
Inclusion, Belonging, Curriculum Modifications, Circle of Friends & Adult Living
Workshops are available in the following content areas:
| What Alex Teaches Us About Autism | -What autism looks like and how inclusion can help |
| What Alex Teaches Us About Belonging | -Strategies for teaching children with diverse skills in typical classroom settings using grade level curriculum and materials from first grade through high school. Developing goals; creating learning materials and work activities using curriculum modification, adaptations and partial participation; promoting social growth by encouraging strong, reciprocal friendships with typical children. Actual examples of goals, classroom work, and friendship activities will be shared. |
| What Alex Teaches Us About Positive Behavior Supports |
-Methods for successfully implementing the strategies of positive behavior supports in typical classroom settings. |
| What Alex Teaches Us About Parent/School Collaboration | -Practices and behaviors parents and schools can utilize to build effective Individualized Education Program Teams that work together to benefit children. |
| What Alex Teaches Us About Visions, Values and Transition | -The visions and values that guide and help us prepare the way for effective transitions to adult life. |
| What Alex Teaches Us About Building Adult Community Lives | -Strategies for building home, recreation and work supports using the businesses, services and the people of our communities. |
| What Alex Teaches Us About "Differences" | -"We All Fit In" is a lesson plan designed for and presented to school students, which builds understanding, respect, dialogue and friendship among typical students and those with disabilities. It can be tailored to accommodate the needs of elementary, middle school, and high school students and is a necessary component for building successful social programs for children with disabilities in inclusive settings. |
Ladybird Crossing offers a 2-day workshop covering the content areas listed above.
Workshops can also be tailor-made to fit your needs. Let us work with you to mix and match the above components to fit the needs and time frame of your organization.