Webinar: Proven Success Strategies for Children with Special Needs

Conscious Discipline’s foundation of connection and safety is essential for all children, but it can be especially beneficial for our children with special needs. To support children with special needs, it’s important that we notice, observe, and find creative, individualized strategies. As an added benefit, these individual strategies will benefit the entire classroom and the teacher as well.

To support children with special needs, it’s important that we notice, observe, and find creative, individualized strategies.

Watch as Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor Kim Jackson explains how breathing, routines in pictures, rituals, and transitions can be immensely helpful tools for children with special needs. Kim shares a variety of strategies, photo and video examples, and practical tips to help you provide the safety and support that every child needs to succeed.

Webinar Outline

00:27 Introduction to supporting children with special needs
00:45 S.T.A.R. breathing
03:49 Teaching young children to breathe
05:53 Video Clip: Isaiah S.T.A.R. breathing
06:40 Video Clip: Isaiah teaching others to S.T.A.R. breathe
08:02 Downloading calm with eye contact
10:47 Video Clip: Dr. Becky Bailey working with a child who struggles with eye contact
16:00 Importance of varied strategies
17:12 Visual routines
18:56 Photo Example: Activity specific task cards
21:06 Photo Example: Daily schedule showing duration of each activity
22:24 Success story of child with visual schedule
25:51 Alternative seating
26:27 Photo Example: Visual providing seating options for circle time
28:31 Video Clip: Children using adaptive seating options
30:37 Responding to children who want the same adaptations or strategies as others
34:13 Video Clip: Child using another form of adaptive seating
35:14 Rituals
36:36 Video Clip: Welcome Back Ritual
38:12 Celebrations
40:02 Video Clip: A “just because” celebration
42:25 Celebrating in the moment
43:16 Giving children jobs and opportunities to be of service
44:46 Video Clip: Visual reminder of jobs; Alex discusses his job
46:09 Transitions
49:13 How to make and use a visual transition warning
53:21 The transition from home to school and school to home
59:00 Conclusion

Proven Success Strategies for Children with Special Needs