Verbal modulation, body language interpretation, and turn-taking strategies for effective social interaction. Addresses social problem identification, help-seeking, and the comprehension of figurative language across varied contexts.
A sequence focused on building self-advocacy skills through experiential learning, specifically for scheduling and managing various types of professional and personal appointments.
A 4-week structured social skills intervention designed for kindergarten students with ASD, focusing on greeting, turn-taking, and sharing through 20-minute sessions.
A comprehensive 7-day unit for Grade 11/12 Designing Your Future students, focusing on leveraging Gemini and NotebookLM for workplace and college success. Designed for special education contexts, it emphasizes self-advocacy, professional communication, research, and project management through visual and digital tasks.
A comprehensive transition program for special education students, focusing on financial literacy, career readiness, and independent living skills through a 'blueprint' for adulthood.
A sequence focused on developing social communication and peer interaction skills for early learners, specifically those using non-verbal communication methods. The sequence emphasizes visual supports, turn-taking, and positive attention-seeking strategies.
A four-week exploration of school community roles, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and representation in leadership. Students will identify daily community members and learn about the contributions of women of color and people with disabilities in their school and beyond.
A 10-lesson unit designed for 11th-12th grade special education students to explore their interests, strengths, abilities, and growth areas through hands-on sorting and sentence frames.
A 5-week social skills curriculum designed for 5th-grade students with Autism, focusing on conversation mechanics, initiation, maintenance, and appropriate responding through high-visual, fast-paced lessons.
A unit designed for 1st and 2nd grade special education students to learn persuasive communication by creating a commercial for the town of Lorenzo. Students will follow a structured process from planning to performing their 'sales pitch' for their community.
A transition-focused safety program for young adults (18-22), teaching independence in community settings and effective response to emergency situations including retail, outdoor, and transportation environments.
A foundational 12-week communication and routine-building program for early intervention, focusing on choice-making and visual schedules for young nonverbal learners.
A comprehensive 2-week unit designed for autistic students to explore their identity, identify personal strengths and needs, and master self-advocacy skills in school, work, and community settings.
A professional-grade functional literacy program for adults, designed as a vocational training 'do-over'. The curriculum focuses on high-stakes literacy for professional independence, community navigation, and administrative accuracy, utilizing a clinical 'Lab' aesthetic that respects the learner's age and experience.
A vocational training program designed for post-graduate students with severe special needs, focusing on developing practical social and task-based skills for assisting in care home environments.
A 10-lesson communication curriculum for 1st grade students using multimodal communication and TouchChat AAC to build intentionality, choice-making, and basic symbol usage.
A 6-week executive functioning curriculum for 9th-grade boys designed for 25-minute small group sessions. Focuses on grade monitoring, task prioritization, and teacher communication to build independence.
A 8-lesson SDI unit for preschool boys focused on social play skills in the block area, utilizing a construction theme to teach initiation, sharing, and turn-taking.
A comprehensive enhancement of a Grade 1 curriculum scope and sequence, integrating WIDA Key Language Uses (Inform, Narrate, Argue, Explain) and language features for EL proficiency levels 1-5 across Social Studies and Science units.
A comprehensive WIDA-aligned curriculum framework for Grade 1, mapping existing social studies and science units to the four Key Language Uses (Inform, Narrate, Explain, Argue) with specific ELD-SI expectation codes.
A comprehensive year-long curriculum designed to empower students with essential life skills for independence, focusing on financial literacy, social communication, and real-world simulations.
A 15-lesson SEL sequence for Grade 9 students with ASD and LD, focusing on social nuance, self-regulation, and interpersonal skills within a math classroom context. This program uses a 'Lab Notebook' theme to gamify social learning and advocacy.
A 6-week social-emotional learning curriculum designed for 4th-grade students with ADHD, focusing on self-regulation, flexible thinking, and respectful communication through a high-engagement 'Level Up' video game theme.
A sequence focused on high school social-emotional learning, specifically teaching students how to distinguish between problem sizes and use tactical ignoring to manage small social distractions.
A 5-week curriculum designed for 5th graders with language-based learning disabilities to manage anxiety while building social skills. This program focuses on 'detecting' social cues, initiating group contact, and practicing self-advocacy through visual-heavy instruction and structured role-play.
A comprehensive social skills unit focused on personal boundaries, responding to rejection, and understanding social cues for middle school students with autism.
A comprehensive 3-week behavioral intervention designed for a kindergarten student struggling with physical aggression and impulsivity. The plan uses a 'Hero Training' theme to build empathy, teach gentle play, and improve social interactions through visual supports and structured reflection.
