A cognitive script provides the step-by-step guidelines that individuals with EF challenges need to organize and understand new activities and situations.
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SLANT = Student Success!
SLANT Strategy Supports Impulse Control Many students are challenged when faced with participating in group lessons, especially when new information is introduced. For students on the autism spectrum, pressure from this type of activity may reduce impulse control or their ability to stop behavior that interferes with learning. Lack of impulse control is typically related …
This is not OK! Learn Self-advocacy Skills
How can you be a self-advocate? Sheree started to shake. Her teacher was putting everyone into groups of four for the science project and she felt like she wanted to scream. Science was her favorite subject and she was excited about her idea to measure bacteria in different kinds of ice. But what if the …
Students Get to Choose! Structured Choice Making Strategy
We all like to make choices for ourselves and this is especially true for students. Giving students opportunities to make choices is an excellent strategy for increasing engagement and mental flexibility. When we allow a student to choose an activity, it gives her the sense that she has more control, which will likely increase her …
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Got a Problem? What’s Your PLAN?
Jordan was excited because he was starting his work placement job at a local restaurant. He was hired to clean tables and load the dishwasher in the back of the restaurant. He was looking forward to learning the job and having some money to buy a few things he’d had his eye on. On the …