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Back to School Blog Data Elementary First Year IEP Inclusion New Teachers Preschool Primary Simple Classroom

Assessment Tools and Techniques for Special Education Students (ages 3-5)

Assessment Tools and Techniques for Special Education Students (ages 3-5)

Back to School Blog Classroom Setup Elementary First Year IEP Inspiration New Teachers Organization Preschool Primary Simple Classroom Visuals

How to Set Up Preschool Visuals

How to Set Up Preschool Visuals

Blog High School IEP

How to Use a Transition Survey in Special Education

How to Use a Transition Survey in Special Education

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How to set up Play Centers

How to set up Play Centers

Academics Behavior Blog Communication IEP Life Skills Preschool Social Emotional Learning Social Skills Visuals

Skills to Teach during Lunch

Skills to Teach during Lunch

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The Special Education Referral Process

The Special Education Referral Process

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How do I get my child an IEP?

How do I get my child an IEP?

Blog IEP Organization Simple Classroom

Using an IEP Binder for your Autism Caseload

Using an IEP Binder for your Autism Caseload

Academics Blog Elementary IEP Preschool Primary Sensory Bins

Sensory Bins in an ECSE Classroom

Sensory Bins in an ECSE Classroom

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Pre-K  Schedule Tour

Pre-K Schedule Tour

AAC Academics Behavior Blog Communication Elementary High School IEP Middle School New Teachers Paraprofessional Preschool Primary Simple Classroom Speech Therapy Tot School

How To Utilize AAC All Day Long

How To Utilize AAC All Day Long

ABA Behavior Blog IEP New Teachers Simple Classroom Social Emotional Learning

Pros and Cons: Whole Group Contingencies

Pros and Cons: Whole Group Contingencies

Academics Behavior IEP Social Emotional Learning Visuals

Social Emotional Goals and How to Target Them

Social Emotional Goals and How to Target Them

Blog ESY IEP New Teachers Simple Classroom

Do You Know All of the Special Ed Acronyms?

Do You Know All of the Special Ed Acronyms?

Blog IEP New Teachers Simple Classroom

How to be Confident at the IEP Meeting

How to be Confident at the IEP Meeting

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I'm Alyssa Shanahan -- a former Elementary Special Ed & Life Skills teacher. My classroom focus was always to keep things simple, increase communication, and build independence. Simply Special Ed's goal is to help teachers and students reach their full potential in and out of the classroom!

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