behavior

Hey all

I found this fabulous behavior website!!!

http://www.sonomaselpa.org/content.php?PageId=410#2

It has amazing behavior intervention plan templates.

right or left brained

Hey guys

I thought you might enjoy this to determine if you are left or right brained and to see what that means!  By the way, I am way left brained...surprise!

http://thepremiertutors.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tpt-right-or-left-brain.jpg

We're getting there!

Hey guys
It's almost Christmas break...do you feel like this year is half way done? It feels like we just got started.

I have really been putting in a lot of time looking at folders lately and there are a couple of things I want to note to you...

1. Please refrain from using predictive language (The disability WILL  prevent the child from achieving...The committee WILL ask for your permission to test, etc...). These are no-no's. All matters are committee decisions, and we can't ever say what effect a disability will have. We can only say what is happening with the child TODAY.
2. Remember to look at the WHOLE CHILD. That means take into account documented behavioral, emotional, adaptive AND educational issues. We can never tackle one issue without programming for all. 
3. Be careful to use parent friendly language. We can't expect parents to understand Lexile and DRA scores. Relate that language to something the parent will know (age, grade equivalencies or qualitative language-average, above average, below average).
4. Be sure to be very specific on your due process paperwork. Remember, a naive reader should be able to pick up Student Profile pages, PLOP, EPCDF and Annual Review and be able to write lesson plans for the child. Simply stating the child has an A in Resource Reading does not give enough information about where the child is currently functioning. Write like you are presenting information to someone who knows NOTHING about the child. Tell specifically what the child CAN and CAN'T do relative to the curriculum. Know and use your Common Core Standards!

Overall the folders are great! I really appreciate all your hard work on them!

Have a great rest of the week!