F is for one of my favorite organizing materials- File Folders! I use these from Staples because I like the fasteners on the top. If I had money to splurge, I would get file folders with an extra divider in them, but the ones I have will do for now.
So how do I use them? Well on the left side, I print out an IEP summary for the student. The IEP program my school uses does this for me, but in case you're interested in making one up for yourself, here's what's on it: the students name and birthday, their annual review date and 3 year re-evaluation date, accomodations, present level of performance, goals, and minutes per week.
On the right hand side, I attach an attendance calendar. I use symbols such as "I" for individual therapy, "G" for group therapy, "SU" for student unavailable, "SA" for student absent, "TA/TU" for therapist absences/unavailability, and then "SH" for student holidays when there was no school. It makes Medicaid tracking easy and it takes two seconds to write in the correct symbol as your student walks into speech. In the middle of the folder I place my data tracking sheet and other materials I'm using for that specific student.
And there you have it- how I use my file folders! What's an "F" in your classroom that you can't live without?
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