A comprehensive counting unit featuring zoo animals, designed for Kindergarten students with a focus on Special Education needs. This lesson covers counting and cardinality from 1 to 30 using visual supports and structured layouts.
A simplified current events lesson for special education students about a local teacher in a contest, featuring high-visual support and simple sentence structures.
A set of current events resources about a Long Island teacher nominated for America's Favorite Teacher, including differentiated worksheets for various reading levels.
Introduction to the Project Pulse system, integrating visual Scrum/Kanban tools with NLP state-management and rapport-building techniques.
A set of early literacy screening tools for assessing sight word recognition and decoding skills using nonsense words.
A comprehensive system for defining and maintaining a positive learning environment through a color-coded behavior framework. This lesson introduces students to green, yellow, and red behaviors with clear expectations and reflection tools.
A 5-slide presentation for special education teachers focused on crafting IEP goals that are measurable and rooted in consistent data-driven progress monitoring.
This lesson focuses on multisyllabic words with the suffixes -ed and -ing, specifically targeting the patterns found in Wilson Reading System program 3.5. Students will practice identifying and using these words in simple sentences.
A review and celebration week where students demonstrate their progress and receive a certificate of completion.
Prepares students for natural speech by using conversational prompts and open-ended questions targeting /l/ words.
Focuses on 'action' words starting with /l/ (leap, lick, lift, etc.) to incorporate movement into speech practice.
Using a short nautical-themed story, students practice their /l/ sound in a controlled reading context.
This week focuses on using /l/ words in full sentences, encouraging self-monitoring and clear production during longer utterances.
Students begin combining their target /l/ words with simple carrier phrases to build stamina and consistency.
Moving from syllables to single words, this week focuses on high-frequency /l/ words using visual supports and a fun tracking sheet.
The foundational week focuses on establishing correct tongue placement (the 'L-spot') and producing the /l/ sound in isolation and simple syllables.
A comprehensive set of trauma-informed resources to support a 1st-grade student, reimagined with a high-engagement Super Hero theme. Focuses on 'hero powers' (positive behaviors), 'mission logs' (tracking), and restorative 'hero code' consequences.
A social skills lesson designed for 6th-grade students with ASD to prepare for the emotional and social challenges of a school Field Day, focusing on sportsmanship, handling loss, and managing frustration when skills are difficult.