"Understanding the Special Education Referral Process" Flow Chart

The school-based referral process is vital in the application of best practices: Often the recommendations put forward by the intervention team (and perhaps monitored by the counselor) make a difference in whether or not the student will be evaluated for special education. This CEC Tool of the Week will help you better understand this process.

http://www.tooloftheweek.org/2013/04/understanding-the-special-education-referral-process.html

Autism Awareness Story for Kids

A short story explaining autism in a positive, yet realistic, way. Great for introducing the topic of autism to a school class. Includes some lesson plan ideas.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Autism-Awareness-Reader-Lesson-Ideas-Freebie

Weather Activities

Positively Autism's weather activities include:

• Rain Vocabulary 
• Train in the Rain (Vocabulary Story) 
• Sunny Vocabulary 
• Train in the Sun (Vocabulary Story) 
• "Count the Raindrops" Game
• Song Videos

http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/unit_weather.html

Autism Awareness Titles and Stationary Clip Art

Autism Awareness clip art from "The 3AM Teacher" - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Autism-Awareness-Titles-and-Stationary-Clip-Art

Spring Coloring and Word Tracing Sheets

Spring-theme coloring and word tracing sheets from Do2Learn.

http://www.do2learn.com/happy_holidays/spring_coloringpages/spring_coloringpages.htm

Earth Day Recycling Activities from "Just Wright Speech"

Included in this packet:
-Four category sorting mats for the recycling categories:
Paper, plastic, aluminum, and glass
-24 category cards

Suggested use:
-After laminating, add small magnets to the back of the small category cards. Place the larger category mats in baking sheets and the magnetic cards will “stick” to the mat.
-Sort category cards onto respective mats.
-Depending on level/need of student(s), have them label the picture, use a sentence to determine the pictures category, and/or use a sentence to describe attribute(s) of picture.
-Print two copies of each category card set to use for a game of memory or go fish

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Recycling-Freebie

Visual Monthly Calendars for Children with Autism

Changes to their schedule can be extremely difficult for children with autism. An effective strategy to ease these difficulties is using schedules and calendars can help warn of impending changes.

This packet includes simple and easy to understand visual calendars for September 2012 - June 2013.

http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/sashamarie/2012-2013-visual-monthly-calendars-for-children-with-autism