My students love making, recording, and watching their social skills videos. I can see them applying the skills in daily life.

For my grant I got an iPad and apple pen. I have been working with my students to improve social skills. They are recording themselves and each other and watching videos– we talk about what is appropriate and what can be done differently. Some of my students can create trailers and edit the movies. The children are very motivated by this. They…Read More

Tangible Play-
My kids work hard to complete their assignments in order to “earn” time with the Osmo tangible play. It has helped to develop social skills and communication skills too.

This year for my grant I want to incorporate the Tiggly and Osmo learning systems and games (Tangible Learning and Play) into my resource room to improve both academic and social skills.

So far I have only received the Osmo Learning System with the grant. I am still waiting on the iPad and the Tiggly Learning System. I started using my personal…Read More

I implemented ZooPhonics in the resource room with kindergarten and first grade students with disabilities. The phonics program uses animals to help children remember the shapes and sounds of the letters, in addition to body movements for each animal letter. I implemented the program in the resource room using Direct Instruction, songs, and games.…Read More

I bought ZooPhonics with my grant. My children have been highly motivated to learn the animal letter names, sounds, and signals. For some of my students, I am able to give them a quick prompt (hand signal) when they see the letter and they are able to produce the letter sound.

Project Title: Wild About Phonics: A multi-sensory approach to teaching phonics.

My students are lacking the necessary foundational skills to be successful and fluent readers.

Zoo-phonics Multisensory Language Arts Program will be implemented in the resource room with students who currently receive specially designed instruction for reading…Read More