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The Resource RoomTuesdays & Wednesdays | Here's Where the IEP Prep & Writing HappensAs special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-04-2613 minThe Resource RoomFriday | I Have No Energy Left---Here's What I Do During My Prep on FridaysAs special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-04-1910 minThe Resource RoomThursday Routines | Do you have routines for your prep time?As special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-04-1212 minThe Resource Room3. Mondays | How to Utilize Your Monday Prep TimeAs special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-04-0519 minThe Resource RoomAfternoon Routines | What I Do After School Every Day to Be Ready for the Next DayAs special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-03-2915 minThe Resource RoomMorning Routines | Your Routines Matter Too!As special education teachers, we talk about routines and procedures often. I've shared so many of my routines that I do every day with students, and I thought it was time to share about the TEACHER routines that we have. What do we need to do to be ready for our students, general education teachers, and meetings? Pick and choose the routines that YOU need and when would be a good time to implement them!
2023-03-2213 minThe Resource RoomCenters in the Resource Room | I Need Your HelpLooking to make centers a little less stressful?So are so many other resource room teachers.And to be honest, at first, I thought some of ya'll were a little crazy.But it turns out, I need YOUR help!Download the First Draft of My Centers Here!Then, hit reply with your feedback.
2023-03-1512 minThe Resource RoomGrades | My Thoughts on Grades & How to Make Grading EasierLooking to make grading a little less stressful? I've got you covered!In this episode, I'll be sharing:Way to Make Copies to Speed Up the GradingWhy It's Ok to Throw Some Papers AwayWhy It's Ok to Only Grade PART of an AssignmentHow You Can Use the Kids to Self Check
2023-03-0826 minThe Resource RoomCase Conferences | Ideas for Taking the Stress Out of Preparing for Case ConferencesLooking to make those case conferences a little less stressful? I've got you covered!In this episode, I'll be sharing:Make a Checklist for ConferencesHow to Backwards Plan for ConferencesUtilize Good AssessmentsBuild Relationships
2023-03-0125 minThe Resource RoomAssessments for IEP Goals | 4 Steps to Creating and Finding Assessments for IEP GoalsLooking to make assessing your students a little less stressful? I've got you covered! In this episode, I'll be sharing: Targeted SkillsAvailable AssessmentsFinding & CreatingQuick AccessLinks Mentioned: Sequence of Skills TemplateAssessments for Special Education
2023-02-2216 minThe Resource RoomParents | 4 Heartfelt Thoughts for Special Education Teachers to Keep in MindLooking to make your parent relationships a little less stressful? I've got you covered! In this episode, I'll be sharing: Safe or HappyEvery Parent is DifferentThe Golden RuleCommunicate
2023-02-1522 minThe Resource RoomGeneral Education Teachers | 5 Ways SPED Teachers Can Build Great Relationships with General Education TeachersLooking to make dealing with general education teachers a little less stressful? I've got you covered! In this episode, I'll be sharing: You Serve Students...and AdultsBe ReliableCommunicate WellBe a Valuable Team MemberMake Yourself Part of the Team
2023-02-0827 minThe Resource RoomSmall Group Planning | 4 Tips to Help Take the Stress Out of Small Group Planning for SPED TeachersLooking to make planning for your small groups a little less stressful? I've got you covered!In this episode, I'll be sharing:How Developing Routines Will Make Things Easier for YouMake Copies in AdvanceUsing Lesson Plan TemplatesLinks Mentioned:Lesson Plan Templates
2023-02-0119 minThe Resource RoomPaperwork & IEPS | 3 Things You Can Do to Make Paperwork Less StressfulLooking to make paperwork and writing IEPs a little less stressful? I've got you covered! In this episode, I'll be sharing: How to Audit Your TimeYou Need to Create a PlanBe Someone You Can TrustLink Mentioned: Monday.com Instagram ReelMonday.com TikTok
2023-01-2522 minThe Resource RoomProgress Monitoring | 3 Ways to Make Progress Monitoring Less Stressful for Special Education TeachersLooking to make progress monitoring a little less stressful? I've got you covered! In this episode, I'll be sharing: This Is Your MonsterHow to Build RoutinesMake a Plan to Record that Data
2023-01-1820 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 9: Reading FluencyWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about reading fluency!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-12-2820 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 8: WritingWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about writing!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-12-2122 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 7: Phonological AwarenessWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about phonological awareness!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-12-1416 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 6: Open-Ended QuestionsWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about answering open-ended questions!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-12-0718 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 5: SpellingWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about spelling!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading InterventionSpelling Intervention Sample
