Portable visual schedules special education

Does the thought of visual schedules make your head spin? Are you tired of finding stray PECs scattered about the room? Then Especially Education's Visual Schedule Flip Book and Token Board may be your solution! This post will walk you through the ins and outs of this visual schedule, providing tips and adaptations to meet the needs of every single student in your classroom!

As special educators, it is SO important to set our students up for success throughout the total school environment. In early elementary years, this often includes visual schedules that we post up on the wall and have our students check when it's time to move from teacher time to speech, or any other type of 'switch' of task/environment. However, there is no 'one size fits all' for our students! Some students may require an object schedule, a word schedule, a real picture schedule, etc. What…

Visual supports. You need them, your students need them, but they are literally every.where. Maybe it's just me and maybe it's because my classroom is small but I feel like I'm constantly juggling visual supports. Supports needed at different times and no where to keep them. Every area of our classroom is "multi-purpose". I feel like I have nowhere to keep student visuals. AND on top of that, due to the age range in my classroom, I can't just leave things sitting in reach at all times. I…

Visual boundaries are a vital part of classroom setup. Let me show you how I utilize these visual boundaries in classroom!

Visual schedules are what it's all about in Special Education. This portable binder schedule is perfect to build student independence in your classroom.

I’ve written about the schedules I use in my classroom a few times. The goal in my classroom is to try to transition from a wall schedule to a portable schedule. It promotes independence for students and is a more functional way to navigate their environment. But making that jump from wall schedule to a ... Read More about Transitioning to a Portable Schedule

Daily Visual Schedule for keeping kids on task, This is an Amazing Free Visual Schedule and Kids Daily Schedule that is perfect for Autism, preschoolers, and toddlers. Visual schedules can increase independence and reduce anxiety, Visual schedules use pictures to communicate a series of activities. They are often used to help children understand and manage daily events in their lives. Picture Schedule for home & school, Visual Schedule Autism Printables and Daily Schedule for Kids

Overwhelmed and understaffed my first year as a special education teacher in the self-contained classroom, I discovered that implementing an effective independent workstation helped my students become more successful and independent. Click to learn how I got control using task boxes and independent workstations in my special education classroom. My students loved the differentiated math, language arts, science, and social studies curriculum with age appropriate clip art and real photographs.