INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES By: Stephanie Hoffmann

SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT Parents/family member must sign in students upon arrival to the classroom If students walk by themselves, they may sign themselves in Parents/family must sign out students when leaving If students walk by themselves, they may sign themselves out Student’s NameFamily Member’s Name Sign-In Time Family Member’s NameSign-Out Time Stephanie Hoffmann Cheryl Hoffmann 8:05Cheryl Hoffmann12:05 John Smith Antoine Smith8:30Antoine Smith12:00 Kelly Williams Amy Williliams8:15Amy Williliams12:15

PICTURE SCHEDULES

WHY USE A PICTURE SCHEDULE?  TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF LANGUAGE.  TO HELP PROVIDE STRUCTURE, OFTEN DECREASING NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS.  TO USE AS A SUPPLEMENT WITH VERBAL DIRECTIONS  TO REINFORCE FOLLOWING A COMMAND.

WHY USE A PICTURE SCHEDULE?  To increase understanding of new vocabulary.  To aid in learning how to do a particular task.  To help teach the concept of sequencing and ordinal terms. eg first, next, last.  To promote INDEPENDENCE (the ultimate goal)  To complete task/tasks on his/her own without requiring additional cues.

EXAMPLES

MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PICTURES DEPENDING ON STUDENTS’ AGE

MOVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM By: Stephanie Hoffmann

RIGHT BRAIN/ LEFT BRAIN Look at the role of the right brain versus the left brain Learn how movements can connect the two

RIGHT BRAIN VS LEFT BRAIN Left Brain Small picture Verbal Communication Small Muscle Control Processing Information Positive Emotions High frequency Sound Likes Routine Right Brain Big Picture Nonverbal Communication Large Muscle Control Interpreting Information Negative Emotions Low Frequency Sound Likes Novelty

THE BRAIN IS CONSTANTLY USING ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO COMMUNICATE. When the left part of the brain and the right part of the brain do not mature at the same speed, these electrical impulses can can get out of sync and interfere when sharing and intregrating information.

WHY DO WE WANT A CHILD TO BE ABLE TO CROSS MIDLINE? It is an idicator of how well they will read. It helps the child to have better self control.

HOW TO TELL IF THE LEFT BRAIN AND RIGHT BRAIN SYNC Is the child able to cross midline?

WHAT ARE MOVEMENTS THAT CROSS MIDLINE? Any movement that crosses the center of the body.

MOVEMENTS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM