Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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As a brand new special education teacher, I want to build a functional classroom that best serves my amazing students. I teach kids with autism and as of right now I have three lovely boys who are in the 3rd-5th grade. All of them are nonverbal but are so eager to communicate through assistive technology (AT), sign language, and eventually verbally! My students need an interactive classroom to foster a love for learning. Success is dependent on the classroom environment and the available resources. I want to give my students the best opportunity to live as independently as possible.
Children with autism thrive off of having sensory items (wobble cushion, flex ball, kinetic sand, water beads, etc) that make them feel safe and calm. These therapy tools and items help my kids with sensory processing so they can function more independently in their everyday lives. Other necessary items to promote independence for daily living are headphones to help regulate their noise sensitivity, manipulatives to learn grade-content curriculum, and real-life objects that they’ll use later in life.
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As a brand new special education teacher, I want to build a functional classroom that best serves my amazing students. I teach kids with autism and as of right now I have three lovely boys who are in the 3rd-5th grade. All of them are nonverbal but are so eager to communicate through assistive technology (AT), sign language, and eventually verbally! My students need an interactive classroom to foster a love for learning. Success is dependent on the classroom environment and the available resources. I want to give my students the best opportunity to live as independently as possible.
Children with autism thrive off of having sensory items (wobble cushion, flex ball, kinetic sand, water beads, etc) that make them feel safe and calm. These therapy tools and items help my kids with sensory processing so they can function more independently in their everyday lives. Other necessary items to promote independence for daily living are headphones to help regulate their noise sensitivity, manipulatives to learn grade-content curriculum, and real-life objects that they’ll use later in life.