I’m as shocked as everyone else that schools in my area have closed for the year. I know that families are feeling stressed about how to proceed with teaching at home. Schools WILL push out materials, but you may find yourself needing something to supplement it, especially if your student has an IEP. тем не мение, my materials can also be used by ANY student. Don’t get hung up on my SPED credentials.
I’ve been creating materials–lots of materials–used by teachers all over the country for years now. If you don’t know what sort of lessons I create, visit my main website, Enraged2Engaged, to read about my work and learn a little about me.
For the next 9 недели, I’ll share one SECD lesson and one adapted literature selection each week here on the blog. I’ll also continue normal posting–probably more frequently! These are lessons and games that I normally sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. If you enjoy using the materials, you can consider purchasing at a later time.
I hope families and teachers find these resources useful as we navigate this challenging dynamic. Just click on the embedded links.
SECD Урок недели: Mountains and Molehills
A mixture of funny and serious moments await you when you play this printable card game with your students who have difficulty recognizing appropriate and inappropriate reactions to common life hassles and major life crises.
Students draw a card from the scenario deck and a card from the mountain/molehill deck. Serious conversations–or ridiculous overreacting–will ensue, depending upon how well the scenario matches. Plenty of chances to lighten the mood keep the game from becoming too dysregulating while still encouraging important reflection.
A great way to practice socially appropriate reactions for all of life’s big (and little) challenges.
Adapted Literature Selection of the Week: Кризис Томас Пейн
This retelling of Thomas Paine’s The Crisis, Нет. 1 reads at an automated readability index of grade 4/5. This text aligns to the version in Holt’s Elements of Literature: Fifth Course.
Классическая литература не должна быть страшно, скучный, или слишком сложно.
Сайты со сводками в Интернете и эти маленькие желто-черные тетради больше не являются вашим единственным выбором для учащихся, которые испытывают трудности.. Universally designed texts preserve the storytelling…убирая запутанный выбор слов и сложное форматирование.
Universally Designed texts take classic literature common to secondary ELA classrooms and rewrite them with words and style that are easier for ALL students to read. Меньше разочарованных детей. Меньше голов на столе. Меньше отказов. Меньше разыгрывания. Больше вовлеченности. Больше уверенности. Лучшее понимание.
Your purchase includes four variations on this easier-to-read text that you may print for students or share digitally on the non-public platform of your choice. Варианты включают:
- Текстовая копия
- Текстовая копия с пробелом, колонка с линиями на каждой странице для индивидуальных или открытых заметок учителя
- Текстовая копия с линейным столбцом и вопросами на основе вывода на каждой странице для управляемого ведения заметок
- A text copy with a lined column and reading-check (non-inference) questions on each page for guided note-taking and checks for understanding
All copies are formatted with the needs of neurodiverse learners in mind and include:
- Текст в столбцах на странице, чтобы уменьшить необходимость в долгом возврате взгляда в конце строки.
- Sans-serif fonts that are dyslexia friendly
- Адекватный интервал между строками, чтобы предотвратить перепутывание строк и позволить использовать устройства слежения за размещением
- Дополнительный интервал между каждым абзацем, чтобы помочь определить переходы в тексте.…И снова найти свое место после остановки!
- Согласованное форматирование, которое соответствует другим текстам универсального дизайна.. Студентам не придется изучать новый формат каждый раз, когда они читают новый текст.
- Привлекательная обложка, которая побуждает визуальных учеников захотеть читать и дает концептуальные подсказки о тексте
PLEASE NOTE! These are secondary level texts. Although the Lexile difficulty has been reduced, adult themes and adult language (in some texts) have been preserved. Texts may not be appropriate for younger learners.
Thank you seems so minute compared to how I feel.
I happily purchased Gatsby which is going to be awesome for my
self-contained English class-among my struggling readers I have 3
ESL student 2 of which had no formal education before coming to my high school.
I am so excited out these materials. My favorite part is my students are reading the same
texts as their peers- and reading just you retell of Gatsby my student can pass a quiz designed for
the honors class!
I am so happy this is going to help your students! Watching my SPED-identified kids be able to LEAD the class in discussions was one of my favorite parts of creating and using this resource. Thank you so much for your purchase.