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Who here is a BLOGGER?
Replied Jul. 11, 2009
Who here is a BLOGGER?
Replied Jul. 11, 2009
What is bullying?
Started Jun. 8, 2009
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mental health
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coping with a disability…
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education and disability
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Learn to be Buddies: A series for developing social skills
February
brought us a new distributor. The Toy Bug is now selling Dave is Brave. The Toy Bug is an online business run by a mum of a child who has Autism. She developed this business to share all the great toys she has found to support her son's therapy and learning. There is a wide range of fun stuff, including sensory toys, books, pretend play props and so on. Make sure you pop over and visit The Toy Bug if you are looking for fun and educational toys.Author Visits and Workshops
Amanda ran a workshop about bullying at Hunter Connect, a support group for families and professionals caring for and educating children with Autism and/or other developmental delays. It was a great night, with lots of discussion. You can read more and download some information about this at http://www.learn2bebuddies.com.au/pages/visits/hunterconnect.html. Amanda also ran an Activity morning at Medowie Playtime. We had lots of fun making balloon faces, masks and making collages on hand cut-outs. Then Amanda read Dave is Brave. After this we sang and did the actions to Be Brave before getting a copy of this song on disk in little party bags. This was a cause of great excitement! To find out more, visit http://www.learn2bebuddies.com.au/pages/medowieplaytime.html
An Information Booklet on Bullying
This month we are releasing a booklet called Bullying in Schools: What Can We Expect?. This is a 19 page, downloadable document written for Australian parents and educators. It looks at the laws, policies and practices established in Australian schools to help protect children from bullying. While the booklet does provide information for parents of children with disabilities, it could be useful for all parents and educators.
The contents of the booklet include: - Introduction (facts and figures)
- Laws, Standards and Policies
- Finding Common Ground: Understanding different perspectives on bullying
- Reporting bullying
- Responding to bullying
- Preventing bulying
- Not satisfied (further contacts)
- Useful websites
- Reference list
This month's featured link is the Author Visits page.
And don't forget to visit the Learn to be Buddies blogs:
Learning to be Buddies
The Learn to be Buddies Series: a blog about bullying.
Amanda Gray
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Pass the message on to others and help children learn to be buddies by....
Subscribing to our monthly newsletter.
Downloading our press release and passing it on.
Becoming a Fan of Learn to be Buddies on Facebook.
Follow us on twitter as Includekidswdis. I'd love to catch up with you there.
Profile Information
- About Me:
- I am a teacher educator building awareness of inclusion. I am a special education teacher lecturing and tutoring undergraduate teachers about including children of all abilities in their classrooms. My specific interest area is looking at ways we can better support both children and their parents, and my particular passion is promoting understanding of children with social and emotional difficulties.
I am currently working on my series of children's books called Learn to be Buddies (visit my website for more information). I have posted some information about this on my page.
I am also blogging, with the focus on promoting understanding about the social, emotional and behavioural needs of children with diverse needs. My blog is at http://learn2bebuddies.blogspot.com
I am on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1602375584&re...
- Website:
- http://www.learn2bebuddies.com.au
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Hmmm... I am a bit skeptical as well. I don't think we should throw out the idea of learning styles. Perhaps we just need to be careful to recognise that everyone can have more than one learning style, and that their learning style may differ for di…
Comment Wall (30 comments)
- At 12:39pm on February 11, 2010,
Rudy Sims said…
- hello Amanda
good afternoon how are things going? I just wanted to say thank you for stopping by community today and for your contributions as always :-) sincerely Rudy Sims
- At 12:20pm on January 11, 2010,
- hello Amanda how you today? Just wanted to say hi and and check in with you. how are your books and other projects going? Thanks so much for your contributions to this community. I'm so glad to have you. Let me know if you run across anything I can help you with. I would be glad to :-)
- At 5:33pm on January 10, 2010,
Kathy Barnett said… - Hi Amanda,wow what I have read about you is so awsome ,keep up the good work ,,Kathy
- At 1:20pm on November 6, 2009,
- hello how are you? Just wanted to say have a great weekend. And thanks for being a part of this community.
- At 7:36pm on September 14, 2009,
- things are going very well on my end thanks for asking :-) this community is becoming more and more active which I am very happy about. Thanks again for your help. Best wishes and continued success to you sincerely Rudy Sims
Amanda Gray's Blog
Parents and schools working together... the importance of trust.
copyright Amanda Gray www.learn2bebuddies.blogspot.com
Research has shown a clear link between family involvement at school and a child's educational achievement. This… Continue
Posted on February 11, 2010 at 5:23am —
How to help students deal with bullying at school
One of the things I hear from parents whose children are moving from primary to high school is the concern that their child will be bullied. This often has to do with the physical and social difference between the two environments as highlighted in a previous post. This includes fewer teachers to the number of students – which means less supervision, more freedom and responsibility.… Continue
Posted on December 6, 2009 at 8:26am —
Social skills children need for school
Originally posted on http://www.learn2bebuddies.blogspot.com
In her response to my question about what children struggle most with when they first make the transition to school, Kim said “the increased independence required, communicati
… ContinuePosted on November 10, 2009 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment
The Dreaded Power Struggle
“Mark, can you sit down and do your work please?”
“No.”
“Mark, sit down please.”
“I don’t want to.”
“Sit down.”
“Why?”
“Because….because you need to do your work.”
“I don’t want to.”…
Half an hour later.
“MARK THOMAS ANTHONY PETERSON! Put your BOTTOM on your SEAT or… or…”
“What are you goin’ #$%#$% do?” You quickly duck out of the way of a flying chair. “I said I don’t want to do it!!”
Angry, you confront him and say “Don’t you throw things at me!”
“I will @#$%@ do what I @%%# wel… Continue
“No.”
“Mark, sit down please.”
“I don’t want to.”
“Sit down.”
“Why?”
“Because….because you need to do your work.”
“I don’t want to.”…
Half an hour later.
“MARK THOMAS ANTHONY PETERSON! Put your BOTTOM on your SEAT or… or…”
“What are you goin’ #$%#$% do?” You quickly duck out of the way of a flying chair. “I said I don’t want to do it!!”
Angry, you confront him and say “Don’t you throw things at me!”
“I will @#$%@ do what I @%%# wel… Continue
Posted on September 10, 2009 at 8:01am —
For teachers or parents supporting children whose behaviour can be challenging
Since bringing up the issue of dealing with aggressive behaviour on my blog I have heard a range of comments from parents, teachers and teachers in training.
Some of the concerns for beginning teachers revolved around the fear of whether they could deal with difficult behaviour in the classroom. Both parents and teachers have asked the question, “How can I make sure I support the child displaying the aggressive behaviour whil… Continue
Some of the concerns for beginning teachers revolved around the fear of whether they could deal with difficult behaviour in the classroom. Both parents and teachers have asked the question, “How can I make sure I support the child displaying the aggressive behaviour whil… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 8:35am —
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Hmmm... I am a bit skeptical as well. I don't think we should throw out the idea of learning styles. Perhaps we just need to be careful to recognise that everyone can have more than one learning style, and that their learning style may differ for di…
If you got any kind of document from a board of ed you can use it. Wield it like a weapon. :-)
I graduated high-school in 1970 and had to try to get my paperwork from Lachine, Québec, Canada and I know for a fact that the high school had been turne…
No. I would have replied the same way. I might have looked a little longer but the reply would be the same.
i would LOVE to learn to SCUBA!
i actully have a very pricy underwater camera that someone gave me for a gift, that i have never really used!
I live in maine
I have learning issues big time.
BY the schools I was STUCK in special Ed, but my parents i wasn't wanted.
I can't say I learned ANYTHING! they actully held me back in ways.
I could tell ya all the horrors i went through at home!
NONE cared about m…
I'm a Scuba Instructor...I teach people with disabilities to dive...I'm also disabled myself
Tell those people that you were left out of the system because you were blind.
As such you are to be treated the same as someone who was home schooled.
Whoever told you that was, uh, lets be polite here, uh, ill informed of your options and rights…
get up...get outside...get happy! information, resources, and discussions for developing an active lifestyle as a disabled person.
Hi, I am a 42 year old Blind stay at home mom. I have Optic Nerve Atrophy my Optic Nerve is very small. I have 3 kids ages 19,17,15. I have been marreid 24 years and live in Oregon.
Michelle
I would love a group where women could talk about their disabilities. If you were born with, or had an accident, or living with a chronic pain of some sort. Developed MS. Anything you want to talk about you can do it here. Even Family members....
Hi, I have problems with the educational system. When I was in school they told my mom I had no IQ and I was mentally retarded and could never learn. They also told my mom to put me away in a mental hospital which she did. I am only blind. But I gue…
well money will always and has always been an issue.
Inow am on disability and get 461.00 a month.
i took some adult ed classes b4 i met my bf and I don't know where to start again.
i actully miss it, specailly algibra.. i loved it.
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