2022-11-3014 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 4: Reading ComprehensionWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about reading comprehension!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-11-2316 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 3: Oral ReadingWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about !I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-11-1619 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 2: DecodingWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about decoding!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-11-0917 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Reading Routines | Part 1: Sight WordsWhat are you doing in your reading intervention groups? In this nine part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about sight words!I'll be sharing:What routines can you implement?What goals can you write?How can you progress monitor them quickly?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Reading Intervention
2022-11-0226 minThe Resource RoomAbby Moehringer | Using Token Boards to Reinforce BehaviorWhitney serves as the Special Education & Response to Intervention Coordinator in her school district. She uses TikTok and Instagram to share strategies, resources and instructional content with her followers.Links Mentioned: Token BoardsWaitlist for Behavior CoursePreference AssessmentFind Abby Online:TeachersPayTeachersInstagramTikTokFacebookWebsite
2022-10-1933 minThe Resource RoomWhitney Stupa | Building Rapport & Other Deescalation StrategiesWhitney serves as the Special Education & Response to Intervention Coordinator in her school district. She uses TikTok and Instagram to share strategies, resources and instructional content with her followers.Find Whitney Online: TikTokInstagramTeachersPayTeachers
2022-10-1251 minThe Resource RoomJenn Adams | Communicating with Parents in Special EducationJenn is the owner and author of Teach Love Autism. She is a teacher with 15 years of experience in regular, alternative, and special education. During her time in the classroom, she has taught almost every grade from Pre-K to 12th grade in many different subject areas with many different groups of children. She fell in love with working with students with disabilities and has most recently found herself teaching students with autism. Her students inspire her every day and inspired her to start this website, blog, and store to help other teachers and make their classrooms a...
2022-10-051h 37The Resource RoomResource Room Math Routines | Part 4: Critical SkillsWhat are you doing in your math intervention groups? In this four part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about critical skills to incorporate in just five minutes of your small group time!I'll be sharing:A few critical skills that are important for your students to masterWHY these critical skills are importantLinks Mentioned:Free Week of Math Intervention
2022-09-2815 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Math Routines | Part 3: Word ProblemsWhat are you doing in your math intervention groups? In this four part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about word problems!I'll be sharing:How can you make word problems fun and hands on?How much time should you spend on word problems every day?How can you progress monitor IEP goals for word problems?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Math Intervention
2022-09-2111 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Math Routines | Part 2: Math FactsWhat are you doing in your math intervention groups? In this four part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room.Today's focus is all about math facts!I'll be sharing:Why you should practice math facts every day?Should you be doing timed tests?How do you set small goals?How much time do I spend on math facts?How can you progress monitor math fact IEP goals?Links Mentioned:Free Week of Math Intervention
2022-09-1410 minThe Resource RoomResource Room Math Routines | Part 1: ComputationWhat are you doing in your math intervention groups? In this four part series, I'll be sharing what I do in my resource room. Today's focus is all about computation! I'll be sharing: How can you make computation fun? How can you progress monitor? How much time I spend of my thirty minute group?Links Mentioned: Free Week of Math InterventionMath Bingo Freebie
2022-09-0726 minThe Resource RoomAlison Ryan | Phonics Routines for the Resource RoomAlison Ryan, M.Ed, has been working in schools since 2005 as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, reading specialist, and Director of Curriculum & Instruction. She is trained in the Orton-Gillingham method, has extensive experience working with struggling readers, and has a master’s degree in literacy leadership.Links Mentioned: Phonics Routines Blog PostPhonics Diagnostic AssessmentFind Alison Online: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTeachersPayTeachers
2022-08-3125 minThe Resource RoomLindsay Sauer | The Back to School Big THREELindsay Sauer is a passionate first grade teacher. She shares resources, tips, and tricks she's learned over the years! She's a working mom who has changed everything after reentering the classroom and completely revamping everything about my practice.She's also a published author. After preparing a guide to help her student teacher, she realized that so many teachers needed the questions and reminders for good classroom management. Many revisions later, she's sharing her big THREE for back to school. Grab Lindsay's book here! Find Lindsay online: Website...
