AdaptAbility

Small group instruction time is short and needs to be maximized! This resource will give students with special needs help following the rules of a well-run group. Print the poster to hang permanently in your small group area, and print the cards for individual students or mount them to the tabletop near students who need regular reminders. Two versions of each resource are here to help - a "check box" version for review with students, and a list view for initial instruction and reminders. Use t

Students benefit from clear expectations and a regular review of those expectations, especially students with special needs. You'll find a class poster of rules, a set of alternate wording for the posted expectations, a blank class rules poster and as a BONUS, a set of smaller badges with expectations. I recommend laminating all the pages for longevity. In my room, I have printed, cut, laminated, and velcroed the rules to present one at a time on our blank class rules poster during the first wee

Teaching skills for self-regulation to today's students can be daunting but you're not alone! This Calm Down Corner Kit can help you create a healthy and safe environment for learning. Bonus - your students will develop individualized life skills and strategies for managing their emotions throughout their school years and beyond! This simple kit includes: 1 Zones of Regulation poster for helping students identify their emotional level and suggestions of what to do to restore themselves to a calm

Need a customizable Social Story Template for use with your students with ASD? This product is easily used as a "print and create" solution or a customizable story template! Your students will benefit from all the stories you can create with just this template. Calm their fears and frustrations about... substitute teachersgoing to specialsdealing with the lunchroombeing on the playgroundcoping with a new studentchanges to scheduleand many more!These templates come in color and black and white PD

Your students - with and without disabilities - need organizational help! Use these daily backpack checklists to develop routines, independence, organization, personal responsibility and a sense of pride! Use them in the afternoon as students pack up for home, give them to students and/or their parents to use in the morning before leaving for school. Two sets are available - both primary and intermediate language/visuals - and each come in two sizes! Print the full page for a home note binder or

Hello fall! Differentiated, symbol-supported print-and-go journal writing pages for autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! This set of fall-themed pages includes a drawing space with three differentiated levels for fall writing: a cut-and-paste picture-supported scrambled sentence, a sentence tracer, and a lined journal page with a word bank, each sized to fit within a standard composition notebook for a record of writing growth. Included: 4 September journal pages each in 3 levels 4 October jour

Special learners often don't know how to regulate their emotions during the school day. Social stories can help them make acceptable choices and remain calm and cooperative during instruction. This resource comes in 3 levels to address varying levels of reading and comprehension skills. See my store for more visual helps! All visuals created by Adaptability using Boardmaker by Tobii Dynavox and are used by permission.

My special needs students need specially made resources to benefit from all the great books on ReadingA-Z.com. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Readinga-z.com Level C book, All About Penguins (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or subscribe). Homeschoolers, special needs teachers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activ

Special learners often don't know how to regulate their emotions during the school day. Social stories can help them make acceptable choices and remain calm and cooperative during instruction. This resource comes in 3 levels to address varying levels of reading and comprehension skills. See my store for more visual helps! All visuals created by Adaptability using Boardmaker by Tobii Dynavox and are used by permission.

School emergency drills can be scary for special needs children! Use these materials created with familiar Boardmaker symbols to help them understand the routine of a lockdown drill and how to stay safe. Lockdown drill visuals come in 3 levels so that each of your special learners can understand. I recommend laminating the materials for longevity. All materials created by Adaptability using Boardmaker’s PCS by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.

Many students with special needs struggle to cooperate with the workload of a classroom, or with understanding school routines. The use of First/Then cards as an intervention can calm fears and gain cooperation. This simple visual is presented in three levels for adapting to student needs. Common schedule visuals are included to begin using right away! Watch my store - AdaptAbility - for more visually-supported resources! This resource was created in Boardmaker using Picture Communication Symb

My special needs students need specially made resources to benefit from all the great books on Reading A-Z. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Level B book, Applesauce (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or subscribe). Homeschoolers, special needs teachers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activities to come! Visually-sup

Many students with special needs struggle to identify positive behaviors and manage instructional expectations without visuals. This resource can help them identify expectations and move them toward self-regulation! Three different checklists are provided to adapt to different needs/expectations. Laminate them and/or mount them to work areas for best use. Watch my store - AdaptAbility - for more visually-supported resources! This resource was created in Boardmaker using Picture Communication Sym

Special learners often don't know how to regulate their emotions during the school day. Social stories can help them make acceptable choices and remain calm and cooperative during instruction. This resource comes in 3 levels to address varying levels of reading and comprehension skills. See my store for more visual helps! All visuals created by Adaptability using Boardmaker by Tobii Dynavox and are used by permission.

Special learners often don't know how to regulate their emotions during the school day. Social stories can help them make acceptable choices and remain calm and cooperative during instruction. This resource comes in 3 levels to address varying levels of reading and comprehension skills to help students who feel scared. See my store for more visual helps! All visuals created by Adaptability using Boardmaker by Tobii Dynavox and are used by permission.

Students with Autism and other special needs often fear change, and this can lead to some challenging behaviors! Prepare your students for a substitute teacher with the social stories here - presented in 3 levels so you can differentiate to meet their needs! Please visit my shop - Adaptability - to find other social story packs being developed now, as well as other great resources for your special needs classroom. All products developed using Boardmaker by Tobii Dynavox and used with permission.

Special needs students need specially made resources to benefit from all the great books on Reading A-Z. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Level A book, All Kinds of Faces (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or subscribe). Homeschoolers, special needs teachers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activities to come! Visuall

My special learners need adapted resources to benefit from all the great books on Reading A-Z. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Level B book, Carlos and His Teacher (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or subscribe). Homeschoolers, special needs teachers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activities to come! Visually-supp

My special needs students need specially made resources to benefit from all the great books on Reading A-Z. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Level C book, Apple Tree (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or subscribe). Homeschoolers, special needs teachers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activities to come! Visually-su

Special needs teachers, homeschoolers, and general education teachers alike find the need to support reading with visuals. And special needs students need specially-made resources to benefit from all the great books on Reading A-Z. Here you'll find 15 printable pages of activities to accompany the Level A book, I Love Pirates (book not included - visit their website for a trial subscription or to subscribe). Check back in with my store for more visually-supported reading activities to come! Visu