Ellen Smith Writes

Social stories are a wonderful way to help students on the autism spectrum preview important skills. This social story demonstrates calming sensory strategies using photographs of animals. It is especially useful for children who have limited verbal skills, have a special interest in nature, or need the visual support of photographs. In the classroom, this short story would be a great addition to a social emotional learning library. Classroom teachers could introduce this story and demonstrate

How to use step by step social stories:This social story is designed to provide specific visual support for every step of an art project. This is especially helpful for early intervention teachers and therapists, students with autism, students with ADHD, and any student who may need support following multi-step verbal directions. You may choose to use just a few of these steps for students who only need to preview the activity. You could also print and laminate the pages to use as visual support

How to use step by step social stories:This social story is designed to provide specific visual support for every step of an art project. This is especially helpful for early intervention teachers and therapists, students with autism, students with ADHD, and any student who may need support following multi-step verbal directions. You may choose to use just a few of these steps for students who only need to preview the activity. You could also print and laminate the pages to use as visual support

How to use step by step social stories:This social story is designed to provide specific visual support for every step of an art project. This is especially helpful for early intervention teachers and therapists, students with autism, students with ADHD, and any student who may need support following multi-step verbal directions. You may choose to use just a few of these steps for students who only need to preview the activity. You could also print and laminate the pages to use as visual support

Social stories are a wonderful way to help students on the autism spectrum preview important skills. This social story is designed to support students who are confident using a potty chair and are transitioning to using a toilet. It is especially useful for children who have limited verbal skills or need the visual support of photographs. Families and educators can work together to help students move from using a potty chair to using a toilet. Some students with special needs will have difficult

Social stories are a wonderful way to help students on the autism spectrum preview important skills. It is especially useful for children who have limited verbal skills or need the visual support of photographs. This social story is designed to support students who are upset by a book that they are reading or that they are hearing aloud at storytime. Often, students with limited expressive communication have much higher receptive language skills. This means that students may feel intense emotio