2022-08-2436 minThe Resource RoomStephanie Delussey | 4 Mistakes Even the BEST IEP Writers Might Be MakingStephanie is the author behind Mrs. D’s Corner. She’s your go-to-girl for inspiration on everything elementary special education. Her passion is making grade-level content functional, engaging, and meaningful for all students, and to make learning fun and easy by providing tried and true lessons and activities that are implementation ready, differentiation provided.She provides tips, tricks, and hacks that actually work in the special education classroom setting. And she’s your biggest advocate when it comes to taking care of yourself (because you are important too!).For as long as she can remember, she ha...
2022-08-1731 minThe Resource RoomBrandie Rosen | How to Consult with General Education Teachers about BehaviorBrandie is a behavior consultant, teacher mentor, and coach. She mentors new teachers and provides online Professional Development. She believes that teaching is hard, but you don’t have to do it alone!Links Mentioned:IEPs UntangledBite Size BehaviorFind Brandie Online:WebsiteFacebookInstagram
2022-08-1040 minThe Resource RoomMegan Helmen | Autism & AHDH Characteristics & StrategiesMegan Ocken-Helmen is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and the owner of Developmental Discoveries. She believes in balancing clinical expertise and research-based interventions with connection and a sense of humor. She also believes in respecting each child as a whole human who can be included in the evaluation process. Collaborating with parents to better understand their child and seeing ‘the lightbulb go on’ is a rewarding experience. She loves that her job allows her to hyperfocus on my interests and also be silly while getting to know and supporting the neatest kids. Outside of work, she hears a lo...
2022-08-0350 minThe Resource RoomYour Progress Monitoring Should Be as Smooth as the Chick-fil-A Drive ThruI love me some Chick-fil-A, and my impatient self can even go through their drive thru no matter how long that line is. Our progress monitoring should be the same. Using this analogy, I compare progress monitoring to the Chick-fil-A drive thru to help us realize how important a good system is for successful and easy progress monitoring.
2022-07-2719 minThe Resource RoomHow to Write & Monitor Writing GoalsDoes writing written expression goals overwhelm you? Maybe because there are so many components and it's easy to get lost. In this episode, I'll be breaking apart all things written expression.
2022-07-2020 minThe Resource RoomHow to Write & Monitor Reading Comprehension GoalsDo you ever wonder where to start with reading comprehension goals? They are complex and have many layers. In this episode, I'm breaking down reading comprehension to make writing and defining those goals a little easier!
2022-07-1327 minThe Resource Room4 Mistakes Special Education Teachers Are Making When Progress MonitoringProgress monitoring can be extremely overwhelming for special education teachers. And with good reason, honestly. It is important for instruction and provides accountability to parents, teachers, and administration.However, that does't mean that it needs to be hard, complicated, or time consuming. In this episode, I'm sharing the mistakes that I have made throughout the year that have made progress monitoring more painful than it should be.I also share that I have a webinar for special educations called 3 Things You Can Do NOW to Make Progress Monitoring Easier All Year. If you want to...
2022-07-1323 minThe Resource RoomReading Intervention for Special Education | An Interview with Special Education Teachers Using It Every Day Today, I'm sharing an interview I did with two special education teachers who are using my special education reading intervention in their resource rooms.I love hearing ideas for implementing it that might just be different from the way that I typically share. And these girls have a LOT of great ideas and insights! ❤️You can download the free week of intervention that these sweet ladies were talking with me about here: https://quiet-moon-3462.ck.page/e77fd2594b
2022-07-0653 minThe Resource RoomSmall Group Intervention Mistakes I See Special Education Teachers MakingThis summer, as I've been sharing my webinars, I keep seeing special education teachers asking the same questions over and over. I saw it so much that I decided to veer off of my pre-planned schedule to record a few episodes about the mistakes that we are making as well as some things that we can do differently. In this episode, I mention my Reading and Math webinars that can be watched on demand. Below, you'll find the links, so you can work to develop some really great routines for your students.
2022-06-2918 minThe Resource RoomDawn Ellis | Making Sub Plans & Guilt Free Sick DaysDawn Ellis has been teaching for over 12 years in elementary and preschool special education and has an Educational Specialist degree in Special Education. Dawn has also a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Exceptional Needs Specialist. She has worked with inclusion, resource, severe/profound, and autism classrooms throughout the years. She has been a state finalist for Teacher of the Year, as well as other awards within the district and state. One of her most noted accomplishments is starting a school garden and coffee cart that was accessible and maintained by our students in the...
