A collection of resources to help students with low reading levels identify their vocational interests across four key industries using simple language and visual cues.

Teaching students the 'Next Dollar Up' strategy to successfully make purchases without needing to calculate exact change, focusing on items up to $10.

Encourage joint attention and exploration through the core words Open and Look.

Develop social interaction skills and transition management using Mine, You, Finished, and Turn.

Focus on expressing preferences and seeking assistance using core words Like, Don't Like, and Help.

Introduce the primary 'power words' (Go, Stop, More, Want) to establish basic requesting and agency in play-based settings.

A practical lesson on professional appearance and hand hygiene, focusing on wearing the care helper uniform and the step-by-step handwashing routine.

A practical lesson on the etiquette of entering a resident's private room, focusing on knocking, waiting for a response, and identifying 'Privacy' signs.

A foundational lesson on how to interact with residents in a care home setting, focusing on eye contact, simple greetings, and respectful distance through visual supports and repetitive practice.

A comprehensive transition planning toolset focused on identifying community-based vocational interests and functional skills through student input and teacher observation.

A culminating activity rotating through communication stations to demonstrate mastery of all skills.

Focusing on social pragmatics including 'Hello', 'Goodbye', and 'Thank You' on TouchChat.

Using Yes/No responses to identify or guess items in a tactile mystery box.

Refining choice-making by presenting less obvious preferences and increasing complexity.

Integrating learned communication symbols into daily 1st-grade classroom routines.

Establishing basic Yes and No responses using visual aids and AAC buttons.

Introducing the 'Help' symbol for navigating obstacles and requesting assistance.

Modeling and prompting the 'More' symbol during sensory and high-engagement tasks.

Using the 'Go' symbol on TouchChat to initiate movement and play activities.

Introduction to making a choice between two highly preferred items using TouchChat and physical indicators.

A specialized writing intervention lesson using Roblox themes to help students master basic sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation through sentence frames and word banks.

A lesson designed for two first-graders to learn how to replace screaming and eloping with verbal communication using a feelings chart. Through role-play and visual aids, students practice identifying their emotions and stating their needs.

A comprehensive toolkit of data collection sheets for tracking various types of IEP goals, including frequency, duration, and trial-based skill acquisition.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and matching essential safety signs from community, household, road, and workplace environments. This lesson focuses on visual discrimination and functional literacy through picture-to-picture matching tasks.

Focuses on managing customer-facing conflicts and changes in tasks within a department store setting.

Focuses on navigating interpersonal and task-based conflicts in a food pantry environment using visual support scripts.

Focuses on identifying workplace conflicts in a grocery store setting and introducing the 'Stop, Breathe, Pick' visual strategy.

A cumulative review using community-based scenarios where students apply all previous skills to determine the safest course of action.

Provides concrete scripts and strategies for setting boundaries, saying 'no', and exiting uncomfortable situations safely in the community.

Teaches students to recognize physical 'gut feelings' or body signals that occur when something feels wrong, emphasizing trust in one's own instincts.

Focuses on identifying common 'hooks' or tactics used in manipulation, such as asking for unnecessary help, offering unexpected gifts, or requesting secrets.

Introduces the difference between 'Green Light' (genuinely kind) and 'Yellow Light' (suspicious or overly friendly) behaviors using concrete examples and visual aids.

Preparing for independence. Students review progress reports and finalize a plan for seeking teacher support autonomously.

Establishing consistent habits and routines. Students refine their planning process to require less counselor prompting.

Developing teacher communication skills. Students practice scripts for asking for help, clarifying assignments, and negotiating deadlines.

Time estimation and scheduling. Students practice predicting how long tasks take and slotting them into their Jawsome flex time.

Focus on categorization and prioritization. Students learn to distinguish between urgent tasks and long-term projects using a priority matrix.