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Special Education Morning Binder

$2.25

Behavior Chart Bundle with Reward Menus

$5.25

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School Bus Behavior Bundle

$3.00

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Bus Behavior Chart

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Use this chart to help students keep track of behavior to and from school each day. The visuals and smiley face indicators allow students with limited reading skills to monitor their own behavior. This chart targets 3 common bus behaviors, keeping

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Rubrics

$1.50

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Fluency Fast Phrases

By Speaking of Special

A 24 week activity that reinforces fluency using the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade FRY sight word lists. Use in the classroom or send home as homework for students to practice each night. A performance assessment is included to use at the end of each week

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Special Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Homework

$1.75

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$Xtra Math Data Collection Form$

Xtra Math Data Collection Form

By Speaking of Special

A monthly chart that students can use to self-monitor their scores each time they complete Xtra Math. This is great for allowing students to set goals and reflect on their progress throughout the year. It also is great data to show parents. I use

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Special Education, Mental Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.00

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Behavior Data Collection Forms (baseline and intervention phase)

By Speaking of Special

Need help with data collection for targeted behavior? Start here! This product includes 4 recording sheets for -Responsive Latency-Duration-Event -Interval/Momentary time SamplingThere is a chart that will help you decide which form to use along

Subjects:

Special Education, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Staff

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Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

$1.50

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Behavior Chart Bundle with Reward Menus

By Speaking of Special

All your favorite behavior charts in one bundle!This bundle includes 3 charts:Bus Behavior ChartCafeteria Behavior Chart Elementary School Day ChartWith this bundle you'll also get 2 awesome reward menus to use with your students! Enjoy!

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Rubrics

$5.25

$3.00

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Sentence or Not a Sentence Sort

By Speaking of Special

In this sort, students distinguish correct sentences from incorrect sentences to reinforce basic Concepts of Print. Students must look for capital letters and end punctuation to complete the sort. Great activity to reinforce these concepts in 1st

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RF.1.1a

$1.00

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Reading Fluency Bundle

By Speaking of Special

Fluency Fast PhrasesA 24-week activity that reinforces fluency using the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade FRY sight word lists. A performance assessment is included to use at the end of each week to monitor mastery.Dolch Sight Word Weekly Assessments &

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Special Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

$10.50

$6.00

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Reward Menu

By Speaking of Special

Let students pick 4 to 5 (or more!) items from the list to get an idea of what motivates them.I use this in my classroom at the beginning of the year or when students qualify for Special Education services to get a better idea of their likes. It

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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School Bus Behavior Bundle

By Speaking of Special

An elementary aged social story and a corresponding behavior chart to help students keep track of behavior to and from school each day on the school bus. The visuals and smiley face indicators allow students with limited reading skills to monitor

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables, Rubrics

$3.00

$2.00

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Elementary Behavior Chart

By Speaking of Special

Use this chart to help students keep track of behavior each day. The visuals and smiley face indicators allow students with limited reading skills to monitor their own behavior. Access all my Behavior Charts AND Reward Menus in this discounted

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables

$1.00

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Behavior Frequency Chart

By Speaking of Special

Determining the frequency of a problem behavior is the first step in developing a plan in order eliminate it. This easy to use chart can to easily monitor up to 5 target behaviors throughout the day on one document. Quickly identify the most

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.63 MB)

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Decoding Skills Progress Monitoring

By Speaking of Special

This set contains 6 areas to assess for decoding skills. A Master list and corresponding Progress Monitoring forms are included for each set to collect data. When my students read the words, I'll check above each sound to get a better understanding

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Professional Documents, Rubrics

$1.25

Digital Download PDF (0.29 MB)

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Reading Progress Monitoring Forms

By Speaking of Special

Easily monitor fluency and comprehension progress using leveled books such as Reading A-Z or any other Leveled Literacy Program!Includes:Overall tracking form Fiction Retell RubricNon-Fiction Retell RubricI personally use the retell rubrics to key

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Rubrics

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.36 MB)

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49 Weeks of Developmental Spelling | Lists, Sorts & Activities

By Speaking of Special

This resource includes 49 elementary spelling skills and corresponding activities in an editable Word Document. Feel feel to adjust and modify the lists to make them work for your classroom! The lists are based on Letter Name Alphabetic Word Lists -

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Study Guides, Worksheets, Printables

$2.50

Digital Download DOCX (1.53 MB)

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Cafeteria Behavior Chart

By Speaking of Special

Use this chart to help students keep track of behavior in the cafeteria each day for breakfast or in the mornings, and at lunch. Includes 2 charts, one for girls and one for boys. The visuals and smiley face indicators allow students with limited

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables

$1.25

Digital Download PDF (0.98 MB)

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Reading Fluency Rubric | Student Friendly

By Speaking of Special

This resource includes a fluency rubric for the teacher to show multiple assessments on one form over time and also a student rubric.Great for progress monitoring or identifying areas of strength in weakness in oral reading fluency. Areas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables, Rubrics

$1.25

Digital Download PDF (0.35 MB)

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On-task Data Collection form

By Speaking of Special

I use this data collection form at least once a week to monitor multiple students in various setting. This for allows to monitor student growth in on task behavior and is easy to change according to your needs. This data collection form can be used

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, School Counseling

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms

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Digital Download DOC (0.11 MB)

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Special Education Morning Binder

By Speaking of Special

Use this product as morning work, IEP progress or however you see fit for your classroom! Each page with an activity has a corresponding page in which elements can be laminated and cut out for durability. Add Velcro or use on magnet boards…however

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (1.40 MB)

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Early Elementary Opinion Writing Prompts

By Speaking of Special

This set includes 22 different writing prompts with 2 pictures choices. There is a sentence starter and then 3 spaces for students to give reasons for to support their opinion. I’ve used these to progress monitor IEP goals for students who struggle

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

$1.25

Digital Download PDF (1.77 MB)

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Animal Adjectives Project

By Speaking of Special

Engage student's creativity with this easy to use activity to expand their familiarity with adjectives! This activity can easily be adapted to meet different learning needs but allowing students to cut and paste or write in their adjectives.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (1.33 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Currently, I am a full time mom having "retired" from teaching after 10 years. I have 5 children which include triplets and being home with them has been a great opportunity for the whole family . Previously, I was an Intervention Specialist for an Ohio School District servicing students identified with disabilities from Kindergarten to 4th grade. In January 2016, I started teaching English online to ESL students in China. It has been a very rewarding experience working with so many different students and I enjoy the flexible schedule that it allows for me to spend time with my family.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm passionate about fostering a life-long love of learning. Special education is founded on individualizing instruction and curriculum to meet the needs of unique students. In my classroom, knowledge is obtained through a variety of structured routines and activities that allow for multiple modalities of learning including technology, hands-on learning, and providing situations that require students to rationalize and analyze information to uncover the knowledge.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Special Education in 2009 and thereafter obtained my Teaching Certification for Moderate/Intensive Disabilities for grades K-12. At this time I also passed the required Praxis exam to become Highly Qualified in Reading. In 2013 I graduated with my a Master’s degree and received Certification in Autism and Related Disabilities.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I was born and raised in Ohio which is where my husband and our 5 children currently live. I enjoy reading, researching and making anything that helps children learn!

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math), Special Education, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, Writing, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Spring, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, Phonics