2022-06-2237 minThe Resource RoomSarah Paul | Teaching Phonics & The Science of ReadingSarah Paul is a reading interventionalist for kindergarten through third grade. Prior to that, she taught first grade. She has a blog called Sarah's Teaching Snippets that she started in 2010. She started studying dyslexia about ten years ago, which began her journey with the science of reading. She has received OG training through the Dyslexia Training Institute and additional training through PDX Reading Specialist. Links Mentioned: Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally ShaywitzExplicit Instruction by Anita ArcherSpeech to Print Louisa MoatesEquipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick
2022-06-1550 minThe Resource RoomCaitlin Beltran | Emotional Disabilities, Rewards, and Data!Caitlin is a certified special education teacher and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She works full time as a behaviorist for a public school district. In addition, she teaches part time for Rutgers University (Graduate School of Education) and manages a successful Teachers Pay Teachers store (Beltrans Behavior Basics).Find Beltran's Behavior Basics:InstagramTeachersPayTeachers
2022-06-0856 minThe Resource RoomMeredith Mitchell | Writing IEPs that Are Manageable, Measurable, and MeaningfulMeredith Mitchell is a special education teacher with over 20 years of experience. In 2021, she was named teacher of the year for the state of Alabama for District III.Meredith has her own special education consulting business called Meredith Mitchell’s Methods. She speaks at conferences all over the south east educating other special educators on how to write IEPs that are manageable, measurable, and meaningful. She is also a Master IEP Coach.When she not teaching, she spends time with her family. Meredith is married and has three children. She stays busy going to soccer ga...
2022-06-0147 min
SLP Coffee Talk122: Advice From A Resource Room Teacher with Amanda WilpDo you have routines established for your speech room? There are so many benefits to having an established routine in place in your speech therapy practice that many don’t think of. Routines help students get the practice they need to reach their goals faster, and it helps you with planning and progress monitoring. In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I sat down with Amanda Wilp to talk about collaborating with classroom teachers, teaching strategies, and how to establish effective routines that will set you up for success all year long. ...
2022-05-3031 minThe Resource RoomBrittany Blackwell | Self Care for Special Education TeachersBrittany Blackwell, M.Ed. is an award-winning special educator and self-care strategist from South Carolina with over ten years of experience working with elementary and middle school classrooms. Brittany is no stranger to teacher burnout and has a passion for empowering teachers, parents, and students to prioritize self-care and mental health. Brittany's digital approach to self-care through digital planning, vision boards, and strategies has reached the homes of thousands of educators across the world. Also known as "MsPrincessTeach" on Tiktok, Brittany's social media following grew through her fast-paced, lighthearted tutorials and humorous real life experiences...
2022-05-2551 minThe Resource RoomTiffaney White | Bringing Positivity to the Resource Room & Co-TeachingTiffaney is a Special Education teacher and single mother who finally decided to go for her dreams of designing shirts and becoming a Special education teacher.Links Mentioned:Happy MailFind De'avionBlu Innovations:WebsiteInstagram
2022-05-1846 minThe Resource RoomDana Howell | Behavioral InterventionsDana Howell is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the face behind BIAS Behavioral. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of special education. Her mission is to help parents and school professionals learn evidence-based strategies which they can use to safely manage challenging behavior. She breaks down tough behavioral concepts into visually engaging, actionable steps that anyone can use.Links Mentioned: Smarty SymbolsVisual Supports on TpTFind BIAS Behavioral Online: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTeacher's Pay Teachers
2022-05-1142 minThe Resource RoomEmily Norris | Using Centers in the Resource RoomEmily Norris is an Alabama native passionate about inclusive education for all! She is currently a K-3 resource special education teacher servicing children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Specific Learning Disabilities. Emily has served on the Teach it Special team as a presenter, won Teacher of the Year for her sweet school for the 2020-2021 school year, and presented multiple times for differing professional development platforms on supporting behaviors in the general education classroom. Emily is married to Tyler and the reside in their happy hometown with their dog Beatrice. Links Mentioned:
2022-05-041h 03The Resource RoomJennifer DeBrosse | Simple Tips to Get Yourself OrganizedJennifer has held a variety of roles in special education for over 25 years! She entered the classroom every day dedicated to making learning inclusive AND engaging. As much as she loved seeing her students' faces light up, she now feels the EXACT same way mentoring other teachers. Through instructional coaching, mentoring, and content creation, Jennifer is sharing what she’s learned along the way. At Positively Learning Blog, you will find behavior supports grounded in restorative practice, tried and true tips on incorporating fine motor development skills through literacy, literature recommendations to build your classroom community, and th...
2022-04-2743 minThe Resource RoomThe Finale | I'm Bringing Them BACK for a Round Table DiscussionI could sit and talk about special education all day long. In this surprise, finale episode, I invited back all of this season's guests to talk about several special education topics. Links Mentioned: Amanda's Solid Colored Amazon ShirtsAmanda's Camo Amazon ShirtCassandra's Snow Shoveling Meme
2022-04-2050 minThe Resource RoomCassandra Cornwell | Using QR Codes & Students Binders to Make Things EasyCassandra is a self contained behavior teacher from Indiana. She's a good friend of mine and is always full of helpful ideas and strategies. She's a full time teacher and mom to a newborn. She's sharing her tips for making data collection easier to save you time!
2022-04-1329 minThe Resource RoomStephanie Delussey | Before, During, and After an IEP MeetingStephanie is the author behind Mrs. D’s Corner. She’s your go-to-girl for inspiration on everything elementary special education. Her passion is making grade-level content functional, engaging, and meaningful for all students, and to make learning fun and easy by providing tried and true lessons and activities that are implementation ready, differentiation provided.She provides tips, tricks, and hacks that actually work in the special education classroom setting. And she’s your biggest advocate when it comes to taking care of yourself (because you are important too!).For as long as she can remember, she ha...
2022-04-0651 minThe Resource RoomAccommodations vs Modifications: What are you doing?!After a debate in The Resource Room FB Group, I thought an episode was needed. What are accommodations? What are modifications? Do you know the difference? Click Here to Read the Blog Post with Freebie Mentioned
2022-04-0309 minThe Resource RoomKristy English | Collaborating and Co-Teaching to Help Special Education StudentsKristy is a resource room teacher in Texarkana! Her school has been experimenting with coteaching this year. She's sharing her experience and relationships with various teachers to help other resource room teachers gather ideas for co-teaching with other general education teachers.
2022-03-3047 minThe Resource RoomMichelle Oden | Using Whole Brain Teaching in the Resource RoomMichelle is a resource room teacher from Arkansas. She is one of the most creative people I’ve met. She loves to create activities for her students to keep them engaged and meet their needs. Links Mentioned:LinktreeWhole Brain Teaching
2022-03-2342 minThe Resource RoomLisa Hollady | Independent Work SystemsLisa Hollady is the creator of Chalkboard Superhero. She grew up in central New York and always knew she wanted to be a special education teacher. After graduating with her Masters in 2008, she has been working with students on the spectrum. She has had an array of different abilities but most of which had ASD. She worked in a self-contained setting in elementary for 8 years. This past year, she took a new position in a different district at the High School level in a 6:1:3 intensive Autism program and has since fallen in love with the program. Designing the curriculum...
2022-03-1641 minThe Resource RoomHeather Cacioppo | Making Data Collection EasierHeather is a special education teacher mentor. She helps self-contained special education teachers with individualized and personalized support to make self-assured educational decisions so that you can avoid the stress, overwhelm, and burnout in this field. I believe special education teachers are better together!She has been a special education teacher in Illinois for 8 years! She’s taught in self-contained classroom settings for middle school and high school students. She currently teaches middle school!Her passion is supporting other educators and is what has led her to start a website and blog alongside her Boom Le...
2022-03-0941 minThe Resource RoomWhitney Lowrey | Using Paraprofessionals Correctly in the Resource RoomWhitney works with kindergarten through sixth grade students with special needs in Phoenix, Arizona. She absolutely loves it. Her passion is helping both students and educators through sharing products, resources, and ideas. She enjoy sharing her knowledge while also continuing to learn from others. Whitney uses her experience as a former paraprofessional to help maximize student growth and success through training and utilizing her paraprofessional. Find Rooted in Resource:InstagramFacebookFacebook GroupTeacher’s Pay Teachers
2022-03-0238 minThe Resource RoomJennifer Hofferber | Training Paraprofessional in the Resource RoomJennifer Hofferber lives in Oklahoma, but she’s a special education teacher in Kansas since 1995 (yes, you read that right!)In 2007, she was named Special Educator of the Year for the state of Kansas. Then, in 2015, she received the great honor of being named to the Kansas Teacher of the Year Team and got to travel the state visiting schools, talking to legislators, and collaborating with some amazing administrators and educators.She loves teaching children, but she has also realized that teaching teachers is just as important. She loves helping special education teachers have courageous co...
