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Phonics Workbook with various phonics activities to develop different phonological skills among children with special needs.

This resource is compiled by Ms. Dori Fishbone, M.S., OTR/L & Ms. Anna Baker, COTA/L. It consists of a compiled list of activities suggested by Expert Occupational Therapists to improve fine motor, visual-motor, and visual perceptual skills in children with special needs. These activities can be practised at home with children to improve their visual-motor skills.

This current resource is constructed based on the idea inputs of Ms. Sumayya Riaz, B.Ed, Learning Disability & MA Psychology. An interesting activity to work on the child's attention span, academic skills and fine motor skills.

This resource is retrieved from https://www.swft.nhs.uk. The workbook contains a list of several activities along with its instructions to develop visual perceptual skills in children with special needs.

10 different engaging activities to work on and improve the attention span/level of a child.

Gross motor skill development involves the larger muscles of the body. Gross motor activities are important to everyday physical activities like walking, running, throwing, lifting, kicking, etc. Gross motor abilities form the basis for fine motor skills and they relate to body awareness, reaction speed, balance, and strength.

This resource material is sourced from https://www.rsd.k12.pa.us/. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move. Use this booklet to understand the normal course of child development and the possible impact of developmental delays.

An engaging activity to teach Addition to Children with Special Needs.

An engaging activity to teach Subtraction to Children with Special Needs.

An E-book to help professionals like yourself to scale their career in special education seamlessly and better serve special children in the 21st century.

This material is sourced from Tutoring UNCC, created from the list developed by Wylie and Durell (1970). Word Families refer to words that have common features or patterns- they have some combination of common letters and similar sounds.

A handy downloadable worksheet for children with special needs, for you to teach them phonemes.

42 main letters sound flashcards to teach phonemes to CWSN.

An interesting activity to teach numbers to children.

An interesting activity to help higher grade children with ASD and others retain concepts and information accurately.

Children with ASD remember things better when they are provided visual cues. This can be an interesting activity to help children with ASD remember characters from stories and the names of leaders/ important figures better.

Children with ASD tend to remember things visually better and visual cues help them to retain concepts for a longer period of time. 'What Happened?' is an interesting worksheet that can be used with children with ASD, where the child can be asked to read a story or read a story, then the child can be asked to draw what happened in the story with minimal prompting. This helps the child to understand and retain concepts better.

An interesting worksheet for parents, teachers and educators to help children learn multiplication by using visual cues.

A Teacher's Guide focusing on teaching reciprocal teaching skills in order to learn strategies, templates, and models to teach comprehension to students/children.

4.5% (1 in 22) of school-going children, aged 6 to 12 years old, have a different kind of attention problem. With 6 Ways to Improve Attention Span in Children with ADHD, you'll be able to help your child/student focus and learn how to manage their attention levels.

An interesting activity to work on the attention span and concentration of the child. To also engage the child in following instructions.

Download the worksheet and ask your child to fill in his/her name and date. Read out the instructions and ask your child to find the words using the word bank and write the name of the objects in the space provided below.

An interesting activity to use with children with the age range of 3-5 years. An effective activity to help children with speech difficulties and also improve children's cognitive skills.

Children find it difficult to use words and communicate what they are going through and express their emotions. 'My Feeling Wall' is an activity to help the expression of feelings easier for children.

5 in one activity to teach numbers to children.

Children with ADHD tend to act on their impulses and find it difficult to think before they act. Action and Consequence (Level 1) worksheet gives them an idea about how different actions can lead to different consequences (positive and negative). It will help your child/student to think and reflect on the consequences of different actions and help him/her choose the most appropriate behavior/action.

Children with ADHD tend to act on their impulses and find it difficult to think before they act. Action and Consequences (Level II) worksheet gives them an idea about how different actions can lead to different consequences (positive and negative). It will help your child/student to think and reflect on the consequences of different actions and help him/her choose the most appropriate behavior/action.

