Reading in Comfort: A Reading Nook for Students with Autism.
My students need a reading center/ private nook in our room. All of my students have sensory impairments. It is important for them to have a safe sensory spot.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Joseph M. Valentino's classroom raised $632
This project is fully funded
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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Everyone benefits from a break at some point during their day. My students need these breaks more frequently than the average student. Won't you please help complete our break areawith a reading nook that will give them a spot to take a much needed break and learn and appreciate reading in style.
All of my students have sensory impairments.
They get over stimulated by noise and lights and get easily frustrated throughout the day. It is important for them to have a safe sensory spot in our room where they can take a sensory break with a quiet and safe reading center . We currently have a spot where they can go and sit on a beanbag and use a sensory tool such as a pressure vest or weighted blanket and receive some much needed sensory input. Although we have the physical space, The spot will be clearly defined and it will also be a spot where the students can have a few private moments to take a break and become regulated and ready to return to classroom lessons. A reading nook would be a private quiet sensory imput place in our room where the students can read sit and relax without and loud disruptive noises.
My Project
This reading nook will make the difference in the lives of the students in my room. Some have limited reading skills, and communication and have materials that will help them listen to music and books on tape that will bring smiles to their faces and help in their communication and give them the opportunity to enjoy reading and in a quiet and safe area in the room where they are able to enjoy the arts of reading and music.
The reading nook will be clearly defined and it will also be a spot where the students can have a few private moments to take a break and become regulated and ready to return to classroom lessons.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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