2022-02-2338 minThe Resource RoomAshley Lutz | Collaborating with General Education TeachersAshley is the teacher behind Spedtacular Days. She is currently an elementary resource teacher. She previously taught in a middle school self-contained setting for several years in Virginia. She has taught all subjects, including a functional skills class. It is her job to create and adapt curriculum for a variety of needs in my classroom. Differentiating is one of her favorite parts of her job. Seeing one topic come to life in multiple ways makes her heart so happy.When she’s not teaching, she is a wife to her amazing husband, a mom to a little bo...
2022-02-1632 minThe Resource RoomHallie Sherman | Working with Your SLP to Accomplish Reading GoalsI’ve been a licensed speech-language pathologist for the last 12 years and have seen it all. I graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2005 and received my masters in 2007 from Adelphi University. Since then, I have worked with children from preschool to high school, in both schools and home-based agencies. I’ve been at my current New York public school district for almost a decade, handling a caseload of 65+ fifth and sixth graders every year.What I’ve found is that both new and veteran SLPs are struggling. Our caseloads are staggering, our resources are thin, and we can...
2022-02-0932 minThe Resource RoomThe Season of InterviewI love to learn from other special education teachers. How about you?! In this season of the podcast, I'll be sharing an interview with a fellow special education teacher each and every week. It is by far the most fun I've had on the podcast so far.If you would like to share a little about yourself and your classroom, you can sign up here!
2022-02-0302 minThe Resource RoomSpecial Education Teachers: How to Get Your Caseload OrganizedAre you a naturally organized teacher? Some of us are. Others, not so much. While I can sometimes be scattered, I am usually a pretty organized person. In this episode, I'm sharing all of the things that I do to get my special education caseload organized!
2021-09-0125 minThe Resource RoomWhat Do Special Education Teachers Need to Know about Progress Monitoring?How do you feel about progress monitoring? Do you love it? Do you dread it? For me, I did progress monitoring wrong for a LOOOONNG time. Today, I'm sharing some simple tips for you to implement before and after progress monitoring.
2021-08-2521 minThe Resource RoomSpecial Education Teachers: 5 Back to School Procedures You Better Figure OutWhat procedures do you have in place? In this episode, I'm sharing the things that you should explicitly teach your students during the first few days of your small groups.
2021-08-1822 minThe Resource RoomSpecial Education Teachers: Take a Peak Inside My First Week of SchoolWould you like to take a peak inside my first week in Special Education? In this episode, I'm outlining exactly what I do with my students. I mention a few things in this episode. You can find the links below!Our Class is a FamilyThe Magical YetInformal Assessments (Quick & Easy to Give!)Back to School Themed Printable Reading Books
2021-08-1123 minThe Resource Room5 Quick Things to Do to Get Ready for Special Education Students Tomorrow!Did you just find out about your special education role? Are you a new special education teacher? In this episode, I'm sharing about my back to school to do list.Click here to download the back to school shopping list and to do list! :)
2021-08-0431 minThe Resource RoomSpecial Education Teachers: Four Simple Things I Do for Back to School NightIn special education, Back to School Night looks a little different for us! In this episode, I'm sharing what I do to make it a success.DownloadsTwo Truths & a Lie TemplateMeet the Teacher PageConference Cards
2021-07-2818 minThe Resource Room6 Easy Strategies for Teaching Math to Students with DisabilitiesIn this episode, I'm summarizing ALL of the special education strategies that were mentioned in previous episodes and discussing how they can help many students in many different ways. So, whether your students are struggling with weaknesses in memory, auditory processing, visual processing, or another perceptual disability, you'll be sure to find a few strategies in this episode to use with your students.
2021-07-2129 minThe Resource RoomWord Problems: How can you help your students improve?Word problems can be so overwhelming for us and for our students. Have you ever sat down and thought about WHY? In this episode, I'm share a few factors that go into solving word problems accurately.
