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Embedded Strategies for All Students: Ideas to Implement Now

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Universal strategies support learning for all students regardless of their disability status. However, systems embedded in the classroom are especially beneficial to students at risk of falling behind or receiving special Educational Staffing Services RI . Providing best practices to all of your students is a win-win for general and special education staff and, of course, students. Flexible Seating Many people picture elaborate chairs and spaces when the topic of flexible seating comes up. T-stools, rocking chairs, and swings built into classrooms are excellent but flexible seating doesn’t have to be complex! Allow your students to stand at their table, move to a different space, or lay on their bellies during read-aloud. Movement helps both children and adults focus (hence the popularity of the office sit-stand desk).  Positive Reinforcement Positive reinforcement helps create a nurturing classroom environment and is a tool that encourages children to engage in appropriate behaviors.