A Series of Behavioral Events:Reminder:We hope to see you on Tuesday after school in room 112!
Sped Tech Tool:After looking at the present levels sections of the your students' paperwork, you've probably noticed that you have some students in your class who read at a level significantly below grade level. It's possible that some of your students are reading at a 1st or 2nd grade level! Are you struggling with how to simplify vocabulary on assignments to meet the needs of your students who have a much lower reading level? If so, then check out Hemingway Editor! Hemingway Editor is a simple to use, free tool! Just enter your text into the "Write" screen: Then click on "Edit" to see the reading level of your text and changes that can be made to simplify the text: Reminder:Bring your paperwork, questions, and/or lessons, and let's figure out how to differentiate instruction in a [hopefully] pain-free way!
Are you unsure of how you can incorporate accommodations and modifications into your teaching and tests? Check out these tips from our previous posts about things you can do for classroom accommodations and testing accommodations. If you have questions or would like help with accommodations and modifications, please join us at one (or multiple) of the dates above! We are here to help! Behavior Management Reminders:Try this this week: Praise Publicly, Correct Privately.
How are you doing with your ratio of praise to correction? Keep in mind that behavior doesn't happen in a bubble! Consider what you can do before the behaviors occur to help minimize the occurrence of problem behavior. Review this infographic if you're not sure what to do before behaviors occur. We can help you with that! Bring your lesson, paperwork, and/or questions to room 112 on Monday, 1/25 at 4:15. Let's figure out how we can do what's right for our kids! Sped Tech ToolClick here to explore the goodness of Quizlet!
This is a great, easy to use tool that can help all students get useful practice! Point SheetsWhat are point sheets? Point sheets are used to monitor behavior and to collect data simultaneously. They are tied to a reward system with the student's contact teacher or principal. Why do we need point sheets? Point sheets give us vital information about student behavior in class. Data from point sheets are used to provide reinforcement when students are meeting expectations, and they are used to determine where we need to do reteaching. Why are honesty and accuracy on point sheets so important? -If we give high scores on a point sheet when student has not earned them, we are telling the student that their inappropriate behavior is acceptable. -If we do not have accurate scores, we do not have a true picture of what is going on in class, which means that the contact teacher or principal can't help to fix problems because we don't know there is a problem. -If we are not honest on the sheets, the student will not learn to improve his/her behavior. Contact teachers and principals rely on the information that you provide on the point sheets. We truly appreciate your taking the time to fill out the point sheet each day. behavior strategiesAre you or someone you love struggling with classroom management?
Below are some Proactive Behavior Management Strategies that can be implemented to evoke more appropriate behavior in the classroom. Click here to enlarge. Paperwork check!
As you are looking through your classes for this semester, please confirm that you have access to IEP paperwork on the cloud for all students with an IEP or 504 paperwork. If you are missing paperwork for any student, please be sure to contact that student's contact teacher (Sped) or the appropriate administrator (504) for the applicable paperwork.
Need a refresher on how to access information in the cloud? See below or click here! Organizing Mods/Accoms
How do you organize your paperwork to make sure your students are receiving their required accommodations and modifications? Do you keep a binder? Do you use a spreadsheet?
Here are a few ideas that some folks at AMCMS use to help organize their classroom mods/accoms. Poll time!
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Paperwork!This last week of the semester (after your final is complete) is a good time to clean out your sped paperwork! For students that are no longer in your class, please shred any paperwork that you have printed and delete any IEP files you may have saved to your computer. If you do not have a shredder, feel free to send your paperwork to room 112. Note: The paperwork in the cloud will self-destruct at the end of the school year. (How convenient!) As we look ahead toward Spring...How do you organize your paperwork to make sure your students are receiving their required accommodations and modifications? Do you keep a binder? Do you use a spreadsheet? Do you have a great way to organize your mods/accoms? If you do and would like to share with other teachers, please email it here so we can share with the rest of campus in a future post! Thank you for a Great semester!!!Finals week is coming!As you are preparing and editing your final exams for next week, please keep in mind the suggestions that were shared in last week's post. Will your exam include fill in the blank questions? A great way to promote student success is to include a word bank. You can also chunk those questions into smaller sections to meet students' needs. Are you you still a little unsure about modifying or accommodating your final? Would you like some support when you're working on accommodating and modifying your final? If the answer to either or both of those questions is yes, please see below. We hope to see you Thursday!!
If you are unable to attend Thursday after school, but you would still like support or have questions about your final, PLEASE contact a special education staff member for support! Testing Modifications & accommodations @ A GlanceIt is almost time for Finals Week! As you are creating and editing your finals, please consider these simple changes that can be made to help our students to be successful on their finals.
Our goal is to find out what our students know, and sometimes the test can get in the way of their ability to show us that. Click the image below (or click here) to enlarge the infographic. Classroom Modifications & Accommodations @ A GlancePlease see below for a quick glance at some reminders and ideas about what accommodations and modifications should look like. When in doubt, check your IEP document or ask the student's contact teacher.
In order to enlarge the infographic, click the image below or click here. |