Parent Resource- Keystone Adaptive Ski Program

I had a parent highly recommend this program.  So thought I would pass it on.  If you are interested in skiing, snowboarding or other mountain adventures. This is a great place to start.

https://www.boec.org/adaptive-ski-ride-school/keystone-adaptive-center/

Parent Resource- Summer

MORE SUMMER RESOURCES!!

Parent Resource - Adams County Transition Fair - Preparing for Adulthood

Hi all, 

The district sent this notice about the upcoming transition fair. I know our students are young but it is never too early to learn about what resources are out there. For many of you, you will likely be pleasantly surprised.

Parent Resource- Sensory Friendly Movies

Parents, 
Have you heard of Sensory Friendly Movies for kids with special needs.  I know many of my students are excited about the new LEGO Batman Movie and this might be just the ticket. The closest theater is the Westminster Promenade that offers these showings. 

AMC is proud to partner with the Autism Society to offer unique movie showings where we turn the lights up, and turn the sound down, so you can get up, dance, walk, shout or sing! Our Sensory Friendly Film program is available on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) and Tuesday evenings (mature audiences) of every month. 

Check out this link for more information:
https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films

Reading- Sight words

Sight words are important!

A sight word is a word that a student can read immediately without sounding out.  All kids should have their name as their first sight word.  It is an important word and will be for their life so this is a great place to start.

Here is a list of sight words that I use. It is a combination of the District Kindergarten Sight Word list combined with the DLM list that the state recommends for all students with intellectual disabilities to know. These words are powerful words and even non -verbal students are given opportunities to learn these because they are the core words that appear on most communication devices. These words are powerful and a person can say so many powerful things with just these few words such as: "I like."  "I don't like" "I do it" These are some of the core words that we all used to develop language so they are the core words I am teaching kids to read because of the power they hold.

I	like	not	want	help
it	more	different	who	up
where	up	on	in	me
what	need	are	is	this
all	put	don’t	when	go
he	when	finished	can	here
open	turn	stop	over	that
make	get	look	see	we
can	all	my	off	yes
the	and	do	to	at

Here are some great links for sight word practice games because it is always more fun to play than to read cards. It is also always more fun to beat mom or dad too!

http://www.thejennyevolution.com/fun-ways-practice-sight-words/
http://childhood101.com/2013/09/sight-words-activity-ideas/