START Glossary

Title
CLAMS cards

Acronym
CLAMS

Description
CLAMS is an acronym for five different domains of targets for young students: C-Communication; L-Literacy; A-Academic (math, shapes, colors, etc.); M-Motor (fine & gross); S-Social. CLAMS Cards are used in START's Early Childhood training. When staff are designing an activity for students, they might create a CLAMS card that outlines all of the different goals that may be embedded within the activity. The idea is that during any classroom activity, we want students to practice communication, motor, and social skills in addition to the academic and/or literacy skills traditionally targeted within that activity.

Category
Early Childhood

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