Teaching “What to do” – Effective Autism Intervention
Consider this: You are driving in traffic, it starts raining, and you can barely see in front of you. You turn the music down to focus on driving. Your brain can only process ...
Special Education
Special Needs; An Insider’s Perspective
Dear teacher, You’ve been teaching us about types of writing: the difference between fiction and non-fiction; procedural writing; business letters and personal letters—like ...
Expanding Inclusive Education
Each year, groups of students in British Columbia begin classes after their peers because schools aren’t sure where to place them. Administrators and teachers often spend the ...
Sparking Communication in Autistic Students
As the assistant head of special education at Vaughan Secondary School in the Toronto area, Tim Wesson describes his professional learning journey as one driven by the desire ...
How to Calm Explosive Student Behaviour
An inability to function socially or emotionally is as much of a learning disability as the inability to read, says acclaimed child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene. He speaks at ...
Snoezelen: A Special Environment for Sensory Challenges
Envision walking into a room designed by the King or Queen of Imagination and endless possibility. The room is dimly lit and you feel safe and calm. Its white walls bring a ...
Teaching Hearing Impaired Children
Teachers need to be sensitive to the reality that there is usually more than one visual thing happening at one time like a teacher talking while expecting students to take ...
Understanding Students with Asperger’s Syndrome
Know a child who knows everything and nothing at the same time?