Common Ground Worksheet

A vocational transition sequence designed for students with Extensive Support Needs (ESN). It bridges foundational workplace vocabulary into daily job duties, guided career exploration, and entry-level visual resume building.

Empowers students to translate personal strengths, work experiences, and workplace habits into a functional entry-level visual resume. Prepares learners for vocational transition goals and practice interviews.

A clear, accessible 2-page letter-size worksheet designed for special education students with intellectual disabilities to prepare a simple 4-sentence response to 'Tell me about yourself' using large print, concrete sentence frames, visual word banks, and a rehearsal checklist.

A multi-day social-emotional learning sequence guiding students through recognizing internal emotional signals, applying somatic calming strategies, and effectively communicating needs in everyday interactions.

Guides ESN learners through structured career research based on physical tasks, workplace settings, and personal interests. Students investigate entry-level roles such as stocker, custodian, and food prep worker.

A 1-page transition assessment rubric and job coach readiness checklist to evaluate ESN students on vocabulary mastery, resume completion, vocational duty articulation, and mock interview readiness.

A comprehensive six-week peer mentoring curriculum pairing eighth-grade mentors with sixth-grade mentees. Features structured twenty-minute weekly guides, interactive skill-building challenges, and baseline/summative outcome surveys covering belonging, study habits, peer relations, and well-being.

Connects known workplace vocabulary (Supervisor, Coworker, Workstation, Schedule) to concrete job duties and entry-level roles. Students practice identifying work tasks and matching tools to vocational jobs.

A 1-page visual entry-level resume template designed for ESN learners. Scaffolded with clean check-boxes, structured handwriting lines, and clear sections for contact info, career goal, workplace strengths, work duties, and references.

A comprehensive six-week transition mentoring curriculum connecting eighth graders with incoming sixth graders. The sequence empowers mentors to guide younger peers through daily routines, peer relationships, organization, and self-advocacy.

A targeted speech-language pathology unit helping students decode complex emotions including frustrated, confused, nervous, surprised, and embarrassed through real-person facial clues, relatable scenarios, and functional communication frames.

Visual slides breaking down the parts of a functional entry-level resume for ESN students. Explains the purpose of a resume, how to list personal strengths, how to describe daily duties, and how to practice sharing it with a supervisor or coach. Minimum 24px font sizing throughout.