What are Temporal Words? (includes anchor chart)
Some studies show that autistic people may struggle with the perception of time. Remember, time can be abstract, so it is our responsibility to give…
reading and literacy
Inflectional or Inflected Endings: Charts, Examples, and IEP Goals
Many of our learning-disabled kids struggle to communicate. The causes vary, from expressive or receptive language disorder to hyperlexia, processing, or even dyslexia. If you…
10 Free Printable MLK Day Activities for Kids, including ‘I Have a Dream’
MLK Day Printables MLK Day can be fun, serious, educational, and thoughtful. Here are activities and projects for kids to make the day memorable, including…
220 Dolch Sight Words List and Free PDF by Category
In 1936, Edward William Dolch published his list of what he called “Sight Words.” Dolch, an advocate of the ‘whole word reading’ approach, argued that…
40 IEP Goals for Reading and Reading Comprehension
Everything you need for Reading and Reading Comprehension and your IEP: IEP goals, strategies, evaluations, and more.
What is Phonemic Awareness? | IEP Assessments | 5 Fun Effective Strategies for Parents
Phonemic Awareness The other day, my 13-year-old sports son fan and I had a short but confusing discussion. I knew he was looking at a…
Is Your 3rd Grader Struggling? It’s Probably the Matthew Effect in Reading.
Matthew Effect | Matthew Principle Ask any Special Education Advocate, and I bet they all will tell you that they have a huge chunk of…
Fry’s First 100 Words | PDF | Printable
Fry’s First 100 Words I recently provided you all with some of the Dolch sight words and some activities to go along with the Dolch…
Free Story Map Graphic Organizer | Worksheet | Examples | PDF
Story Map Graphic Organizer Most people have read a book, and then went to see the movie. Or, saw the movie and then went back…
What is a Frayer Model? | Example | Blank Template
What is a Frayer Model? A FRAYER MODEL is a graphic organizer that helps students clarify the meaning of vocabulary words they encounter while listening,…
Elkonin Boxes for Dyslexia | Phonemic Awareness | Examples | PDF
Elkonin Boxes for Phonemic Awareness Just the other day, an advocate friend of mine was in an IEP meeting with a young-ish School Psychologist. And,…
30 Book Challenge for Kids of All Ages | How to Make it Successful
30 Book Challenge My son hates to read. Nope, no dyslexia or ADHD. He’s actually several years ahead in all of his reading skills. My…
IEP Progress Monitoring with Accelerated Readers? | AR Books | Reading Levels
AR Reading Levels The other day I did a post on the OG Approach and I thought that talking about AR Reading Levels would be…
8 Popular Reading Programs {+how to get them in your IEP!}
Reading Programs “How do I get Wilson Reading Program added to my child’s IEP?” That’s a question that comes up a lot in the Facebook…
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