Measuring and supporting student engagement is important in student programming. The effort put into designing lessons and teaching in general will have little benefit …
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Plan B
Stabilizing a Difficult Day This is a program option to consider when you feel students are seriously compromised in their capacity to function in their typical …
Important Things to Remember About Routines
Therapeutic and Settling Effects of Routine in the Classroom This list is designed as a quick reference and convenient reminder about the important points to remember …
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Important Things to Remember About Reinforcement
This list is designed as a reference and convenient reminder about the important points to remember concerning the benefits of fluid reinforcement in a therapeutic …
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Green Zone Guidelines
Additional credit: Elizabeth Dubois, for contributions to the development of the Quick Reference visual in Green Zone Guidelines A Quick Reference for General …
Good Fit Program
In all cases of the good fit program, you are using the student's motivation to work harder to make things a good fit, and to accept responsibility when the activity …
Daily Review Program
Daily Review Introduction There are several reasons why parents want to conduct informative discussions with their children when their children return home after a …
A Drop in Student Functioning Prior to Vacations
Understanding the Phenomenon and Planning Accordingly The functioning level of students in therapeutic classrooms is particularly susceptible to decline the week …
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Happy Birthday at age 25
A quarter of a century is a pretty good chunk of life, you have to admit, and you’ve definitely made the most of your first twenty-five. Let’s face it, no one ever …
Happy 22nd birthday
You are such a solid, grounded, and totally wonderful person; and like so many people, I'm so proud to say I know you, and I'm so thrilled to think that I get to share …
Graduation Message
Advice to my Daughter Turning 21
Advice to my Daughter Turning 21 Take good care of yourself and get what you need in your life to stay balanced and healthy. Watch your stress. You will continue …