More than half of 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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I teach the most wonderful littles in the world. My students are 3-4 years old learning to navigate severe communication disorders such as autism. We have a very small class with an average student teacher/paraprofessional ratio of 1:3 as the students' needs are greater than most their age.
Sensation is a major contributor in almost every part of our day, so we do mostly hands-on sensory-based activities with various approaches. Having an air purifier is ideal as it will lessen the spread of germs since my little learners touch and mouth most everything.
Music is tops in our learning toolbox helping in all areas of our day. Each of our scheduled transitions are initiated through song in order to trigger understanding and prompt movement without meltdowns. Having a bluetooth speaker connected to our class iPad would make these moments seamless so our learning goes smoothly throughout the day.
Most of my little friends require diapering, so lifting to access the changing table can be scary, not to mention tedious depending on the day. Steps to reach the table would help students ease onto it and aid in gross motor development for those with low muscle tone.
Each student exhibits self-stimulation behaviors such as tactile, visual, auditory, olfactory, and vestibular stimming (which pertains to balance). These behaviors are protective responses to over-stimulation in which they calm themselves by blocking less predictable environmental stimuli to which they have a heightened sensitivity. As such, an inflatable bouncer and Hide and Seek Climber would be perfect additions to help manage our emotions through controllable responses.
In short, we need these things to reach our goals and learning outcomes.
From us to you,
Thanks in advance!
About my class
I teach the most wonderful littles in the world. My students are 3-4 years old learning to navigate severe communication disorders such as autism. We have a very small class with an average student teacher/paraprofessional ratio of 1:3 as the students' needs are greater than most their age.
Sensation is a major contributor in almost every part of our day, so we do mostly hands-on sensory-based activities with various approaches. Having an air purifier is ideal as it will lessen the spread of germs since my little learners touch and mouth most everything.
Music is tops in our learning toolbox helping in all areas of our day. Each of our scheduled transitions are initiated through song in order to trigger understanding and prompt movement without meltdowns. Having a bluetooth speaker connected to our class iPad would make these moments seamless so our learning goes smoothly throughout the day.
Most of my little friends require diapering, so lifting to access the changing table can be scary, not to mention tedious depending on the day. Steps to reach the table would help students ease onto it and aid in gross motor development for those with low muscle tone.
Each student exhibits self-stimulation behaviors such as tactile, visual, auditory, olfactory, and vestibular stimming (which pertains to balance). These behaviors are protective responses to over-stimulation in which they calm themselves by blocking less predictable environmental stimuli to which they have a heightened sensitivity. As such, an inflatable bouncer and Hide and Seek Climber would be perfect additions to help manage our emotions through controllable responses.
In short, we need these things to reach our goals and learning outcomes.
From us to you,
Thanks in advance!