A 6-week functional communication intervention for a 1st-grade student with autism, focusing on reducing task avoidance and elopement through visual supports and expressive language scaffolding.
A comprehensive unit for high school Essential Skills students to master positional words using their own school map. The unit spans from basic vocabulary introduction to complex campus navigation and interactive scavenger hunts.
A 36-week social communication curriculum for children with Level 1 autism and ADHD, focusing on the nuances of the Emotion Wheel through 15-minute weekly lessons.
An intensive literacy and behavioral support sequence spanning 40 weeks of 1-on-1 instruction, focusing on high-frequency word recognition, timed reading fluency, and social-emotional regulation for students with impulse control challenges.
A comprehensive social skills curriculum for 4th-grade students with Level 1 Autism, framed as a detective agency training program to master conversation, perspective-taking, and problem-solving.
A structured social skills sequence designed for middle schoolers with autism, focusing on physical presence, mental engagement, and cooperative task completion in group settings. The sequence uses a 'Technical Blueprint' theme to provide concrete, visual frameworks for abstract social concepts.
A comprehensive behavioral and social skills curriculum for a kindergarten student with autism, using a 'Calm Crusader' superhero theme to teach self-regulation, safety, and prosocial friendship behaviors while integrating handwriting practice.
A series of lessons designed to help students with IEPs explore and develop extraordinary talents in storytelling, rhythm, movement, and visual arts through highly scaffolded activities.
A 6-week curriculum designed for 5th-grade students with ASD, focusing on personal space boundaries and the protocol for asking permission to touch, specifically within teacher-student interactions.
A comprehensive 4-lesson program designed to support students with Autism in their transition from elementary to middle school. The program uses a 'Mission' theme to provide explicit instruction on structural changes, social advocacy, emotional regulation, and daily routines.
A social-emotional unit for 3rd grade students in inclusive programs, focused on building 'Social Detective' skills. Students learn to scan environmental cues, interpret non-verbal communication, and flexibly adjust their behavior to match the social energy of different contexts.
A two-lesson sequence designed for Brooklyn middle schoolers, using the high-octane world of WWE to teach autism acceptance, neurodiversity, and peer advocacy. Students explore the 'Main Event' of being yourself and the 'Tag Team' power of inclusion.
A comprehensive speech development sequence covering the entire alphabet, specifically designed for three-year-olds with severe articulation delays. Includes visual mouth cues, phonemic awareness worksheets, and multi-syllabic practice.
A series of three 10-minute 1-to-1 social skills sessions designed to help a student navigate classroom communication, specifically focusing on story-timing, being called on, and asking questions during work time.
An 8-week individual counseling sequence designed for 8th-grade students with autism to develop self-advocacy skills, focusing on requesting learning tools and clarification. Content uses direct, literal language.
A collection of space-themed speech-language therapy sessions for elementary students targeting articulation, fluency, and intelligibility through narrative and interactive storytelling.
A 5-lesson sequence for high school students with severe intellectual disabilities, using a 'Super Listening Squad' theme. Each lesson focuses on a 'Body Friend' that helps students listen and regulate through simplified visual supports and repetitive routines.
A vocational skills sequence for students with severe special needs (ages 18-22) focusing on conflict resolution in community-based work settings using simple visual cues.
A series of resources designed to help students with autism navigate social boundaries, specifically focusing on blurting out and staying on-task during group lessons.
A comprehensive series of 30-minute lessons tailored for different grade levels (K-10) to foster understanding, empathy, and advocacy regarding autism and neurodiversity. Each lesson uses age-appropriate literature to ground the conversation.
A 5-lesson sequence designed for 9th-grade students in an academic support setting to master digital annotation, highlighting, and collaborative text analysis tools. The sequence focuses on transitioning traditional paper-based strategies to digital environments like Google Docs and PDFs, emphasizing visible thinking and peer collaboration.
A graduate-level sequence focused on the implementation phase of token economies, emphasizing data-driven decision making, treatment fidelity, and the mechanics of behavioral reinforcement. Students move from basic delivery skills to complex data analysis and system adjustment.
A simulation-based sequence for 6th graders to strengthen working memory and focus through precise, single-step instructions. Students engage in collaborative building, robotic programming, and assembly line tasks to master the art of sequential processing.
A self-advocacy sequence for 11th-grade students to manage working memory challenges by requesting single-step directions and professional modifications in fast-paced environments.
