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Ready made math worksheets!

On the hunt for ready made math worksheets, I found this site:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/worksheets.htm
Go here if you need ready made worksheets in a pinch for elementary.
Check it out!

The I.E.P. deconstructed – Modifications vs. Accomadations (5 of 6)

I am a teacher and up until a couple of months ago, I confused the two. This process can be pretty overwhelming and confusing. I can’t even begin to fathom how someone new to Special Ed is taking in all of these terms. Since I have a better grasp on these terms now, I will [...]

The I.E.P. deconstructed – What is the Least Restrictive Environment (L.R.E.)? (4 of 6)

The Least Restrictive Environment was designed to level the playing field. This goes back to the reason why we have Special Education in the first place.
There was a time when there were an inordinate amount of blacks represented in Mentally Retarded (MR) classes, and/or the kids in Special Education were treated as second class citizens.
This [...]

The I.E.P. deconstructed- Special Education categories (3 of 6)

This is a continuation of the I.E.P. deconstructed series. There are a couple of different categories that a child will qualify for special education under. This is the L.A.U.S.D. website. It explains some of the terms that you may have been hearing.
**Taken directly from the L.A.U.S.D. website **
Special education is a program designed to meet [...]

The I.E.P. deconstructed – The Special Education process (2 of 6)

This is a continuation of my weekly series, I.E.P. deconstructed. In my boot camp at B.N.U., we were introduced to the stages necessary to qualify a child for Special Education services. Although I knew what they were, I just didn’t have the time to write it out. Thank goodness I found this page on the [...]

Questions To Ask Yourself When Addressing Behavior Problems, Part 3 of 4

This is part 3 in a weekly series, #’s numbers 43-48

Tasks Demands
43. Has the individual stayed with the same type of activities and reinforcers for too long? Are the “reinforcers” no long reinforcing? Is he/she bored?
44.Have I included only mastered [...]

Mission Impossible #3: Open Court Unit opener

I’ve been tagged by Mathew from Open Court Resources to post my unit opener. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. As we speak/talk/read, I am working on the Unit Opener for Monday.

For those of you who don’t know, I am in the final stages of interviewing for a special ed teaching job. I have been [...]

Questions To Ask Yourself When Addressing Behavior Problems, Part 2 of 4

Here is the second part in a weekly series of 57 Questions To Ask Yourself When Addressing Behavior Problems, #’s 22-42. (I’m going to try to shorten it as much as I can by writing as little as I can, but, look, it’s just long okay ; but it’s good information if you [...]

Handwriting worksheet generator

When I was subbing a couple of weeks ago, one of the teachers that I was working with had these handwriting worksheets that I thought were so cute. She bought the program at Lakeshore. This, however, is better. It’s free! That’s right up my alley. If you would like to create your own custom [...]

R.T.I. (Response to Intervention)-BOOT CAMP RESOURCES, Part 4

**P.S.- I wanted to develop this post but just have not had the time to do so. I will do a longer post on this later because it is such good information. Be on the lookout for it next week.**
This is a great website that was among some of the resources that I received @ [...]

Questions To Ask Yourself When Addressing Behavior Problems, Part 1 of 4

**This is the first in a four part weekly series**
This is yet another one of the resources that I received from my boot camp a little while ago. Since I will be working with children with autism, this will definitely come in handy. This is a list of 57 questions that you should ask [...]

High frequency words!

High frequency words are words that appear well… frequently. They are often confused with Dolch sight words. However, there are some differences.
(I found this resource @ http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/frequent.html. This is taken directly from the website.)
Simply put, high-frequency words are the words that appear most often in printed materials. According to Early Education expert Robert Hillerich, [...]

Dolch sight words!

What are Dolch sight words? The Dolch Word List is a list of frequently used words compiled by Edward William Dolch, PhD. The list was originally published in his book “Problems in Reading”, The Garrard Press, 1948. Dolch compiled the list based on children’s books of his era. The list contains 220 “service words” that [...]

Free books for college students! (Social Bib)

Freely give. Freely receive. That’s the motto of this great website that my husband found for me. It’s called Social Bib. It’s a book swap/give away for college students in need of books. You list the books that you need and the books that you have to give. You automatically get 1 point for signing [...]

BOOT CAMP RESOURCES, Part 3

 
This one is a little wordy, but it’s helpful. It’s all about dealing with behavior issues. It’s called surface management strategies because you’re dealing with the behavior on a surface level. You’re not getting all deep with it. So, without further ado, here it is.
Surface Management Strategies
Surface management strategies – These are designed to help [...]

BOOT CAMP RESOURCES, Part 2

This is a continuation of the boot camp resources that I received. This one is just for you to be in the know.
Just in case you wanted to know what your children should be learning, here is the website for the standards (which is what all California schools abide by). Here you will find a [...]

I.R.I.S.-BOOT CAMP RESOURCES, Part 1

In my boot camp a couple of weeks ago at B.N.U., I received so many resources; many of which I will share with you. Some of them may be relevant to your situation and you may want to use them. While some may not be relevant and you may not want to use them.
I received [...]