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Differentiate Instruction with First/Then Boards

A First/Then Board is a mini-schedule that is portable and can be used to provide more choices to a student or to reinforce simple instructions. Check out this excerpt from Paula Kluth and Sheila Danaher's From Tutor Scripts to Talking Sticks to find out how to create your own! Read More

Differentiate Instruction with Purposeful Puzzles

This chapter explains how to implement purposeful puzzles, a helpful Differentiated Instruction support for students who might fidget a lot during class or need to be “doing something” when they are listening or participating in a classroom discussion. Read More

Getting Started with the Organization and Management of a Classroom system

In this chapter excerpt, discover the who, what, where, when, and why of OMAC, an easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement, and very effective system for organizing and managing all types of classrooms for students with special needs. Read More

Building Blocks of Learning

Read the excerpt and become familiarized with the building blocks of learning framework. The framework contains 12 Building Blocks stacked into the shape of a pyramid. The 12 blocks of the pyramid are divided into three distinct groups: foundational, processing, and conceptual. Read More

Building Classroom Expertise

Imagine the possibilities for changing student attitudes and perspectives if students were invited not only to share their fascinations but also to serve as classroom experts and teachers in those areas. This quick excerpt provides ideas for building classroom expertise via student interests and passions. Read More

Common classroom modifications for sensory modulation disorder (SMD): Rationale and effect on adaptive response

Get great strategies for teaching early elementary kids with sensory issues as well as why and how each strategy works in this appendix excerpt. Modifications are categorized by seating/positioning, environmental mods, wearables, materials, and routine. Read More

20 pieces of advice from kids who have been bullied eBooklet

Download the eBooklet and discover illustrated pieces of advice from kids who have experienced bullying firsthand. These pieces of advice are adapted from Recognize, Respond, Report: Preventing and Addressing Bullying of Students with Special Needs. Read More

Classroom Hindsight: What 19 Education Experts Wish They’d Known Their First Year on the Job

Learn how to be a more effective educator through mistakes and missed opportunities experienced by a collection of Brookes authors. Read More

A Four-Step Problem-Solving Model for Conflict Resolution

When a problem arises in your classroom, have students use this four-step approach from "Merrell’s Strong Kids—Grades 3–5: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, Second Edition" Read More

How can you manage your classroom for optimal student success?

Find out in this Q&A with the author of the new edition of The Teacher's Pocket Guide for Effective Classroom Management. Read More