A project-based sequence for 11th-grade special education students focusing on working memory through procedural assembly. Students learn to manage cognitive load by isolating single-step instructions and verifying their work during fabrication tasks.
A vocational and life skills sequence focusing on procedural assembly for 12th-grade students with working memory needs. Students practice strict single-step adherence through inventory, fastening, partner systems, and spatial orientation tasks to ensure structural success.
A 10th-grade special education sequence focused on self-advocacy and working memory. Students learn to recognize cognitive overload and professionally request single-step instructions in academic and professional settings.
This sequence focuses on teaching 12th-grade students with working memory needs how to isolate, rehearse, and verify single-step verbal and visual instructions in a vocational setting. Through simulations and skill-building activities, students learn to filter extraneous information and prioritize safety and accuracy over speed.
A specialized sequence for 2nd-grade special education students focusing on working memory through single-step directions and peer collaboration. Students progress from simple physical commands to complex barrier games and leadership roles, using a 'Mission Control' theme to emphasize clear communication.
A 5-lesson series designed for 7th-grade students to build auditory working memory and inhibitory control. Students progress through gamified challenges that emphasize processing single-step directions, filtering verbal information, and advocating for clarity.
A project-based sequence for 4th-grade students to master keyboard shortcuts as assistive technology. Students progress from reviewing and categorizing shortcuts to identifying personal high-value commands, ultimately designing a personalized accessibility guide and teaching peers.
A Kindergarten Social Communication sequence that uses the 'Topic Train' metaphor to teach students how to identify, maintain, and contribute to conversational topics. students progress from basic categorization to generating connected comments in peer play.
This sequence explores the intersection of metacognition and cultural responsiveness in reading instruction for preservice teachers. It focuses on empowering students with disabilities to use their cultural funds of knowledge to master inferential thinking and self-regulated reading strategies.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on teaching special education students how to make predictions using the 'because' bridge to connect thoughts to evidence. Students transition from wild guessing to substantiated predictions using visual aids and sentence frames.
A specialized sequence for 9th-grade students focusing on working memory strategies within vocational contexts. Students learn to deconstruct complex protocols, use checklists, chunk tasks, and utilize professional communication to manage multi-step directions effectively in the workplace.
A comprehensive sequence for 11th grade students with working memory challenges, focusing on active listening, signal word recognition, rapid note-taking, and self-advocacy in auditory environments.
A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed for 12th-grade special education students to master workplace procedural accuracy. Students learn to deconstruct SOPs, use communication loops, chunk auditory information, visualize workflows, and manage multi-step tasks in high-pressure simulations.
A graduate-level sequence focused on the transition from behavioral assessment to function-matched intervention. Students will master the Competing Behavior Pathway model, learn to select functionally equivalent replacement behaviors (FERBs), and design comprehensive Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) that address the root cause of problem behaviors.
This sequence for undergraduate students explores the design and implementation of Functionally Equivalent Replacement Behaviors (FERBs). Students will learn to apply the Matching Law, design Functional Communication Training (FCT) protocols, and use shaping and chaining to teach adaptive skills that serve the same purpose as challenging behaviors.
This sequence teaches 12th-grade students how to replace challenging behaviors with adaptive skills. Students explore the ethics of behavior change, master Functional Communication Training, learn instructional techniques like shaping and chaining, and design comprehensive intervention plans based on differential reinforcement.
An 8-week summer speech therapy program focusing on the production of the initial /l/ sound, designed as weekly take-home packets for parents and children. Each week builds in complexity from isolation to conversation within a cohesive nautical 'Lighthouse' theme.
A multi-lesson unit for 4th-grade students with limited literacy, focusing on mastering and applying foundational academic vocabulary words like fact, information, alike, difference, and topic.
A multi-part speech-language therapy unit for middle schoolers focused on vocabulary development through the lens of NASA's Artemis II mission. Students use context clues strategies (IDEAS) to master mission-specific terminology.
A series of lessons designed for middle school students with intellectual disabilities to develop social communication and self-advocacy skills. The unit focuses on the 'Social Filter' (knowing when to speak) and the 'Help Signal' (knowing when and how to ask for teacher assistance).
A comprehensive communication sequence designed for emerging linguistic AAC learners to build core vocabulary, functional pragmatics, and independence through visual supports and structured play routines.
A full-month curriculum focused on developing independence through real-world simulations, role-playing, and practical application of functional life skills.
A comprehensive 40-week vocabulary intervention and progress monitoring system for a 4th-grade ESL student with Level 2 Autism. The program focuses on functional self-advocacy, 3rd/4th grade fiction-based academic vocabulary, and multiple-meaning words with high visual support.
