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5 Visual Tools You Need for Your Self-Contained Classroom

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How to Use Visuals for Running Centers Smoothly

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Preschool Self Contained Classroom Tour

Preschool Self Contained Classroom Tour

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A Day in the Life of a Self-Contained Teacher

A Day in the Life of a Self-Contained Teacher

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10 Interventions to Make Daily Tasks Easier in Your Special Ed Classroom

10 Interventions to Make Daily Tasks Easier in Your Special Ed Classroom

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How to Effectively Manage Paraprofessionals During Centers

How to Effectively Manage Paraprofessionals During Centers

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Types of Schedules in an Elementary Autism Classroom

Types of Schedules in an Elementary Autism Classroom

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Schedule Tour for an Intermediate Elementary Class

Schedule Tour for an Intermediate Elementary Class

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How Special Educators can support Paraprofessionals

How Special Educators can support Paraprofessionals

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How to Prep Schedules

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Supporting Classified Students in Extracurricular Activities

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Dealing With Attention Seeking Behaviors

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Classroom Schedule Tour

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How To Make a Speech Schedule: Tips For New SLPs

How To Make a Speech Schedule: Tips For New SLPs

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Middle School Moderate/Intensive Sample Schedules

Middle School Moderate/Intensive Sample Schedules

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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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