Hayze is learning the patterns within 5.

Hayze has been learning that 5+0=5, 0+5=5, 5-0=5, 5-5=0.  This week Hayze has been learning that 4+1=5, 1+4=5, 5-4=1, 5-1=4.  Next week Hayze will be learning that 3+2=5, 2+3=5, 5-3=2, 5-2=3.  I am hoping that by breaking down these family of facts and presenting each combination in separate weeks, will help Hayze remember.  Each week we go over what we have done the previous week.  Hayze will continue to do activities that help reinforce this learning. 

IEP Goal: Hayze is learning to accept ‘No’ as an answer, by staying calm and then moving onto another task. (without an adverse reaction}, once a day.

When Hayze hear the word no this causes him to make a very loud noise and or throw himself on the ground and become non-compliant.  When Hayze asks me if he can go on the ipad, his most favourite thing to do, I try to say "yes after you have........".  Mostly Hayze will accept this and we are finding that this is lessening the outburst that we were seeing and experiencing.  When I know that I am going to say "no" to Hayze I go and stand up right next to him and give him the alternative response I am wanting him to say.  I paraphrase for him.  An example of this is "Hayze use your words, I really want to go on the ipad and I feel cross that I can't".  I then tell him when he can.  I will continue to paraphase to Hayze so that gets a bank of responses he can use when he is displeased about something.

Hayze is learning to point to each word as he reads a story. He is learning to look at the pictures so that he knows what the words say.

Hayze has an amazing memory and uses this in reading, so much so that he can remember the story after only reading it once and will then say the words without even looking at the text.  We are working on one to one matching and at the same time reminding Hayze to look at he pictures to help him.  We will provide Hayze with lots of opportunities to practice throughout the school week and we will send home his reading book so that he can practice at home.