A science-backed exploration of sensory self-regulation, analyzing how physical micro-movements, somatosensory inputs, and attention regulation theories help students optimize focus and calm in high school and beyond.
A set of student and parent-facing materials designed to accompany the distribution and collection of Section 504 plans and required medical documentation for the upcoming school year.
An active, research-grounded professional development workshop designed for Pre-K-8 general education and special education teachers. This session transforms traditional 'lecture-heavy' direct instruction into an engaging, multi-sensory, high-response framework with practical classroom-ready strategies.
A comprehensive assessment, scoring tracker, and placement guide designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to evaluate and support functional reading, writing, and independence skills.
An intensive reading intervention lesson designed for high schoolers. It introduces the r-controlled vowel 'ar' (/ɑr/) as a third vowel sound distinct from short and long vowels, applying it in both monosyllabic and multisyllabic words with explicit chunking strategies.
The comprehensive Unit 4 assessment checking student mastery of long VCC patterns, final y vowel/consonant behaviors, and multisyllabic decoding of stable endings.
A comprehensive overall review lesson for Unit 4 consolidating all key ending pattern rules including long VCC exceptions, vowel y sounds (/ī/, /ē/, and short /ĭ/), and consonant-le endings.
A comprehensive emotional regulation support package designed for students with Major Depressive Disorder and explosive episodes, optimized for a once-a-month counseling and consultation model. It contains the legal IEP goal blueprints, an actionable crisis plan, a student coping and reframing workbook, and progress monitoring tracking tools.
A highly cumulative practice-heavy reading intervention lesson consolidating long VCC exceptions, final y as vowel /ī/ and /ē/, and consonant-le stable ending syllables.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing the multiple sounds and roles of the letter y (consonant /y/, vowel /ī/, /ē/, and short /ĭ/ in closed syllables) with explicit modeling.
A comprehensive practice-heavy reading intervention lesson applying final y vowel rules in connected text, combined with a mixed review of silent-e and long-VCC exceptions.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing final y as a long /ē/ vowel in two-syllable words, compared and contrasted with final y as a long /ī/ vowel in single-syllable words.
A practice-heavy high school reading intervention lesson applying final y as a long /ī/ vowel in one-syllable words, combined with consonant-le multisyllabic review.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing final y as a long /ī/ vowel in one-syllable words, spiraling previous long VCC exceptions.
A practice-heavy high school reading intervention lesson applying long VCC vowel patterns in connected text, combined with multisyllabic decoding of consonant-le endings.
An intensive high school reading intervention lesson introducing long VCC vowel patterns (-ild, -ind, -old, -olt, -ost) as exceptions to standard closed syllable rules. It features scaffolded practice and explicit direct instruction.
An engaging lesson on how human actions impact animals, plants, and the environment. This lesson includes a highly structured, scaffolded student worksheet and a comprehensive teacher guide with differentiation tips and answer keys.
A hands-on, highly visual summer safety and self-advocacy lesson designed for Grade 4 students with low cognitive abilities. Students identify trusted adults, assemble a 'Safe Summer Shield' craft, and practice simple, direct phrases to ask for help in real-world summer scenarios.
A highly visual, transition-focused lesson designed for life skills and low cognitive functioning high school students. It contrasts high school and college schedules, rules, and expectations, while highlighting the social and fun opportunities of college life through a slide deck, sorting activity, social story, and simple exit ticket.
A comprehensive executive functioning lesson designed for 8th-grade students to master chunking. Students learn to decode, categorize, and prioritize multi-step project rubrics and long-form texts using specialized templates and desk toolkits.
A comprehensive phonics and syllable review unit focusing on vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, syllable division, and affix-based word building. Includes a multi-page student review packet and a corresponding teacher answer key.
A gamified social-emotional learning lesson designed for a 10-year-old boy with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), framing self-control and respect for authority as powerful video game upgrades. The lesson features comic-strip decision paths and interactive strategy cards to encourage positive choices with teachers and parents.
A comprehensive lesson focusing on heat safety, general kitchen appliances (microwaves, ovens, toasters, blenders), and electrical safety. It includes interactive visual slides and a matching worksheet tailored for high school special needs students.
A comprehensive kitchen safety lesson focusing on cutting and preparation tools, designed for high school special education students. It includes visual guides, matching practice, and real-world scenario cards to teach knife safety, peeling, and cutting board stability.
