Behavior Spotlight

We want to frequently check-in with all of our students and families. This check-in will help our behavior team better understand families' needs and support everyone in the future.

Following this week's check-in, you will see some tips to help support your child in the continuity of learning during distance learning. Check back as we continue to include additional resources.

Focus on Five:

Tips for Parents for Home Learning

"In these unprecedented times, parents now also have the task of homeschooling their children. You may have gotten a packet of work from your child’s teacher or some sort of instructions for distance or e-learning, but may need some guidance on how to structure the day or how to teach certain concepts to your child. As an educator, I would like to help all of you navigate this new dynamic and help to keep you sane! Here are my tips for parents for setting up home learning…"

  1. Create schedule

  2. Make rules for learning

  3. Motivate your child with a token economy

  4. Use simple teaching strategies

  5. Practice life skills

Learn more about these tips here: https://theautismhelper.com/focus-on-five-tips-for-parents-for-home-learning/

examples of schedules

This was the visual schedule I made for my daughters during our first week off. After we finished an activity we would check our schedule, and move the post-it/activity to the "finished" side. We tried to stick to the order however, would sometimes skip activities and save it for the next day.

After a few days, the post-its began to fall down. It turned into quite a hassle, so we moved to a different schedule.... See below

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MORE EXAMPLES

of weekday schedules (we don't use a schedule on the weekends!). Every morning during breakfast we build the schedule for the day. You can add in preferred activities after less preferred to build motivation.

Copy of Visual Schedule in Google Slides (Use in Presentation Format)

Use this copy in “Presentation” mode. Click on a picture of a paper/pencil as you complete a task. A green check mark will appear to indicate that your task is finished. You can keep track of how many tasks you have finished, and how many you have left to complete. Created by Mary Mahaney