Literal Sleuthing Dossier

A printable teacher guide and student worksheet dossier for Literal Sleuthing sessions 1 and 2. Includes detailed lesson plans, links to 4 curated high school passages, and two clean, high-utility student graphic organizers.

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Evidence Investigators

A targeted 6-session reading comprehension intervention program for high school students. Designed for 1-on-1 special education services over three 6-day cycles, this program focuses on literal tracking, inferential reasoning, and synthesis using a mature, engaging investigative notebook theme.

Cameron Shelmire

Social Battery Charger

An interactive self-regulation workshop tailored for special education students to manage their social-emotional energy. Ninth graders learn to identify personal energy drains and compile a customized list of recharging activities to maintain their mental health during unstructured summer months.

Elizabeth Fouse

Quick Charge Cool Down

A highly visual, high-contrast one-page emergency cool-down guide for students when their social batteries hit critical levels. Features a step-by-step 5-4-3-2-1 sensory reboot, a physical box-breathing layout, and pre-written exit scripts for high-stimulation moments.

Elizabeth Fouse

Life Budget Basics

A highly visual, step-by-step budgeting unit designed for high school students with severe special needs. It focuses on earning income, distinguishing wants from needs to save money, and using a calculator to pay bills.

Michelle Goode

Social Battery Charger

Elizabeth Fouse

Battery Recharge Cards

A printable sheet of 6 cut-out visual communication and cool-down strategy cards. Designed specifically for special education 9th graders to communicate their current energy levels and sensory needs without requiring verbal output. Features high-contrast designs and clear Lucide icons.

Elizabeth Fouse

Suffix Spelling Rules

A reading intervention unit targeting the critical spelling changes that occur at suffix boundaries, designed for older struggling readers. The sequence covers final consonant doubling and silent-e dropping logic.

Alexis Paolini

Summer Spark

An end-of-year reflection and summer planning lesson designed for students needing visual and symbol supports, focusing on social-recreational goals like hobbies, outings, and friendship.

Sydney Kulis

My Power Grid Journal

An interactive, three-page printable student reflection workbook and journal. Features Name and Date fields, a "Daily Diagnostic Status" coloring gauge, a "High Voltage Drains" identification grid, a "Recharging Blueprint" for customized self-care, and a "Summer Maintenance Grid" to track progress on unstructured days.

Elizabeth Fouse

Linguistic Signals

A structured high school reading intervention sequence focusing on silent consonants, orthographic markers, pluralization rules, and academic spelling structures.

Alexis Paolini

Synthesis Bureau

Focused on synthesizing multiple pieces of evidence, identifying central themes, and writing objective summaries. Includes a digital guide and a final case report template.

Cameron Shelmire

Social Battery Journal

A highly structured, visually organized student journal and graphic organizer. It guides special education students to list personal battery drains, map out custom recharging codes, and write down a direct self-care schedule for summer. Features clean, white, distraction-free response areas.

Literal Sleuthing Dossier