Case Brief Slides
An introductory presentation for special education students that uses a detective theme to explain main idea as the 'Big Secret' and supporting details as 'Clues'. It includes visual and text-based practice slides.
Clue Matching Worksheet L1
A visual-based main idea worksheet for Level 1 learners (Special Education). Students identify the 'Big Secret' by matching sets of 3 visual icons to the correct overarching category.
Case Reports Worksheet L2
A sentence-based main idea worksheet for Level 2 learners (Special Education). Students read short 2-3 sentence passages and identify the main idea from three multiple-choice options.
Evidence Locker Worksheet L3
A more advanced main idea worksheet for Level 3 learners (Special Education). Students read short paragraphs and write both the main idea and one supporting detail, with an optional word bank for support.
Case File Teacher Guide
A comprehensive teacher guide for the 'Cracking the Case' lesson. It includes lesson objectives, a timed pacing guide, an instructional script with modeling prompts, and specific differentiation strategies for three levels of SpEd learners.