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! The end of the school year is in sight! No alarm clocks, no staff meetings, and all the Vitamin D you can stand! ๐ You can ALMOST feel those summer vibes, right? If it werenโt for that pesky to-do list that just keeps growing and growing andโฆughโฆ I know youโre stressed and busy doing all the things but make sure you add โSHOP TPT SALEโ to the top of your to-do list! Starting today, every single resource in my store is 25% off! Just use the TPT promo code: THANKYOU25 to save 25% on all my resources, including my favorite bundles. Donโt procrastinate! This sale starts TODAY Tuesday, May 6th and ends Wednesday, May 7th at 11:59 PM EST. Not sure where to start saving? โ๏ธThe Very Hungry Caterpillar Picture Book Communication and Comprehension Supports: Hands down one of my favorite picture books to read in the classroom this time of year! Support your students needs with these picture-based communication and comprehension supports. And support your exhausted self with pre-made progress monitoring sheets and IEP goal ideas! โ โ๏ธ Picture Exchange Supplemental Cheatsheets: Do you have a students using PECS to learn recipricol communication? These cheatsheets help staff and families remember all the steps so that implementation is consistent. And the corresponding progress monitoring sheets help keep everyone on the same page (or should I say phase ๐). โ โ๏ธ Summer Thematic Unit: End the year with introducing everything we love about the summer months and also using the fun School Memories writing activity to reflect on the year together. โ โ
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โHi! 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! ๐ 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!) ๐ creating a classroom mission statement with my students ๐ teaching essential school vocabulary with games such as scavenger hunts, vocabulary fishing, BINGO, and board games ๐ To learn more about what Back to...