Kate Shepard

Description: The Convo Corrector is a visual guide and “scoreboard” for conversations. This three-part system includes a definitions page, the Convo Corrector board, and 44 cards for two methods of play. Students with social skills impairments will benefit from the easy-to-understand, colorful images that help structure their conversations in a concrete way. Once the students have learned the meaning for each symbol, which is easily mastered in a few minutes, they will follow the visual cues and

Description: This is a set of 3 picture schedule boards: morning (Get Ready to Go), after school (Welcome Home! It’s time to…), and evening (Get Ready for Bed). There is room for four steps on each board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Print, laminate, and keep the boards in a useful location in the home, such as in the child’s bedroom (morning and evening routines) or on the refrigerator (after school). You can even print the morning/evening routines

Description: The Speech Zone Meter is a visual guide for producing the appropriate volume and rate of speech. Ideal for speech therapy goals, general ed classrooms (volume meter), or practicing giving speeches to an audience (both volume and rate). The vertical arrow represents the volume of speech, with the top indicating TOO LOUD and the bottom indicating TOO QUIET. The wavy horizontal line represents the rate of speech, with the shorter waves on the left indicating TOO SLOW and the jagged wav

Description: This is a picture schedule board called Get Ready to Go for use in the morning at home. There are four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Picture symbols are included for use with the board. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. Check out the evening routine board as well (sold separately or in a combo pack with 3 boards); you can print the morning/e

Description: A VERY simple story map worksheet to help your students outline the details of a story (Who, What, When, and Where). The student can record the details on the worksheet with help from the therapist or teacher while reading the story independently or listening to the story read aloud. The worksheet can be used as a visual support for answering WH questions. Use: Print and laminate the story map, or insert into a dry erase pocket (my favorite for therapy sessions!). Or print copies f

Description: This is a picture schedule board to use at home after school (Welcome Home! It’s time to…). There is room for four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Use the included symbols with the board or make your own. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location in the home, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. There are 12 picture symbols included with this board (See the combo pack for 2 additional boa

Description: This is a picture schedule board called Get Ready for Bed for use in the evening at home. There are four steps on the board, with a START and FINISHED column so the child can move one step at a time. Picture symbols are included for use with the board. Print, laminate, and keep the board in a useful location, such as in the child’s bedroom or on the refrigerator. Check out the morning routine board as well (sold separately or in a combo pack with 3 boards); you can print the morning

Description: The Conversation Sampler form will help your student prepare for conversations they are likely to have in different social settings. The top half of the form sets up the situation (place, people, relationships), then you write in a sample conversation in the flow chart boxes on the bottom half of the form. A sample is described in the instructions page in the PDF document. First, your student will choose a place (e.g., the dinner table, the cafeteria, a movie theater, soccer practi

This is a simple 5-step swim lesson picture schedule that was created to help a child transition into the swimming pool, listen to the teacher, then transition out of the swimming pool. Simply print out on thick paper (card stock), laminate, review with the child, and take to swim lesson. Another option is to put it inside a water proof bag, like a zipper seal bag, so it can be used in the swimming pool (lamination might leak through). Inspiration: A young child with autism spectrum disorder ne

My Restaurant Schedule is designed to assist a high-needs, active child (e.g., moderate-severe autism or ADD/ADHD) when he or she eats a meal at a restaurant. There are step-by-step behavioral tasks that the child must complete in order to earn a “check” or a circle around a favorite image (an example sheet is included with a column of green dinosaurs). The steps are very detailed and repetitive, such as “Stay in your seat,” then “Open your menu and choose your food,” then “Stay in your seat” ag