Special education writing

Writing instruction for special education classrooms. Use this full-year, 40 week, differentiated Sentence Builder resource to teach students how to write a sentence, and to reinforce the skills through interactive sentence building practice. The leveled activities can be used in small or whole group, literacy centers, as morning or word work. Also practices writing, spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation, letter formation, word spacing, & more! Learn more at Mrs. D's Corner.

Have you been struggling to find a way to engage all of your students in writing activities? These daily writing journals are the perfect solution. Today I am sharing how to prep and organize these daily writing journals for your special education students. I talk about how to color code the journals along with how to pick the right level for your students. These writing prompts are great for writing time, morning work, and independent work stations. Learn how to prep them today!

PLAAFP statements are one of the most important parts of an IEP. They is the foundation upon which IEP goals, services, accommodations and modifications are built. But writing Present Level statements can be difficult to write. Learn about the common mistakes special education teachers make when writing PLAAFP sections, how to break down your student’s Present Levels of Performance and best practices for writing Present Level statements as a special education teacher.

If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their

This free Kindergarten sentence building and writing center is perfect for practice with making simple sentences for beginning writers!

Lesson planning in special education can be complicated. We often have multiple grades in one classroom not to mention the wide variety of skills and needs. Right?! I have tried many different lesson planning options and have never found the perfect fit. Here is how I write and organize lesson plans. This post may include […]

Teaching reading has always been a struggle for me. The curriculum I was using needed something more. I needed something more hands-on, more engaging so that my students made better progress. I also wanted to provide the main instruction instead of my paras or peer tutors. Throughout the time I was teaching, I continually added and changed how language arts and reading instruction in my classroom looked, and it's been a successful change!

Do you need ways to help your special education students with writing? Today, I’m sharing my best tips on writing curriculum to meet the needs of all of your students. It is easy and essential to differentiate writing journals for your students. The Simply Special Ed writing journals have real picture writing prompts and differentiated writing journal responses. This will help you with classroom organization and your students will feel more independent with this activity!

Not sure how to teach special education students how to write effectively? Here we gathered the best writing paragraph activities for elementary and special education students. Try out these writing exercises, paragraph prompts, and more here!

Functional reading is critical for our older students, but can be tough. In this post I outline the steps for instruction with tools to help.