are many myths about behavior that impact the way we talk about and approach challenging behaviors. Many people look to answer whether a student...
210. Teaching Appropriate Attention-Seeking & Waiting to Replace Challenging Behaviors
Attention-seeking behavior is a common challenge in classrooms, and addressing it effectively is crucial for the overall learning environment. One pos...
209. But We Attend to Them All the Time: Effective Replacement Behaviors for Attention-Seeking
All attention is not equal. We have likely all worked with students who engage in behavior just to get attention, whether it be positive or negative....
208. Strategies for Behavior: When They Can’t Have What They Want
What do you do when a student asks for something that they cannot have? Oftentimes, when our students request something and they are unable to have it...
207. Replacement Behavior Strategies: Defining a Break to Make It Effective
Asking for a break is a great replacement behavior for students trying to escape a certain situation. However, not all breaks are going to be effectiv...
206. Teaching Replacement Behavior for Escape Behaviors
Finding replacement behaviors for escape-related behaviors can be a challenge. Oftentimes, when we come across a student struggling with a work, socia...
205. What if Your Student Runs Out of Independent Work Time?
What happens when we have independent work systems set up for our students, but they aren’t completing them in the allotted independent work time? The...
204. Teaching Students to Work Independently: 5 Ways to Stretch Their Skills
How do we advance independent work systems once our students know how to complete it on their own? The goal of independent work systems is to help stu...
203. 5 Strategies You Need to Know to Teach Students How to Work Independently
We know the goal of independent work systems is to help students build independence. Both the way these work systems are set up and the strategies we...
202. 5 Must Haves for Task Box Activities to Teach Independence
Task box activities are great for practicing independence and maintaining previously mastered skills. But how can we ensure our task boxes are set up...
201. How to Start an Independent Task Box Work System
Setting up independent task box work systems can seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to begin or are unsure what systems to put in place to make...
200. Best of ACR Podcast
I cannot believe we are 200 episodes into the Autism Classroom Resources podcast. I am so grateful to each and every one of you for tuning in! We have...
199. Let's Have the Hard Conversation About Parent Teacher Relationships
Parent-teacher relationships can be complicated and challenging on both sides. One of the most important things to keep in mind in order to have succe...
198. How to Start Building Independent Work Skills (For Students Who Aren’t Independent)
Independent work systems can be very helpful in helping students learn how to complete a series of tasks on their own, without assistance. However, so...
197. What Is the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Why You Should Use It
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) can be incredibly beneficial for helping our students with autism to communicate. Often, the term PEC...
196. From the Academy: Maintaining the Joy in Teaching
This year especially, I have noticed that many special educators are struggling to remember why we do this job. This is a challenging job as it is and...
195. From the SEA: Coping Skills for Teachers - Why You Need to Take a Break
As most of us are entering winter break, it is the perfect time for a little teacher self-care reminder. We hear a lot about self-care and coping skil...
194. How We Can Effectively Use Social Stories Free Download
Social stories can be an incredible tool for helping students with autism, but there are elements to consider when writing social stories to make them...
193. Social Stories for Behavior - What the Research Says
We are in the midst of the holiday season, and chances are you are seeing more challenging behaviors than usual due to schedule changes and different...
192. What Is the Next Dollar Up Method and Why Use It?
Have you ever had a student who struggled to understand the value of money or how to transfer their money skills to real-life situations? Teaching a r...
191. 3 Engaging Ways to Teach Real-Life Money Skills
Understanding money and how to use it is an important life skill for our students to learn, and providing explicit instruction on these skills is incr...
190. What Are Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder?
We've discussed that discrete trial teaching is incredibly beneficial for our students with autism, but naturalistic developmental behavioral interven...
189. What Is Discrete Trial Teaching: What You Need to Know
There are a lot of myths about discrete trial teaching, like when it is used and how it needs to be implemented. Discrete trial teaching is an evidenc...
188. What Are Learning to Learn Skills for Autism and Why Are They Important?
Many young children come to school already equipped with learning readiness skills or will easily pick them up in preschool or kindergarten. However,...