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Fostering New Interests and Nurturing Old Passions in Your Child with ASD
By Elizabeth Reeve, coauthor of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents) Raising a healthy child with a wide range of interests and the curiosity to learn new things is a challenge for all parents and … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities, Parenting
Tagged ASD, autism, children with special needs, Free Spirit author, middle school, screen time, screens, sports, transitions
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The Ten Minute Challenge
By Patrick Kelley, author of Teaching Smarter You take a deep breath and look out into the class of happy faces, and there it is: The clock is mocking you. You think, Did I see that right—ten minutes left of … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged classroom activities, classroom strategies, Free Spirit author, transitions
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How to Welcome and Support Transfer Students
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Happy 2016. The start of a new year typically brings great promise and endless possibilities for improvement and change. Resolutions to make things … Continue reading
Elementary Classroom Transitions: The Do’s and Don’ts of a Smooth Move
By Andrew Hawk In middle school and high school, students are often left to their own devices when transitioning from one class to the next. However, students in elementary school are often not allowed to navigate the halls on their … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Angle, Teaching Strategies
Tagged classroom management, classroom strategies, transitions
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