Tag Archives: Modelling behaviour

Two Little Girls

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Today I am at a District Student Services Training for Special Education Teachers and others, which is hosted in the multipurpose room of one of our elementary schools. There have been marvelous conversations and dialogues around supporting diverse learners, building … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, advocate, Autism, Collective Responsibility, diversity, Educator, language, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Special Education | Tagged acceptance, Autism, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, honouring, Modelling behaviour | 11 Comments

Supporting Diverse Learners: Visual Notes and Other Perspectives

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

I have a social hangover… I am spent… I haven’t yet been able to get to the place where I feel caught up, but like I shared in my previous post – it has been an intense, but positive, couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, diversity, Educator, Journey, Neurodiversity, Public Education, Sometimes the pace chooses me..., Special Education, Teacher | Tagged Graduate Field Studies, learners, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, relationship, risk and opportunity, SDL, SFU., Social Hangover, Special Education, Supporting diversity, university, Yin and Yang | 10 Comments

Inclusion and Autism… leaning in

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Today at the Inclusion BC Conference, I had the opportunity to meet Paula Kluth, and hear her keynote address about inclusive practices in education. Her message is powerful and one that I embrace: Inclusive education is the foundation upon which … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, diversity, Educator, inclusion, Inclusion BC Conference, Karla Fisher, Neurodiversity, Parker Palmer, Paula Kluth, perspective of others, promote social understanding, Silence, Teacher | Tagged Autism, communication, honouring, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, Special Education, strategies, struggle, teacher, we teach who we are | 18 Comments

“Whisper me, Mom”: Autism and Supporting Development

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

When H was tiny I used to whisper words to him when we were out, because he lacked words of his own in an unfamiliar environment, or with unfamiliar people. I would lean in seamlessly – almost invisibly – so … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Communicate, connections, language, mentor/apprentice, Vygotsky | Tagged "Whisper me Mom.", Aspergers, Autism, communication, development, Laura Berk, Modelling behaviour, over-prompting, pace, parents, Perspectives, scaffolding, strategies, Vgotsky, zone of proximal development | 15 Comments

Autism, Written Output, and Voice-to-text Technology: Dragon Dictate

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

This post was created during my first attempt at using Dragon Dictate for Mac (voice-to-text software technology) Today I am learning to use Dragon Dictate for Mac. This is pretty darn exciting. I can see the benefits of this programming … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Special Education | Tagged blogging, Dragon Dictate for Mac, link between speech and cognition, Modelling behaviour, Special Education, speech-to-text technology, strategies, teacher, writing, written output challenges | 3 Comments

❀ Someday… Teachers Supporting Diversity ❀

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Last night I started a new adventure: I am part of the instructional team for a 2 year Graduate Field Studies Program for teachers who are pursuing a diploma in Supporting Diverse Learners at a major university here on the … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Journey, Special Education, Teacher | Tagged acceptance, Field Studies, Graduate Field Studies, learners, Modelling behaviour, Perspectives, relationship, risk and opportunity, Special Education, Supporting diversity, university, Yin and Yang | 2 Comments

Coping with Anxiety: the power and message of a parent’s response (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

My child experiences anxiety. Unfortunately, anxiety is often one of the tag-along companions on the journey of a child on the Autism spectrum, along with attentional issues (ADHD), sensory issues, tic disorders, and speech and language challenges, to name a … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism | Tagged allergies, Anxiety, Aspergers, Autism, meltdown, Modelling behaviour, parenting, parents, resiliency, self-talk, sensory overload, strategies | Leave a comment

Aa is for Applecus and Autism: A look back at supporting language development (via Thirty Days of Autism)

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The other day I was reading about a mother's excitement over her daughter's language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has amazing expressive language – it took … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism | Tagged asd, Aspergers, assessment, Autism, behaviour, communicate, communication, Eeyore, idiosynchratic language, intervention, language, language aquisition, McDonald's, Modelling behaviour, prompting, Prompting Hierarchy, self-talk, social language, Speech and Language, speech-and-language-therapist, strategies, visual-strategies-and-supports | Leave a comment

Aa is for Applecus and Autism: A look back at supporting language development

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The other day I was reading about a mother’s excitement over her daughter’s language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has amazing expressive language – it took … Continue reading →