Autism Elementary

This download contains an adapted book, picture vocabulary cards for receptive/ expressive identification, and a data sheet to track date introduced and date mastered for 21 different verb-noun, noun-verb combinations pulled from the VB-MAPP and ABLLS assessments. Examples of a verb-noun/ noun-verb combination include: boy swimming, girl running, drinking milk, driving car etc. This resource can be used for both expressive and receptive learners. To assess expressive learners, present one p

I created this visual for a student who had a difficult time interrupting during group instruction. Dependent on the expectations of each activity within the day, I switch the icon to indicate what a student should be doing communication wise (be quiet- no sounds while walking in the hallway, wait- it's not my turn yet and I need to listen to others in the group, talk- it's my turn to share my thinking). I have since used this visual with multiple students with measured success. This visual also

Get your hands on this hit of a resource! This download contains a choice board for 12 different monthly thematic songs (8 songs per month) that students can request. These songs will help promote seasonal vocabulary in a motivating, engaging way! In addition to monthly thematic songs, this download contains... - a choice board for requesting different instruments (16 choices) - mini-activity schedule icons to create a schedule within a schedule - a social story to describe music group expecta

This is an adapted book based on the ABLLS and VB-MAPP assessments that targets Listener Responding: Feature Function Class level 3 targets. Students will respond to questions by selecting an item from an array of 9 picture cards containing similar stimuli (e.g. colors, shapes) for 45 different questions. Students can either listen to a teacher read the questions out loud before selecting their answers, or students who are readers can complete this book independently. If your learners are not ye

This adapted book teaches students to identify and label (receptively or expressively) 50 different everyday items presented in multiple formats. Students will respond to the question "what do you see?" by selecting a different (non-identical) picture of the target item from a field of 4 possible choices. This is intended to help children generalize their knowledge of multiple forms of the same item; a green baseball cap and a tan cowboy hat are both hats. Many of our students will memorize one

This is an adapted book designed to build reading comprehension skills for students who are learning to identify who/what/where questions in presented text. Each page contains a short paragraph and follow-up questions asking students to identify the answers to WH questions. Students select their answers from velcro picture icons. Great for students with autism, non-readers, emerging readers, special education, early childhood and students with disabilities. Brought to you by autism elementary!

Since answering "wh” questions can be tricky for students with communication difficulties (ex. where do you sleep?), I developed differentiated activities for students to identify Feature, Function, Class (FFC) objectives by filling in phrases (ex. you sleep in a...). Depending on student ability, present students with an array of three to six picture/vocabulary cards to select their answer choices. Level 1 students (green template) are students who benefit from errorless learning and are workin

This download contains three different leveled task cards for learning to identify CVC words, identify beginning consonant sounds, and writing CVC words. With 45 pages and 84 task cards included, this download is sure to suit your diverse little learners! Directions: Print and laminate all pages. Cut out the two cards on each page. The first set of cards is designed to have students clip (using a clothespin) or circle (using dry erase marker) the correct spelling of the CVC word printed in the

This book is designed to teach students to identify items that are commonly associated with different community locations and holidays. Each page contains an image of a community location (e.g. post office) and five blank boxes for students to select and match images paired with text containing commonly associated items (e.g. stamp, envelope, mailbox). This book is great for students who are learning to answer wh questions and categorize. The images make it accessible for non-readers and the tex

This download contains differentiated, multi-level fluency sorts for students with special needs. Teaching fluency is essential because it promotes speedy and accurate responses of mastered skills. This mega-pack of fluency sorts will teach your children to quickly sort common items based on their features, functions, and categories. The sorts also target skills such as sorting across multiple examples to promote skill generalization and discriminating amongst similar-stimuli items. Each sorting

This download contains social stories to help students with special needs cope with "unexpected" situations. Laminate, three hole punch, attach together with a binder ring and store in a visible location in the classroom for quick and easy access when you need it most! Brought to you by autism elementary!

This is an adapted book to target the skill of filling in the name of an object when given an object's feature. This skill is pulled from the ABLLS assessment (H17). Students will select answer choices from a field of four picture card icons with text. This adapted book builds language skills, reading fluency, and recognition of common sight words. Great for special education, early intervention, ABA therapy, or speech therapy! To assemble, print all pages. You will need to print 16 copies of

Bumblebee, Bumblebee what do you see? This thematic adapted book mirrors the beloved Eric Carl stories and teaches students to identify what color and what object for spring vocabulary words. It's a great resource for teaching high frequency words to emerging readers and is accessible to students who are not yet able to answer "what" questions without the use of visual supports. All instructions for assembling this book included in download! Let's be pals! Follow @autismelementary on Instagra

Visual discrimination tasks and the ability to match a variety of generalized images to a sample are important skills that are often a precursor to success with higher levels of Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS) and successful access of AAC devices. This product contains 4 differentiated options to teach matching skills for spring vocabulary words. Students can practice identical matching, matching multiple examples of clip art images, and matching real images to clip art images. A