Hi! I am Allison. I am an Intervention Specialist and Certified Autism Specialist with nearly 20 years of experience working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities.
I taught in an elementary special education classroom where I created countless individualized supports, organizational tools, and differentiated activities for my students before transitioning to my current position on an autism and low-incidence coaching team where I have had the pleasure of meeting and helping teachers in hundreds of classrooms in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am passionate about special education and helping teachers!
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Hi Reader! I can't hide it. I am a planner! I am always reflecting and determining my next steps. As the school year comes to a close I am already making plans for next year! I want to help you plan too! First, I want to let you in on the secret...TPT is having a Two Day Sale, so mark your calendar!π Starting Tuesday, May 6th, every single resource in my store will be 25% off with the code: THANKYOU25. β Nowβs the time to stock up on all those resources and bundles to plan ahead (maybe for next year or maybe just for next week π).
β Trying to prioritize what to grab? Here are my favorites for starting the year off easy-peasy: βοΈEDITABLE Paraprofessional Role Sheets for Special Education: Will you have new paraprofessionals next year? Or maybe you will have the same group but need to do a reset to establish roles? This resource has ready-to-go options or is completely editable to meet your needs. Also available in a gorgeous Boho Watercolor Theme if that is more your style πββοΈπββοΈ β βοΈ Year Long Thematic Group Bundle for Preschool and Elementary Special Ed: Hands-down the best thing I ever did to make planning easier was implement thematic units. Having everything focused on a single theme helped me focus and lucky for you all of my units are included in this awesome BUNDLE so you don't even have to think about it! π β βοΈ NO PREP IEP Organization Kit for Intervention Specialists and Special Educators: Whether you are finishing up your IEPs for this year or getting ready to be more organized next year, this resource is perfect for planning meeting attendees, goal ideas, organizing progress monitoring, and getting parent and teacher feedback. Click HERE for more amazing resources to grab during the sale! β β Until next time! β |
βHi! I am Allison. I am an Intervention Specialist and Certified Autism Specialist with nearly 20 years of experience working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities.
I taught in an elementary special education classroom where I created countless individualized supports, organizational tools, and differentiated activities for my students before transitioning to my current position on an autism and low-incidence coaching team where I have had the pleasure of meeting and helping teachers in hundreds of classrooms in the Dayton, Ohio area. I am passionate about special education and helping teachers!
Hi Reader! I always found it easy to find opportunities for the daily practice of literacy skills in my classroom. Name sequencing, sight words, vocabulary, read-alouds... we regularly did it all! π But math was a different story. I found that I often compartmentalized math instruction to single bands (money, time, numeration, etc.) and it was usually during IEP or intervention time. So students were primarily working on skills at their level or related to their goals and did not get the same...
Hi Reader! For several years, I gathered all of my students on the carpet and had them help dictate while I wrote out our morning message during morning meeting. But, I finally realized that this was a waste of time for my classroom of mostly non-readers. Once I was finished with each daily message none of my kids could re-read what I had written and it really was not meaningful at all! Plus, many of them lost focus because they did not understand what I was writing or even what I was asking....
Hi Reader! Can you believe the back to school season is upon us? This was the fastest summer EVER! But I am excited for another year ahead. Some of my favorite activities this time of year include: reading No, David! by David Shannon with my students (they giggle the whole time!) π creating a classroom mission statement with my students π teaching essential school vocabulary with games such as scavenger hunts, vocabulary fishing, BINGO, and board games π To learn more about what Back to...