My Son’s  “O” (The O is made as if you were imitating a dinosaur, but the dinosaur only chose to say “O”) By: Lisa Cortez                                                          Contributor to: specialneedsinmycity.org My 2-year-old son has speech delays. He is trying to learn sounds, but it’s hard for him. When a behavioral interventionist first probed him for sounds, an “O” came out. “Hooray!” They yelled, “Good job!” They reinforced this sound.  As time went by, they.

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Students in special education spend 6 hours a day, ten months a year for 22 years of their lives with teachers who are responsible for strengthening their academic, communication and life skills. Since language is one of the most powerful tools available to teachers, we asked some amazing special education teachers to share with us how they harness the power of their language in reinforcing, reminding and redirecting students in the classroom. Establishing and using positive language with children has to be purposeful and routine before it can become a habit. As one Turlock special education teacher adds,” a learned skill that.

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