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2020–2021 Dickinson High School Student Handbook Page 1 of 98 Dickinson ISD Mission Statement The mission of the Dickinson Independent School District is to ensure that all students have safe and successful learning opportunities that help them reach their full potential and add quality throughout their lives. Accessibility
Mar 23, 2022 · Peer to Peer has been running at Dickinson for a few years with a simple idea: to connect students with disabilities to their schoolmates through activities and lessons. During these daily and weekly meetups, a student from Dickinson’s general education program becomes a mentor to a student with special needs, and the two take classes and ...
- Word Fishing
- Who Raised Their Hand?
- Correct Image Name
- Get Dressed
- Pack Your Backpack
- Pocket Money
- What Is The Best Thing to do?
- Space Conquest
- That’S Odd!
- Waiter in Action
What does it consist of?
The first activity to work with special needs students that we present is Word Fishing. In this game students have to make words by putting syllables or individual letters in the correct order.It is divided into six levels of difficulty. They will automatically move up or down a level depending on his or her successes or mistakes. We show you an example in the following video.
Activity customization
You will be able to customize this activity to meet the individual needs and capabilities of each child, being able to set the general features and parameters. On the one hand, you can adjust general features such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning, or you can modify the instructions if you wish. And, on the other hand, the parameters, where you can select: 1. Number of word parts. 2. Movement of ele...
What does this activity work?
This activity works: 1. Working memory. 2. Vocabulary. 3. Hemineglect.
What does it consist of?
In this activity children have to remember the order in which the classmates raised their hands to ask for a turn to speak and reproduce it.We show you an example below.
Activity customization
You will be able to customize this activity and set the general features and parameters: You can adjust general features such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity, the number of tries and an inactivity warning, or you can modify the instructions if you wish. And, on the other side, the parameters, where you can select: 1. Sequence length. 2. Memorization time (sec). 3. Number of elements.
What does this activity work?
This special needs activity works: 1. Working memory. 2. Episodic memory.
What does it consist of?
Correct Image Name is a worksheet in which students must determine which word matches the image shown.
Work by levels
In addition, this exercise has different levels of difficulty so that the teacher can adapt the activity to the needs of each student with special needs: basic, easy, medium, difficult and advanced. Here is an example of a medium level worksheet to work with people with special education needs.
Format
This worksheet is available in both digital and paper format.
What does it consist of?
Another NeuronUP activity for k-12 students with special needs to work on ADLs that we highlight is Get Dressed. In this game they have to appropriately dress a mannequin in terms of the order and placement of the items of clothing as well as the type of situation. In the example below, students have to dress the woman for a special occasion.
Activity customization
You will be able to customize the activity to suit the special needs and abilities of each student. On the one hand, you can set general features. Here you can delimit the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning, or you can modify the instructions. And, on the other hand, the parameters, where you can select: 1. Clothing: all or basic ones only. 2. Presentation of the clothing in order. 3. Matching clothing. 4....
What does this activity work?
1. Decision making. 2. Body schema. 3. Planning. 4. Dressing.
What does it consist of?
This daily living activity involves packing the backpack for school by selecting only the objects necessary for that day of school. The aim of the game is that the children with special education needs don’t forget anything, but also they don’t have to pack things that they won’t need. Here is a medium level example.
Activity customization
You will be able to customize this activity to suit the individual needs and abilities of each child and set the general features and parameters: In this ADL you can adjust general features such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning, or you can modify the instructions if you wish. And in terms of parameters you can select: 1. Number of subjects and type. 2. Hints: visible, hidden or none. 3. Distractors...
What does this activity work?
This special needs resource works: 1. Planning. 2. Selective attention. 3. Education.
What does it consist of?
This exercise is a generator. Generators allow you to create unlimited and ecological activities. The student can never memorize the answer, since each instance is different. This special education activity consists of selecting the amount of money requested. An example is shown below.
Activity customization
You will be able to customize this activity to suit the students’ individual needs and abilities. In addition, you can setup the general features and parameters. In this generator you can configure general features such as the operation (correction or free mode and maximum errors allowed), the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning. Moreover, you will be able to modify the instructions if you wish. As for the parameters, you can select...
What does this activity work?
1. Planning. 2. Working memory. 3. Shopping.
What does it consist of?
This worksheet consists of analyzing a situation and seeing what would be the right way to behave in it.Life is full of choices, and it is not always easy to make the right one. By showing different cases adapted to reality and giving them several behavioral options, we teach children to question several aspects of situations they may encounter in their daily lives and weigh the consequences of their decisions.
Work by levels
What is better to do?is organized into five levels of difficulty: basic, easy, medium, difficult and advanced. In the following video we show you an example of how to work with this activity with students with special education needs.
Ways to work with this special education resource
Correction mode: the platform corrects the student after each action. Free mode: the platform does not correct the student until the end of the exercise.
What does it consist of?
In this set in space game, students have to jump between the moving planets until they arrive to their final destination.As in all NeuronUP games, the difficulty levels up and down automatically according to their progress. In addition, the professional can choose the level manually. In this image we show you a medium level example to work with students with special needs.
Activity customization
This special needs activity can be customized to meet the needs and abilities of each student. You can also establish the general features and parameters. In this game you can adjust general features such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity, an inactivity warning and you can customize the instructions. You can customize some parameters such as: 1. Speed. 2. Number of rows on the screen. 3. Number of total rows. 4. Format. 5. D...
What does this activity work?
This game works on: 1. Spatial relationship. 2. Sustained attention. 3. Inhibition. 4. Planning. 5. Processing speed.
What does it consist of?
This generator consists of categorizing numbers as odd or even. It is an activity for students with special needs to become familiar with numbers before learning to do counting. Below you will find an example.
Activity customization
You can tailor this activity to the students’ individual needs and abilities and you can set the general features and parameters. In this generator you can set up general features such as the operation (correction or free mode and maximum errors allowed), the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning. In addition, you can modify the instructions. You can customize the following parameters: 1. Range of numbers: from 1 to 9,999. 2. Number o...
What does this activity work?
This activity works semantic memory.
What does it consist of?
Special education students, who take on the role of waiters, have to pay attention to the different dishes ordered in a restaurant in this activity. They must serve each customer the ordered dish and be attentive as the dishes will change.The game is divided into various levels. Level 1 being the easiest and level 9 being the most complicated. In the following video you can find an example of how to work with this exercise:
Activity customization
This special education resource can be customized to meet the needs and capabilities of each student. General features and parameters can also be set. In this game you can configure general features such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning, or you can personalize the instructions. In addition, you can edit specific parameters such as: 1. Visible elements: number of diners and number of food items. 2....
What does this activity work?
Waiter in Actionworks on: 1. Alternating attention. 2. Selective attention. 3. Sustained attention. 4. Inhibition.
Mar 6, 2024 · DICKINSON — Dickinson High School's Peer to Peer program has been a cornerstone of inclusivity and skill development for six years, boasting a total of 28 students split evenly between mentors ...
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Spend the first week establishing classroom routines, daily schedules, and clear expectations. Use visual schedules, checklists, and consistent language to help students understand what’s expected. Reinforce these routines consistently to help reduce anxiety and promote a sense of security in the classroom.
Student needs to know how to take care of themselves and their clothes. To teach students personal hygiene, give them a list of things they can do at school or home: Wash hands with soap and water before eating anything. Brush teeth twice daily with toothpaste. Get dressed in day clothing after waking up. Brush hair.
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