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9 Strategies for Teaching Concepts to Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Concepts can be so difficult for students with an intellectual disability. They are abstract which makes them cognitively demanding. Take the concept of being deaf, for example. It seems simple, but there will be some students who do not fully understand it. When you...
How to Motivate People with Intellectual Disabilities
It's always good to have several strategies to motivate a person with an intellectual disability. Today I was reminded of one strategy I have used with a lot of success, and thought I would share the story with you. What made me think of it, was something I stumbled...
How to Help Students with Intellectual Disabilities with Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is challenging for students with an intellectual disability (ID). The cognitive demands are often out of reach without significant support. Understanding the demands helps educators wrap their heads around the supports needed. Effective teaching...
How to Help Students with an ID Understand the Purpose of Questions
This week I had an opportunity to teach live in a classroom using my Elvis book. Soooo fun! Oh how I miss teaching! Anyway, I want to give you a tip for working with kids on asking questions. One of the things that we talked about was the fact that Graceland was...
How To Incorporate Dance and Music into Special Ed Classes
I found a great resource for easy to follow dance steps that I think students of all ages with special needs will enjoy. I stumbled on it while I was writing the lesson plans for our Elvis Presley book. In the book we talk about Elvis' nickname being "Elvis the...
How To Access Your News Subscription
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How to Access Your Materials
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How to Change Your Password
There are two methods for changing your password. The first method can be used if you know your password and can log into your account. The second method can be used if you don't know your password and can't log into your account. Method 1: Account Settings...
Why You Should Address Telegraphic Language When Teaching Students with an ID
Grammar rules are very difficult to teach a student with an ID because they are abstract. What Sue Buckley, a researcher in the U.K., recommends instead is language practice (15 minutes twice per day) to address telegraphic language, where the student is leaving out...
Quick Announcement & Favor
Hi, We’re VERY close to finishing our long-awaited teaching materials on the Industrial Era. We have been working on this for more than a year, but we are finally going to wrap it up. We will be releasing it in June. This unit will include four books, two worksheets...
