Top 5 Posts of 2013

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Christine Reeve

Christine Reeve, PhD, BCBA-D, has spent more than 30 years in and around special education classrooms — as a teacher, a consultant, and a behavior analyst. She directed autism and ABA graduate programs at Nova Southeastern University for 14 years and has written books on classroom setup, data collection, and independent work systems. She founded Autism Classroom Resources and the Special Educator Academy.

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Wow!  I can’t believe this year is coming to an end.  It’s been a great year!  Some of the changes that have occurred this year include

1.  Much more frequent blogging here with a corresponding increase in readership.  Thanks!
2.  The addition and growth of my TPT store.  Thanks again!
3.  The creation of the Facebook page with your great participation!  3 times a charm on the thank department!
4.  The creation and growth of my Pinterest boards!
5.  And I hope, with all of this, the development of a resource that can help all of you working and/or living with individuals on the spectrum to have more resources at your fingertips to build your toolbox!

I wanted to celebrate all these achievements by listing the top 5 posts that you all found the most useful in the last year (or at least they seem to have had the most traffic).  Most of them are posts from earlier in the year so they have had a chance to garner more traffic over time and many of them have freebies (most likely related to the higher traffic!). If you haven’t seen them you might want to check them out.   So, in order of increasing popularity, here is the top 5 of 2013.

5.  The Incredible 5-Point Scale: Review and Tools 

This post reviewed a terrific and simple approach to teaching individuals to self-regulate anything from voice volume to feelings of anger or anxiety.
 A colorful poster titled The Incredible 5-Point Scale: Review and Tools with two smaller images below showing a feelings chart and a book cover for The Incredible 5-Point Scale.

4.  5 Ways to Store Visuals

This post did exactly what it said–offered 5 methods for storing visuals that are sometimes really hard to organize.  There are a number of great comments you should read as well with additional suggestions by readers.

A collage titled “Organizing Visuals” shows five classroom storage solutions: a blue pocket chart, a plastic zipper bag with picture cards, a red hanging organizer, a clear pocket chart, and baskets with labeled containers.

3.  Visual Schedule Series: Mini Schedules for Activities (and a Freebie!)

This post focused on the use of mini schedules and has a great freebie (I think) of leisure visuals for families and teachers to use.

A collage of various mini-schedules for classroom activities, featuring handwritten and printed lists with images, icons, and text on cards and paper, set against a bright green background.

2  Next Dollar Up Strategy: Resources and Freebie

In this post I describe the dollar up or next dollar strategy for teaching students to use money even when they can’t make change.  There is also a freebie from one of my next dollar products in the post.
A collage of educational worksheets featuring images of U.S. dollars and coins, price tags, and fill-in-the-blank sections for practicing money skills. The borders are colorful with chevron patterns.

1.  Visual Schedule Series: First-Then Schedules (Freebie!!)

Finally, the most popular post of 2013 is the post in the visual schedule series with a free first-then schedule and a description of how it can be used.
A chart with two columns labeled FIRST on yellow and THEN on green, each with a blank space below the headings. The bottom right corner has a small logo that says Autism Classroom News.
I appreciate all of you for reading and participating in my little corner of the ASD world.  It’s been a great year and I anticipate another great year ahead.  Happy new year!
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