Sensory+Environmental+Strategies

=Easy environmental changes to the school environment=

Loud Speakers

 * ===cover with clear contact===
 * ===cover with foam===
 * ===cover with a card board box===

Classroom Arrangement
The four desk arrangement is great for group work but can be distracting for students when completing independent work or when listening to teacher instruction. The pictures below are an example of a good classroom setup when students are expected to listen and face the point of instruction. All students facing forward towards instruction is also based on sound ergonomic principals. Teachers will also spend less time on classroom behavioral management. Have students push desks together in the four desk "cafe" arrangement when students are expected to work as a group.



Florescent Lighting
Don't use all blue in the same room. Using all blue does not allow for full spectrum lighting and can cause nausea in some people.
 * ===magnetic light covers available through School Specialty Integrations (sold in packs of 4 for $29)===
 * ===Have two way switches turn only 1/2 the lights on===



Visual- this is one case where more is not better

 * ===post only relevant information in a organized way for easier visual tracking===