A specialized lesson designed for an 8th-grade student with autism to navigate the transition to high school, focusing on managing anxiety through concrete strategies, role-playing, and mindfulness.
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.
Introduction to the "Grade Audit" process. Students learn to navigate their online portals efficiently and identify missing assignments.
A comprehensive strategy set for educators to support students who struggle with long reading assignments through chunking, visual scaffolding, and self-regulation tools.
A comprehensive executive function support system for high school students, focusing on metacognitive coaching strategies to manage task initiation, prioritization, and workflow completion. Students move from feeling overwhelmed to having a clear, actionable strategic plan for their schoolwork.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help high school special needs students master counting mixed coins up to $1.00 using the Hairy Money visual strategy. Includes instructional slides, practice worksheets, and printable manipulatives.
A modified assessment focused on absolute value and comparing integers, designed for students with IEPs. Includes visual aids, sentence starters, and a reduced problem set themed around deep sea exploration.
This lesson provides ENL and SPED parents with the knowledge and confidence to participate in their child's Committee on Special Education (CSE) meeting. It includes a comprehensive presentation on the meeting process and a preparation checklist for home use.
A lesson focused on shifting the narrative from autism awareness to acceptance by celebrating cognitive and personal strengths. Includes teacher resources and student-facing materials for classrooms and community spaces.
A collection of visual supports and implementation guides to help students with IEPs independently navigate the start of their class period.
A set of tools designed to help students with ADHD improve their organization, planning, focus, and task initiation through structured self-monitoring.