A fun and interesting activity to engage the child in communication or verbal expression. Roll a dice or ask the child to pick a number randomly - based on the number chosen by the child provide the item or object to the child and ask the child to talk about the item for a minute post preparation for 30 seconds. Let the expression flow of the child without any restriction/constraint.

Children often find it difficult to manage their time and complete tasks, a daily schedule is something that parents can use with their children at home on a daily basis. This helps the children to list down major tasks in different domains (school, home, play, etc.,), prioritize and complete them based on the importance. (A sample Daily Schedule is also shared to show how it can be filled).

The Weekly Reward Chart helps the child to engage in the practice of appropriate/healthy behaviours and modify challenging behaviours. Reward Chart also motivates the child to work for something rather than demanding things.

Token Economy Schedule Chart is the most popular Behavior Management Technique used with Children with Special Needs to help them learn new behaviors and increase the frequency of appropriate behaviors.

This resource is taken from therapistaid.com. These bright and fun anger management skill cards will help teach children to control their anger.

An interesting activity to engage the child in communication and verbal expression

An interesting activity to engage children with ASD in verbal communication by prompting the child using visual cues.

Handy downloadable resource material sharing in detail about various techniques like Sign Language Game, Face Tapping and Jiggle Bridge technique to develop fine motor skills in CWSN. It also shares information about the detailed steps for using these techniques with CWSN.

Directed Reading and Thinking Activity (DRTA) is an instructional strategy designed to increase your child/student's comprehension of reading material. It creates a purpose for reading, as your child/student seeks an answer to his/her question(s) or prediction(s).

4 in one activity to teach numbers to children.

Children with Special Needs find it difficult to understand the concept of multiplication and find it challenging to memorize the multiplication tables. An audio-visual material explaining in detail different strategies to teach the multiplication tables of 7, 8, and 9 to Children with Special Needs.

An audio-visual material explaining what self-regulation is and the unique challenges faced by children who are having difficulties with self-regulation. The video also throws light on 5 diverse engaging activities to develop self-regulation in children with ADHD.

Children with ASD can benefit from using a Visual Schedule. Visual schedules can help children with ASD understand when and what activities should be taking place. They're a powerful tool that can help children with ASD perform complex tasks, organize their day, or follow a routine.

Teach your child social skills using this social story. Reference: autismspeaks.org/worksheet/personalized-teaching-story-taking-turns

Watch the video and try these activities to activate your diaphragm for better concentration and improved brain performance. Activating the diaphragm can help in increasing the amount of oxygen level in your blood naturally and increased blood oxygen exchange can lead to better concentration and improve brain performance. Activating the diaphragm also helps in strengthening your core muscles and improving your posture. Children with special needs may have challenges with their posture and face cognitive challenges which affect their performance. Diaphragm activation helps children to improve their posture and pay better attention and concentrate on tasks.

This resource is sourced from Teachings in Education. Watch the video to learn more strategies to teach children with special needs in a classroom setting.

Universal Design of Learning (UDL) - Principles of UDL, Incorporating UDL in Classroom Setting and Lesson Planning.

IQ is known as the Intelligence Quotient which measures the Intellectual Functioning of an individual. There are different standardized assessments used by certified professionals to determine the intelligence level of an individual.

ASD is a spectrum disorder that affects how a person perceives the world and interacts with others and their surroundings. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-V, ASD is categorized into 3 levels on two major areas of functioning: social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors.

A resource material shared by Dr. Neeta from Sahas Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre. The resource material shares some sensory integration strategies for accommodating CWSN in the classroom.

Children at times tend to get stuck in certain situations and do not know how to respond appropriately. The 'Wheel of Choice' activity can be used with the children at these moments in order to help them with multiple options and help them choose the best from the list of options.

Check the pictures that Reflect back on your interactions with your child in critical situations (e.g. when the child has misbehaved).

There are four types of Parenting Styles, Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive and Un-involved. Understand your current parenting style.