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Special Learning House

Autism resources for exceptional families. Increase communication, learning and fun at home.

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How to Teach an Autistic Child to Read (12 tips)

May 4, 2022

How to Teach an Autistic Child to Read 2

Wondering how to teach an autistic child to read? This is a topic I get asked about again and again. I have worked on teaching reading to children with autism at my learning center and I’ve also coached families to build reading skills at home with their little ones too. Autistic students tend to learn…

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21 Best Books About Colors for Kids with Autism

January 4, 2021

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Are you working on teaching colors? These 21 best books about colors can help! I’ve used these books again and again in my autism center, with families in their homes and in special needs classrooms. Pair these books with my selection of videos to learn colors on YouTube. 21 Best Books about colors for kids…

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My 10 favorite bedtime stories for children with autism

January 5, 2018

10 Best #Bedtime Stories for Kids with #Autism. speciallearninghouse.com

There are so many FABULOUS children’s books out there! These are my favorite bedtime stories for children with autism. 10 Best Bedtime Stories for Children with Autism (We have included Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. You can read our disclosures here.) 1. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. This one is an absolute…

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Create a progress nook

March 17, 2016

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Space has a large impact on learning for your child with autism (or any special needs). By creating an adapted space, you can increase learning opportunities for your child. At my learning center, I call these adapted spaces that promote learning and fun, progress nooks. I am always looking for new ways to make our…

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Filed Under: Educational programs, Home programs, Organization, Reading, Therapeutic materials Tagged With: children's playrooms, dramatic play for kids, educational programs for children with autism, home schooling for children with autism, pretend play ideas for kids

Quiet books

February 25, 2016

Quiet books are a fabulous tool for teaching a wide variety of new skills. I have been experimenting with different kinds of quiet pages for the quiet books at my center recently. All of our quiet books at Le Chemin ABA are homemade by me, kid-tested and kid-approved! Today, I’m going to share some of…

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Filed Under: DIY projects & materials, Educational programs, Home programs, Learning colors, Reading, Sensory activities, Therapeutic materials Tagged With: autism, DIY, handmade learning, Home programs, home therapy, quiet books, quiet pages

Learning with books (tips for teaching autistic learners)

February 16, 2016

Learning with books! We have a big selection of books that we use with the kids in my learning house, Le Chemin ABA. We love to read with the kids and often build programs around the children’s favorite books to encourage them to participate and to increase their motivation to learn with us! We work…

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3 Ways to organize kids books in an autism playroom

February 14, 2016

3 fabulous ways to organize kids books in an autism playroom. Increase communication, learning, interaction and fun with your autistic child! | speciallearninghouse.com

These are my best ways to organize kids books in an autism playroom, classroom or therapy practice. I’ve used the methods to organize kids books in my autism center for years. Make sure you take a look at my list of the best board books for kids with autism next! Books are a fabulous learning…

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Filed Under: Home programs, Organization, Reading Tagged With: autism, book organization, learning fun

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