Students investigate closed syllables, learning that a single vowel followed by one or more consonants is usually short, like a door being 'closed' by the consonants.
A multi-sensory decoding lesson designed for students with processing challenges, focusing on breaking down multi-syllabic words through a 'Word Detective' agency theme. Students use tactile tapping and visual 'scooping' to master phonetic patterns.
A functional life skills worksheet covering money management, kitchen safety, and personal boundaries for daily independence.
A comprehensive lesson designed to teach autistic elementary students essential bus safety skills, focusing on staying seated and keeping hands to self through visual supports and social narratives.
A comprehensive lesson for a 4th-grade student focusing on social-emotional regulation through a social story about sportsmanship, paired with 2nd-3rd grade level math involving regrouping. Includes student independence tools and teacher guidance.
A foundational social skills lesson focusing on the importance of eye contact and appropriate greetings for life skills students. Includes visual supports and step-by-step guidance.
A targeted assessment lesson focused on translating two-step multiplication and division word problems into accurate number sentences.
An assessment focusing on multi-digit addition and subtraction within 1,000 using the US Standard Algorithm, designed for tracking progress on specific IEP goals.
A structured assessment tool for decoding multisyllabic words, focusing on open and closed syllable patterns. Includes a student-facing word list and a teacher-facing progress tracker.
A focused assessment lesson designed to track progress on using connecting words in personal narrative writing, specifically targeting the IEP goal of writing 2-3 grammatical sentences with proper mechanics.
A focused assessment tool for decoding multisyllabic words featuring open/closed syllables and VCCV patterns. Includes a student-facing reading list and a detailed teacher tracking sheet for IEP goal monitoring.
A targeted assessment lesson focused on addition and subtraction within 100 with regrouping, designed to measure progress toward specific IEP goals.
A straightforward assessment focused on personal narrative writing to track progress toward a specific IEP goal involving sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.
Practical tools and communication materials for rolling out the refined PBIS system to teachers, students, and families.
Preparation and facilitation materials for a 2-day staff workshop focused on PBIS refinement, data analysis, and alignment.
A lesson focused on empowering students with hearing loss to self-advocate for written instructional reinforcements like transcripts and closed captions.
A focused 15-minute daily reading intervention designed for older students (age 10+) struggling with decoding and sight word recall. This lesson combines CVC phonetics, functional survival words, and high-frequency Dolch Second Grade vocabulary using a 'Word Lab' theme to keep the content age-appropriate and engaging.
The final clue in the syllable mystery, focusing on the stable final syllable pattern of a consonant followed by 'le'.
An undercover look at vowel teams, where two vowels work together to create one distinct sound, often the long sound of the first vowel.
Students track down the 'Bossy R' to see how it takes control of vowels, changing their sounds into unique r-controlled patterns.
An investigation into the magic of the silent 'e', which reaches back to make the previous vowel say its name while remaining quiet itself.
Students explore open syllables where the vowel is left 'open' at the end of the syllable, resulting in a long vowel sound.
A set of comprehensive goal tracking and progress monitoring documents aligned with the WIDA Alternate Proficiency Level Descriptors for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
The foundational tracking materials for an Alt ELD student binder, including overview sheets, observation logs, and work sample documentation.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between high and low pitches through movement, tactile exploration, and visual aids, designed specifically for adaptive life skills environments where independent work is facilitated through whole-group choice.
A creative character-design approach to building self-advocacy, task completion, and emotional expression for students who struggle with compliance or sharing feelings.
A set of social stories and visual aids to prepare students with Down Syndrome and Autism for a school field trip from Grafton, MA to Washington, D.C., focusing on patience, endurance, and manners.
A comprehensive lesson focused on improving speech intelligibility through the mastery of prosody, specifically targeting volume control, articulatory precision, and intonation patterns.
A structured approach to long division using the standard algorithm on graph paper, specifically designed for students with IEPs. The lesson covers 2-digit by 1-digit problems (no remainders) and 3-digit by 1-digit problems (with remainders) using visual aids and mnemonics.