by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 6, 2023 | Behavior, equity, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, pararpros, Social-Emotional Learning, Strategies
This module from Vanderbilt University overviews the effects of disruptive behaviors as well as important key concepts and foundational practices related to effective classroom behavior management, including cultural influences on behavior, the creation of positive...
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 16, 2023 | ASL, captioned video, Deaf, disabilties, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, video
From the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, this video discusses what research identifies as best practices in implementing bilingual strategies in the classroom. Click here to access the video.
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 16, 2023 | Blind, deaf-blind, Early Childhood, engagement, instruction, lesson, Strategies
If you have been working in this field with newborn to three year old students or students in Early Intervention, you know how important Little Rooms can help with development for some students. Little Gyms can provide an opportunity for children to work on body...
by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 17, 2023 | Blind, braille, engagement, Games, instruction, learning, lesson, Low Vision, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching, TVI, UEB
Let’s Go Fishing is a fun braille lesson created by a TVI (teacher of students with visual impairments) to practice numbers and letters by learning to identify them. Several learning objectives can be put in place with this one lesson. Click here to visit the...
by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 4, 2023 | engagement, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, learning, Literacy, Reading, special education, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
Research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Luckily, instruction can be so much more than lecture, reading practice, memorization, or decoding drills. We, as teachers, can do more...
by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 18, 2022 | Behavior, CPI, Strategies
This article describes how using specific approaches matched to the phases of a classroom behavior crisis cycle can help schools prevent or respond to intense situations. Click here to read the article.