Measuring Student Performance in Therapeutic Programs During Distance Learning Even after the forced school closings of 2020 have generally ceased, the option of …
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Supporting Children and Ourselves: Coping during Covid 19
The materials below include guidelines and specific ideas about how to Support Children Who are Home due to the corona virus. There are also specialized Guidelines …
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Teacher Guidelines for Providing Parent Feedback on Student Performance
This document is intended as a guide for teachers, so they can help parents make the transition from anecdotal notes to numerical ratings. Other performance …
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Guidelines for Using the Coupon Program
Prior to going into more detail about the Coupon Program it is important to understand the role of student comprehension of behavioral expectations. A break down in …
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Soft Skills for School and Life
Social Emotional Learning: Soft Skills for School and Life Soft skills are a combination of social skills, work habits, communication skills, character traits, and …
The Impact of Childhood Complex Trauma on School Functioning
This article details the physiological, emotional, psychological, and cognitive impacts of complex trauma such as: Unregulated Stress Response System; Impaired …
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Therapeutic Communication
Build positive relationships and increase student motivation. This comprehensive guide (2019) includes information about: Talk Less and Show More—Visual Support of …
Safe Room Protocol and Guidelines
The safe room is the last stage of de-escalation, and only implemented because the student cannot be kept safe by a less restrictive means. It is only used, then, when …
Teacher Decisions: A Comprehension Guide
Sometimes teachers will tell students that they must do something. They might say, "It's time to come back to the table and begin the next activity," and you might be …
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Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials
Many students have trouble tolerating frustration and managing stress. They react in extreme ways to what others might consider minor or typical challenges. For these …
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Program Building and Professional Development Process
Observations by clinical, consultation or coordination staff, OR input, questions and concerns, request for consultation by classroom staff process chart. direct pdf …
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Think Time Protocol and Guidelines
Think time is a form of time out, where the primary objective is to have students engage in a self-control exercise while experiencing a "no reward condition" for a …