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  • Mirror Lake Elementary School
  • Plantation, FL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students crave a variety of activities to keep their minds engaged and their hands busy. Many of the students I've taught have integrated into and even surpassed, the expectations of the general education curriculum. Contrary to the expectation that autistic students are limited in their abilities, my students have proven themselves capable time and time again. By having materials that encourage hands-on learning, they can explore and demonstrate what they know. Hands-on activities are especially important for their particular learning needs because autistic students do not learn in the same way that other students do. Teaching them early on to utilize their hands and stay physically engaged can be the difference between a student who's not learning and one who is. Though they learn differently, years of teaching autistic students have taught me that these traits are not weaknesses, but strengths. With use of the manipulatives and math sets, lessons can be demonstrated in a more concrete way to increase comprehension. Since students are somewhat familiar with some of the requested items, they will be able to mimic what they see and generalize when school begins again in August.

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My students crave a variety of activities to keep their minds engaged and their hands busy. Many of the students I've taught have integrated into and even surpassed, the expectations of the general education curriculum. Contrary to the expectation that autistic students are limited in their abilities, my students have proven themselves capable time and time again. By having materials that encourage hands-on learning, they can explore and demonstrate what they know. Hands-on activities are especially important for their particular learning needs because autistic students do not learn in the same way that other students do. Teaching them early on to utilize their hands and stay physically engaged can be the difference between a student who's not learning and one who is. Though they learn differently, years of teaching autistic students have taught me that these traits are not weaknesses, but strengths. With use of the manipulatives and math sets, lessons can be demonstrated in a more concrete way to increase comprehension. Since students are somewhat familiar with some of the requested items, they will be able to mimic what they see and generalize when school begins again in August.

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