2021-07-1419 minThe Resource RoomLow Expressive & Receptive Scores: How to Help Your StudentsHow do low scores in expressive and receptive language impact our students' ability to do math? Well, in this episode, that's exactly what I'll be sharing. What should you be looking for and what can you do to help and accommodate them?
2021-07-0734 minThe Resource RoomFriday Bonus: Summer Activities AnnoucementAre you interested in joining in on any of my summer activities? I can't wait to see you!Links Mentioned: Summer Book StudyWebinar Wednesday
2021-06-1107 minThe Resource RoomMemory Difficulties: How to Help Students Conquer ThemIn this week's episode, I'm sharing how various weaknesses in memory might be causing your students to struggle with math. I also shared strategies for helping students conquer these weaknesses.
2021-06-0943 minThe Resource RoomMotor and Spatial Disabilities: How to Help Students Conquer ThemThis week, I'll be sharing common characteristics that you might see in students with motor and spacial disabilities. I'll also share a few strategies to help students conquer these difficulties.
2021-06-0334 minThe Resource Room11 Things You Need to Know about Students with Visual & Auditory DisabilitiesVisual & Auditory Disabilities are incredibly hard for our students. After all, school is very visual and auditory based. In this episode, I'm sharing 11 characteristics that you might see in your students and a few strategies to help them overcome areas of weakness.
2021-05-2646 minThe Resource Room5 Special Education Strategies for Solving Addition Math FactsIn this episode, I'm sharing two big ideas: how to break up addition math facts and strategies for solving them.
2021-05-1932 minThe Resource Room7 Special Education Math Routines You Should Be Doing Every DayOur kids all have different strengths and weaknesses. They all have different things, so in this episode, I'm sharing my suggested routines that you might consider for your small groups.
2021-05-1240 minThe Resource Room5 Simple Reasons Why Your Students Might Be Struggling in MathWe often see our students struggling, but it can be hard to pinpoint WHY! In this episode, I'll be covering seven reasons why your students could be having trouble in math.
2021-05-0532 minThe Resource RoomSpelling Q&A: Your Questions about Spelling Answered!You guys had a lot of GREAT questions. In this episode, I'm sharing my answers to the following questions: How do you know where to start?What if groups progress at different levels?How do you progress monitor spelling?How do you decide how much small group time to dedicate to spelling?Why can some kids read words they can't spell and visaversa?Is it better to have students spell easy words 100% independently or harder words with more support?Could I (or should I) use...
2021-04-2837 minThe Resource RoomSmall Group Routines: Recordings & ExamplesThis episode is a little different. I recorded a few of my small groups so that you can listen in on what I'm doing each day to practice spelling.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students.Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd like answered in the Q&A episode. :)
2021-04-2126 minThe Resource RoomTeaching Spelling: How can I help students become independent spellers?I love watching my students develop their spelling skills. It's amazing to watch them go from a high level of support to independence. But, it's a process. In this episode, I'm outlining the various levels of support that your students might need from you.I also stress the importance of communicating that information with other teachers and parents.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Test Printables with Level of Independence: I just recently began using these in order to communicate how a student completed the test. Spelling Freebie: You can download...
2021-04-1420 minThe Resource RoomHow to Teach Morphemes: from Basic Endings to Greek & Latin RootsI once thought that morphemes were for higher level readers and spellers. And boy was I WRONG! We should be teaching our students about morphemes as they begin to spell and decoding CVC Words.In this episode, I highlight various types of morphemes, when and how we use them, and how early we should be teaching them.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students.Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd...
2021-04-0717 minThe Resource RoomTeaching Spelling: How to Understand and Teach Vowel Teams & SyllablesThese two topics are HARD! In this episode, I'll be sharing a few tips for teaching vowel teams so that they aren't intimidating for you or your students. I also share my approach for teaching syllables from early, more simple syllable types to more difficult syllable types for higher spellers.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Phoneme & Grapheme Chart: I've shared this in earlier episodes, but I know you may not have had a chance to download it.Spelling Rule Book: I'll continually update this as I learn of new spelling rules or add...
2021-03-3136 minThe Resource RoomHow to Teach Students to Blend, Segment, and Manipulate Unfamiliar WordsI use letter tiles to teach my students to blend, segment, and manipulate words. In this episode, I'm sharing what I do each and every day. I also have a few weekly routines that I share in this episode as well.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students.Letter Tiles: You can download the letter tiles that I use with my students. I print the vowels on one color and the consonants on another. I like to use cardstock and...