An introductory lesson designed to prepare high school special needs students for entering the workforce by understanding how to fill out a job application, identifying personal strengths, and recognizing supportive accommodations.
A highly visual, step-by-step cooking and comprehension lesson for students with severe special needs. Students learn to read a simplified recipe for Pizza Bagels and answer functional text comprehension questions using reusable task cards with tracing, copying, or clip-card options.
A highly scaffolded functional math lesson where students use the next-dollar-up estimation strategy to shop online at Stop & Shop, planning meals and staying strictly within a budget.
A 90-minute interactive lesson on social manners and respect designed specifically for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), featuring slides, a complete activity guide, scenario cards, and a facilitation plan.
Students apply unit learning to a chosen career or post-secondary education path, identifying workplace accommodations and constructing a self-advocacy plan.
A highly-structured, research-backed lesson on subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping, specifically designed with IEP accommodations. Includes grid-aligned practice sheets with repeating step-by-step visual checklists and built-in base-ten visual blocks to support concrete-representational-abstract transitions.
An intensive summative assessment lesson designed to check student mastery of FLOSS, -ck, -tch, -dge, and -le decoding and spelling patterns.
A transition lesson designed specifically for middle school students with ASD, focusing on navigating sensory changes, learning social scripts, practicing physical tasks like locker combinations, and organizing multiple classes.
A cumulative review and decision-making lesson consolidating all short-vowel ending rules (FLOSS, -ck, -tch, -dge) and stable final syllables (consonant + -le) to cement orthographic reasoning and decoding precision.
Under the Pre-ETS category of Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities, this lesson equips transitioning high school students with knowledge of workplace accommodations, visible/invisible disabilities, and self-advocacy. Students explore equity rights to prepare for post-secondary career and vocational opportunities.
Focuses on decoding and spelling longer, academic multisyllabic words ending in consonant + -le, while spiraling previously learned short-vowel spelling patterns (-ck, -tch, -dge) during warm-ups and comparative activities.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help students generalize and transfer their executive functioning skills—including emotional regulation, focus, flexibility, and organization—across various settings.
Introduces the final stable syllable consonant + -le, teaching a consistent cover-and-chunk strategy while spiraling open and closed syllable prerequisites.
An intensive review and comparative lesson integrating all four major short-vowel closing patterns (FLOSS, -ck, -tch, -dge) to cement master-level orthographic decoding and spelling logic.
Introduces the spelling pattern -dge for the final /j/ sound following short vowels, contrasting it with the -tch trigraph to strengthen phoneme-level auditory discrimination.
A cumulative practice and review lesson contrasting the short-vowel spelling rules (FLOSS, -ck, -tch) with VCe silent-e patterns to build master-level orthographic decoding and vowel recognition.
Introduces the spelling pattern -tch for the final /ch/ sound following short vowels, comparing and contrasting it with the -ck spelling rule for final /k/ sounds to build orthographic precision.
Introduces the spelling pattern -ck for the final /k/ sound following short vowels, contrasting it with the FLOSS rule to build systematic orthographic decision-making.
Introduces the FLOSS rule for single-syllable words containing short vowels, emphasizing the conditions under which final f, l, s, and z are doubled, while spiraling closed-syllable patterns.
A cumulative review lesson covering Unit 2 (Lessons 9-16). Students practice reading and spelling silent e/VCe words, soft/hard c, and soft/hard g patterns, and explain the position-based sound logic. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 16 of the sequence. Focuses on the application of soft/hard g and c rules in spelling, dictation, and -ge silent-e words using structured vowel-signaling strategies. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 15 of the sequence. Introduces soft g (/j/) and hard g (/g/), drawing explicit parallels to the hard/soft c rules as "partner rules" and reviews vowel signaling. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 14 of the sequence. Focuses on the application of soft and hard c rules in spelling, dictation, and multisyllabic words using structured chunking strategies. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 13 of the sequence. Introduces soft c (/s/) and hard c (/k/), explicitly contrasting them, and reviews VCe syllables through words ending in -ce. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 12 of the silent e sequence. Introduces the u_e silent e pattern (including /ū/ vs /yū/ variations), reviews a_e, i_e, and o_e patterns, and finishes with a 3-column syllable-type sort. Designed for high school students.
Lesson 11 of the silent e sequence. Introduces the i_e and o_e patterns, spirals a_e, and guides students to articulate the general VCe syllable rule using a structured sentence frame. Designed for high school students reading below grade level.