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Teaching writing in a self-contained special education classroom can feel overwhelming for both students and teachers. Many students with disabilities come in with limited writing instruction or inconsistent experiences. And let’s be real: there aren’t a lot of writing programs out there that are truly accessible for our learners. That’s why explicit writing instruction is essential.

As a special education teacher, teaching paragraph writing to students with cognitive disabilities can be challenging. To help, I've develop

Handwriting can be especially difficult for students with cognitive disabilities or fine motor challenges. I work with many students who...

Reading, writing and thinking are some of the most functional skills a student can leave school with. Think about all the opportunities...

I use Language Arts rotations to teach reading, writing and spelling in my classroom.

Functional writing helps students build independence and confidence. Check out these functional writing activities for SPED!

Students learn about writing by writing. That means we have to let them write.

I am excited to tell you all about how I am teaching my students to write a friendly letter.

And then it hit me. These kiddos need errorless learning opportunities first {duh!}.