2021-03-2429 minThe Resource RoomPhonological and Phonemic Awareness: What do SPED teachers need to know?These two terms are so often used interchangeably. In this episode, I hope to clarify and give examples of each.But most importantly, I hope that I can simplify the approach you have on helping your students spell. For many words for younger students, spelling is a two step process.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students.Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd like answered in the Q&A episode. :)
2021-03-1720 minThe Resource RoomPhonemes & Graphemes: What are they and how can you teach them?In this episode, I'm sharing simple explanations for phonemes and graphemes, as well as potential difficulties that you might see in your students.I also share why GRAPHEMES can be difficult for your students!Links Mentioned in this Episode:Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students.Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd like answered in the Q&A episode. :)Blog Post: This week's podcast is also recorded in blog post form.
2021-03-1026 minThe Resource RoomTeaching Spelling: Teachers, Questions, and Strategies! Oh My!In this episode, I discuss three big topics:Questions to Ask Yourself about Textbook SpellingWhat Teachers DON'T Know about Spelling RulesResearch Based Strategies for Teaching SpellingLinks Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students. Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd like answered in the Q&A episode. :)Blog Post: This week's podcast is also recorded in blog post form.
2021-03-0329 minThe Resource Room4 Things ALL Teachers Need to Know to Be Great Reading TeachersIn this pep talk episode, I'll be sharing what you need to know to be a great reading teacher by bringing together all of the things that I've shared with you over the last six episodes. Plus, I'll let you know what will be coming in season TWO!
2021-02-2412 minThe Resource Room5 Quick Things to Do After Reading Together in a Small GroupAFTER reading a passage, we ask our students to do so many difficult things. We need to have a few activities to help our students recall details and process what they've read so they can answer questions about the text. In this episode, I'll share a few things that you can do to help your students answer questions as well as share a few activities that you can do to process all of that information!
2021-02-1723 minThe Resource Room5 Quick Things to Do When Reading Together in a Small GroupWhile reading with your students, you have ONE job! You need to help them monitor their own comprehension. But how do you do that? In this episode, I'll be sharing a few activities that you can do with your students to help them monitor comprehension.
2021-02-1025 minThe Resource RoomSpecial Education: 5 Quick Things to Do Before ReadingBefore you read a passage with your students, you should be helping them build background knowledge and giving them a purpose for reading. In this episode, I'll be sharing a few activities that I do with my students to help give them a purpose and discuss what they already know.
2021-02-0313 minThe Resource RoomHow to Help Improve Comprehension in Fluent ReadersDo you have students who read so fluently but aren't able to comprehend what they've read? They're lacking a few things, and I can't wait to share them with you in this episode.
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The Resource RoomHow to Help Improve Comprehension in Fluent ReadersDo you have students who read so fluently but aren't able to comprehend what they've read? They're lacking a few things, and I can't wait to share them with you in this episode.
2021-01-1023 minThe Resource RoomReading Skills & Strategies: What is the difference?I've used the words "Reading Skills" and "Reading Strategies" interchangeably. I'm sure you have too. Do you know the difference? In this episode, I'll be sharing the difference between the two and what you need to do to help your students with disabilities become better at understand what they've read.
2021-01-1012 minThe Resource RoomReading Comprehension: How to Help Students with DisabilitiesIn this episode, I'll be sharing:What is reading comprehension?What impacts reading comprehension?What do good readers do while reading?
2021-01-1022 minThe Resource RoomTrailerIn this episode, you can get to know a little more about Amanda. She'll also be sharing her goals and topics for this podcast.
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Elite Edupreneurs: Empowering Educators to Become EntrepreneursAmanda Wilp - The Primary GalShow Notes & Links Elite Edupreneurs: Empowering Educators to Become Entrepreneurs 3/6/18 Episode 40: Amanda Wilp - The Primary Gal In today's episode I interview Amanda from The Primary Gal. Amanda shares how she went from struggling to find her niche to developing a marketing strategy that has significantly increased her sales. Amanda and I also chat about champagne moments, great business podcasts, and how important it is to invest in yourself. #Social Media Boss FaceBook Group Apps: Asana Productive Slow Motion Cam Video Editor Sto...
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