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The use of specific organizational tools is key to helping kids with autism de-code social and academic learning. Color-coded folders with pockets and tabs will be used as subject-specific "Vocabulary Folders" which will help students find relevant key terms during instructional activities. Binder dividers and mesh pockets will help students maintain an organized binder for easily locating academic assignments and materials by subject. Colored pencils/crayons, glue sticks, and composition books will be used as "interactive notebooks," a more engaging and colorful version of class notes which is more accessible to students with learning disabilities. A wall pocket organizer will help students locate key learning material, such as step-by-step lists for checking their grades, organizing binders, and other academic routines, while a reusable dry-erase monthly calendar will prepare students for future events and challenges, as well as saving paper and future wall calendar purchases. Kids with autism need every advantage they can get, and one such advantage is a full belly. Healthy snacks at critical times can be one of the best learning tools and behavior management strategies available. Similarly, tissues with lotion can help prevent chapped noses, a "small problem" which can actually be highly detrimental to an autistic child's ability to attend to academic instruction. My students often need extended time to complete academic tasks, calculators are an imperative resource which will cut down on time spent solving basic operations and will give students an opportunity to access higher level mathematical concepts. Similarly, notebook paper sized to student's current abilities (college and wide ruled), large erasers (for students with fine motor deficits), and many spare pencils are all necessary tools for academic learning.

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The use of specific organizational tools is key to helping kids with autism de-code social and academic learning. Color-coded folders with pockets and tabs will be used as subject-specific "Vocabulary Folders" which will help students find relevant key terms during instructional activities. Binder dividers and mesh pockets will help students maintain an organized binder for easily locating academic assignments and materials by subject. Colored pencils/crayons, glue sticks, and composition books will be used as "interactive notebooks," a more engaging and colorful version of class notes which is more accessible to students with learning disabilities. A wall pocket organizer will help students locate key learning material, such as step-by-step lists for checking their grades, organizing binders, and other academic routines, while a reusable dry-erase monthly calendar will prepare students for future events and challenges, as well as saving paper and future wall calendar purchases. Kids with autism need every advantage they can get, and one such advantage is a full belly. Healthy snacks at critical times can be one of the best learning tools and behavior management strategies available. Similarly, tissues with lotion can help prevent chapped noses, a "small problem" which can actually be highly detrimental to an autistic child's ability to attend to academic instruction. My students often need extended time to complete academic tasks, calculators are an imperative resource which will cut down on time spent solving basic operations and will give students an opportunity to access higher level mathematical concepts. Similarly, notebook paper sized to student's current abilities (college and wide ruled), large erasers (for students with fine motor deficits), and many spare pencils are all necessary tools for academic learning.

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