MOBY MAX

Has anyone used this program? Have you found it successful? Did you use the IEP/GOALS section?
www.mobymax.com

HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS

Has anyone used this program? What are your thoughts? was it successful? Did you just have workbooks or the manipulatives too? https://www.hwtears.com/hwt

GO MATH in SPED setting

Are you using GO MATH as a resource in the sped setting? How are you using it? What parts have been most useful?

LINKING INTERVENTIONS TO COGNITIVE STRENGTHS RESOURCES

I am using the information from our training last year on linking interventions to cognitive strengths and weaknesses for my T-TESS goal this year. I purchased the book that the presenter, Stefanie Cassels from the service center, used as a resource for her training. I also e-mailed her for a copy of the Powerpoint presentation and any additional resources she might have. She sent me a link to the following digital tool she has created to accompany the training. It contains links to digital resources and to her Powerpoint from the training. There are lots of great webites, strategies and activities included to address various cognitive weaknesses.

https://www.smore.com/fwj6v

Would you mind sharing this with the other resource teachers on the blog?

Thanks!

Tracy Clegg

Porter Elementary

MISSION STATEMENTS

Have you done a Mission Statement?
How did you do a mission statement for your Resource groups when you have many groups through your room at a time and at levels K-5?

GETTING INPUT FROM GEN ED TEACHERS

I created a google form to collect information from teachers and it has been amazing to see all their responses already organized in categories and it is so helpful to quickly see where there is a strength or issue. It is also so helpful in writing IEP's and progress reports.! I thought I would share. I use this one each 6 weeks but would like to create one to use before ARD's. If you would like to collaborate in making one, I would LOVE to do that! Just send me an email.

Here is the link to the generic google form. I just have it in "non edit" form - please don't leave responses in it.

https://goo.gl/forms/lPGtGzdBNgzgPlO62

WORKING WITH AUTISTIC STUDENTS

If you have any tips you have come across working with autistic students, please share. Comprehension always seems to be the toughest part for them.

Also if you have any resources or tips on helping the classroom teacher embrace the students special needs, please share that too!


A few of my thoughts/tips

I attended an Autism workshop in Houston at the Sped conference in May and found this helpful resource:

"The New Social Story Book" by Carol Gray. It has pre-made social stories with an index of skills. There is a CD that goes with it where you can down load and change the story to insert the students name, school or more personal issue the student needs to face. You can also add picture if you would like. I am starting to use this to cover simple things like: what to do when the teacher helps other students, How to complete an assignment in class to stay on task, etc. More along the lines of how to function within their schedule.

I also found a way where my 4th grade student could read the revising/editing type questions and retype the sentence correctly in word, then choose the answer choice on what they fixed. This student who would not engage with the questions by just bubbling and guess her answers now got only 1 out of 8 wrong. Also used Word to have them type the sentence as is so they can see where the auto spelling and grammar "suggestions" are to teach them a different way to see the errors that need to be fixed. The turn the edit mode off in Word and let them try a few on their own.

Please share other thoughts if you have them!