A behavioral intervention unit using robotics metaphors to teach self-regulation, active listening, and compliance to students with defiance or frustration challenges.
A comprehensive pragmatic language program designed for teenagers with autism, focusing on conversational initiation, body language, and interpreting social cues.
An 8-week deep dive into Kafka's Metamorphosis for special education students, focusing on abstract thinking, social value, and the human condition through high-engagement activities and visual organizers.
A series of activities focused on morphological awareness, teaching students to 'unpack' words by identifying prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine meaning.
A 3-day Tier 2 intervention for 2nd graders focused on story structure (RL.2.5) and character dialogue/perspective (RL.2.6), aligned with CKLA philosophies.
A thematic unit centered on winter and snow, exploring grammar, functional language, and descriptive comparison skills.
This project-based sequence prepares graduate students in Special Education to teach effective 'listen-read-edit' workflows for speech recognition technology. Participants move from identifying unique phonetic errors to designing instructional scaffolds and facilitating inclusive peer reviews for students with physical disabilities.
A comprehensive sequence for pre-service teachers on teaching visualization strategies through sensory mapping. This sequence covers text selection, instructional gamification, inference-building, ELL support, and higher-order comprehension.
A 5-lesson sequence for 6th Grade SpEd students focusing on inferring character feelings, motivations, and changes using a 'Detective' theme. Students move from decoding physical body language to writing complex internal monologues.
A 6th-grade special education sequence focusing on inferring meaning from informational texts, including headlines, advertisements, historical documents, and scientific data. Students move from decoding word choice to creating their own implicit messaging in a final project.
A 10th-grade academic support sequence focused on the social and pragmatic aspects of inference. Students progress from interpreting social subtext in emails and texts to analyzing bias in news and advertisements, culminating in synthesizing implied arguments.
This 9th-grade Special Education sequence uses a 'detective' theme to teach inference and prediction. Students move from concrete observations of a 'crime scene' to analyzing witness bias, synthesizing multiple data points, and constructing evidence-based arguments (CER) to solve a fictional mystery.
A 5-lesson sequence for 7th-grade students, specifically designed for academic support in Special Education. Students learn to infer character motivations, feelings, and relationships by analyzing body language, character actions, subtext in dialogue, and predicting reactions, culminating in a comprehensive empathy mapping project.
A comprehensive sequence for 3rd-grade students to master non-literal language in social contexts. Students learn to decode emotion metaphors, use idioms appropriately in conversation, and apply repair strategies when communication breakdowns occur.
A comprehensive 4th-grade sequence for special education students to master common idioms through visual analysis, context clues, and creative application. Students move from recognizing the 'silly' literal meanings to applying figurative language in social contexts.
This sequence empowers 5th-grade students to understand, use, and advocate for Text-to-Speech (TTS) as a vital learning tool. It focuses on the distinction between fairness and sameness, identifying specific tasks where TTS is most effective, and building the social-emotional confidence to communicate needs to teachers and peers.
A comprehensive sequence designed for Pre-K students to develop interoception skills and functional communication for requesting breaks. Students learn to recognize high-energy body states and use a visual break card to self-regulate.
A 1st Grade Special Education sequence focused on identifying common classroom obstacles. Students learn to recognize the feeling of being 'stuck' and categorize barriers like missing supplies, sensory distractions, and unclear instructions through game-based learning.
A Pre-K Special Education sequence focused on collaborative problem-solving. Students learn to work in pairs to overcome physical and communication-based obstacles through games, role-play, and hands-on tasks.
A Pre-K Special Education sequence focused on identifying obstacles and seeking help effectively. Students move from recognizing the physical sensation of being 'stuck' to using specific communication tools to solve problems.
A 5-lesson sequence designed for 3rd-grade students to transition from general problem-solving to self-advocacy. Students learn to distinguish between complaining and advocating, identify appropriate sources of help, draft personal advocacy scripts, and create a physical 'Help Menu' tool for daily use.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on task persistence and emotional regulation for Special Education students. Students learn to identify frustration, use 'yet', ask for help strategically, break tasks into steps, and apply these skills in an obstacle course.
A comprehensive sequence for graduate students to master the implementation of Student-Led IEPs (SLIEPs). This sequence explores the continuum of student involvement, preparation protocols, visual advocacy aids, meeting facilitation techniques, and post-meeting reflection to empower students as self-advocates for their own accommodations.
