I work with older students who always fight about who is first in line. Our transitions are difficult to begin with but this makes it even worse. Do you have any suggestions?
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Organizational Strategies for Children with Special Needs
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I have a very disorganized student who has trouble completing work on his own. He is always asking me what he needs to do and needs a lot of help to complete his activities. How can I help him work without so much help?
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I am a new Special Education Elementary Teacher who is responsible for starting up a new support classroom for students with significant learning needs. My students spend a great deal of their day with me in the classroom and only leave for specials. There is so much to do to pull together this class. I have so many ideas of how I want it to be to best support my students however I am feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Please advise…..
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My child is always forgetting to bring home her homework, lunchbox, or other items. How can I help my child remember what needs to come home from school each day?