Teach your students in special education about emergencies! Having a fire alarm unexpectedly ring in the middle of your teaching is the...

Before I became a Special Education teacher, I worked at a non-profit with young adults who had cognitive disabilities. These clients...

I spend a ton of time teaching vocational skills to my special education social skills groups. It is one of my favorites! I have learned...

Teaching hygiene in the classroom is one of those topics that I have a love-hate relationship with, I love knowing that my students are...

Ah, the beginning of the year. I love the fresh faces popping through the door. I love the energy, the enthusiasm, and the hopefulness...

Vocational education is instruction that is related to a job, occupation or to employment in general. Vocational skills are necessary for...

Teaching interviewing skills is a tough task. Teaching students in my special education class to transition into the workplace was...

I recently read that students with poor oral hygiene are estimated to miss as much as three times more school than students who engage in...

Collect data on your classroom community-based instruction activities using an outing-specific community-based instruction rubric. When...

One of my greatest joys in working in special education is the time I get to spend teaching social skills. Helping students learn to be...

Every time I work with an older student who is reading at an elementary-grade level a thought passes through my mind. How would I feel?...

Community-based instruction ideas for the classroom! Prepare your students to succeed at work, at the library, while taking the bus, or...

I teach functional independent living skills in special education. It's a skill set that will serve my students all their lives leading...