A graduate-level sequence focused on the instructional methodology for teaching self-advocacy skills, specifically requesting accommodations. Graduate students will learn to task-analyze requests, design tiered scripts, facilitate behavioral rehearsals, collect data on advocacy behaviors, and plan for generalization.
A vocational training sequence for 11th-grade students focusing on working memory through single-step directions in workplace safety contexts. Students practice interpreting signs, filtering auditory distractions, and following strict protocols in high-stakes simulations.
A specialized sequence for 10th-grade students focusing on auditory working memory. Through five gamified lessons, students master verbal rehearsal, paraphrasing, and self-advocacy techniques to improve their ability to focus on and execute single-step oral directions.
This sequence empowers 8th-grade students with metacognitive strategies to recognize cognitive overload and advocate for single-step directions. It covers identifying personal cues of overload, deconstructing complex instructions, and practicing self-advocacy scripts.
A 5-lesson sequence designed for 3rd-grade students to build the communication skills needed to request accommodations. Students move from defining self-advocacy to practicing scripts, understanding social timing, role-playing scenarios, and building resilience for when requests aren't immediately met.
A 5-lesson unit for 9th-grade students focusing on the self-advocacy skills needed to use speech recognition technology effectively in academic and professional environments. Students learn about their legal rights, practice social navigation, and create professional materials to communicate their accommodation needs to instructors.
A comprehensive unit for the novel 'Save Me A Seat', specifically designed for Grade 5 ELL students. This unit focuses on Tier 2 vocabulary, differentiated reading responses with scaffolded sentence starters, and deep exploration of themes like assumptions, friendship, and cultural identity.
A comprehensive SEL unit designed for 3rd-grade boys with autism, focusing on identifying internal emotional states, decoding facial expressions in others, and navigating classroom social dynamics through a 'Detective' theme.
A three-session social skills unit designed for 6th-grade students on IEPs, focusing on identifying, navigating, and resisting interpersonal peer pressure through practical strategies and self-advocacy.
A series of 3rd grade language therapy lessons targeting specific grammatical and sequencing goals through interactive activities and structured practice.
A 12-session journey for children aged 6-8 that integrates English literacy skills (comprehension, writing, grammar) with essential emotional and thinking skills using the 'Mind Mechanics' framework. Students learn to decode information, construct ideas precisely, and regulate their thoughts and responses for better school performance and well-being.
A set of visual supports and interactive activities designed to help students with ASD understand the consequences of elopement and learn safe replacement behaviors.
A series of resources and protocols designed to foster a restorative culture within a school environment, prioritizing accountability and relationship repair over punishment.
A comprehensive learning packet for 3rd-grade students performing at a Kindergarten level, focusing on foundational ELA (phonics and character traits) and Math (data and graphing) through a fun detective-themed curriculum.
A comprehensive 9-week listening comprehension curriculum designed for 1st-grade self-contained special education students, focusing on visualizing, predicting, sequencing, and retelling.
A foundational communication series designed for Pre-K students with severe speech delays, focusing on functional communication and self-advocacy through visual supports.
A 40-week reading comprehension program focusing on literal 'WH' questions using visual supports and word stems.
A comprehensive set of visual supports, behavioral tracking, and teacher guidance for a 1st grade non-verbal student with autism. The resources are designed with a cohesive 'Star Navigator' space theme to make the visual environment engaging and structured.
A 6-week individual behavior intervention sequence for 1st grade students struggling with emotional regulation, elopement, and attention-seeking behaviors. The sequence focuses on identifying feelings, sizing problems, and using functional communication to seek attention appropriately.
A 36-week social-emotional learning curriculum for a 3rd-grade student with autism, focusing on emotion identification, anxiety management, coping strategies, and flexible thinking. The program uses a 'Feeling Frontier' space-exploration theme to make abstract concepts concrete and engaging.
A 3-lesson unit designed for non-verbal students on the autism spectrum to identify and differentiate between four core emotions: happy, sad, angry, and scared. Each lesson utilizes high-contrast emoji illustrations and real-life photographic concepts to bridge the gap between symbols and human expression.
A 12-week comprehensive training program (Weeks 4-12) designed to equip adults with IDD with essential computer skills, from program navigation and web browsing to file management, email communication, and daily digital tool usage.
A multi-subject weekly unit designed for first-grade special education, focusing on foundational literacy, numeracy, social-emotional skills, and earth sciences through sensory-rich, visual instruction.
A transitional vocational unit for students with autism to identify the 'Zones' of others in workplace settings and determine appropriate professional responses.
