My own school district, District 75 in New York City, has posted a number of books visually and otherwise adapted for students with autism. Included are many books with Mayer-Johnson symbols. These are a great – and free – resource for teachers. Some are perfect for printing and reading. Others include audio and are nicely […]
Like many of us, I love to keep up with the latest in autism research. So, I’m really delighted to have happened upon a wonderful blog that summarizes recent studies, Translating Autism. The information there is presented clearly and it is updated pretty frequently. There is so much out there! I’d love to hear about […]
We also gave ideas on ways to visually and otherwise support student independence during these types of technology projects. Our audience shared fantastic ideas and insight as well. (If you were in the audience, thank you!!) Below, we share some sample projects and student-support documents. To download the file, click on the link. (To make […]
This is my last month in a classroom full-time (at least for now). Soon, I will be joining our district’s Office of Autism as an autism coach. My responsibilities will be different, more teacher-training focused. I tell you this because it means I won’t be posting activities within the context of big unit plans. I […]
Party Planning Unit As our last full unit plan, my students and I explored different aspects of planning and preparing for a party. This unit followed our school’s autism pacing calendar, and it wrapped up several themes of the year nicely. (Our school, by the way, has an outstanding team of teachers who create a […]
This screen shot above is from the medium-level interactive book. In it, students can look to a picture-cue on each page to help them uncover an answer to the question. On this level, I generally expect (with some exceptions) that the student will type the word or phrase shown, rather than a full, independent sentence. […]
This screen shot above is from the medium-level interactive book. In it, students can look to a picture-cue on each page to help them uncover an answer to the question. On this level, I generally expect (with some exceptions) that the student will type the word or phrase shown, rather than a full, independent sentence. […]
Above is a screen shot from the highest level of activity. In it, students who can read and write are asked to read the question about what to do before a party and answer with a full sentence. he picture-word toolbars help students interact with the text visually by finding the picture that makes the […]