WHAT IS SENSORY PLAY & WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Sensory play involves activities that stimulate the senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. These types of activities encourage exploration through playing, creating, investigating and...
In special education we always strive to use positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement changes or develops the behaviours of our students. At school the biggest advantage we have is consistency. We are always practising the skills necessary to recognize, respond...
Winter can be tough for kids with exceptionalities and very challenging for parents. So much change and unpredictability, less sunlight, different clothing and routines, and not as much outdoor time or physical activity can make this season super difficult. We...
What is the ‘First, Then’ Approach? The ‘First, Then’ approach is based on the Premack principle that was developed by psychologist David Premack in 1965. The Premack principle is a theory of reinforcement that states: “ … a less desired behavior can be reinforced by...
A neurodiversity is a variation in the human brain that involves sociability, learning, attention, mood or other mental functions. The idea behind the term ‘neurodiversities’ (coined by Australian sociologist Judy Singer) is that these variations are...
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