A social story lesson designed to help young children understand and practice safety boundaries at school, including staying in the classroom, keeping hands gentle, and maintaining appropriate attire.
An active literacy lesson that uses physical gestures to represent phonemes and blends, helping students build muscle memory for reading through movement.
A final review and celebration of skills learned, focusing on generalizing behaviors to new settings.
Applying communication skills during challenging tasks to maintain emotional regulation.
Targeting elopement by defining boundaries and teaching the "Stay at the Lookout" concept.
Using visual schedules and "First-Then" logic to improve task completion rates.
Introducing non-verbal communication tools to ask for help or a break before behaviors escalate.
Focuses on recognizing when a student is starting to feel "bothered" or overwhelmed to prevent shutting down.
Generalizes communication skills across various school settings and peers to ensure long-term maintenance of reduced elopement and avoidance.
Combines communication skills with high-reinforcement schedules to increase task duration and reduce avoidance.