Want to try a free simple comprehension lesson to see what teachers love about it? Simple Comprehension was created to make special educator's lives easier when planning reading comprehension for the week. Check out this FREE lesson on kindness! This lesson is perfect to use during the month of February! Special education teachers have a ton of things to plan in their day. Simple Comprehension takes the planning off of one part of your day and just makes your life EASIER. (All teachers are ... continue reading...
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How to Organize Simple Comprehension
Comprehension is TOUGH for special education students. Having an organized, predictable routine can make all the difference! I have been getting lots of questions about Simple Comprehension! I will be trying to answer as many as I can in blog posts to get you all started on the right foot! Many of you requested pictures... so here they are! This post will contain affiliate links. You don’t pay any more, but if you purchase from my link I get a small commission. This allows me to try ... continue reading...
Lesson Planning for Simple Comprehension
September is here! While I don't condone starting tons of new material RIGHT AWAY (check out tips for the first 10 days here), I do think it's best to start simple comprehension as soon as you can! Simple comprehension has a routine of it's own, and if you starting teaching the routine right away- your year will go more smoothly. The BEST part of simple comprehension is that while the stories are different and skills get more difficult, the routine and structure is IDENTICAL each month... ... continue reading...
August Simple Comprehension
Simple comprehension materials with summer themes are a HUGE win for ESY! The units are filled with activities and data taking opportunities and are super easy to follow for subs and staff that aren't usually teaching your class. But if you don't teach ESY, the topics are general enough for you to reuse all year whenever you need an extra story! We start each unit with vocabulary. I like to go over the vocabulary words whole group and maybe do a picture to definition matching activity as ... continue reading...
Tips for Sequencing- February Simple Comprehension!
You all know how much I love comprehension, and if you don't I LOVE COMPREHENSION. After creating tons of comprehension resources for all sorts of topics, I developed a monthly curriculum to directly teach the skills needed to master comprehension. and what is one of the focuses? SEQUENCING. Sequencing can be HARD for our students. We need to make it FUN to make it work... and we also have to work... AT their level. Simple Comprehension focuses on 3 levels. Level one ... continue reading...
Tracking Data for Simple Comprehension
Taking data is a MUST for special education, actually, we are usually buried in it! how do we combat this? By having effective and SIMPLE data sheets, that we can use in a variety of ways. Here is how I collect data on the Simple Comprehension Units. I have gotten so many questions about examples of how to fill out the data sheets so today I am going into detail! SIMPLE PARTS OF THE DATA SHEET: + Student initials: I add the student initials to the top right of the sheet. This ... continue reading...
Spring Cooking Activities: Simple Recipes for Life Skills Practice
My students and I LOVE cooking in the classroom! Cooking is an awesome way to give your students some crucial life skills practice. I love watching my students build independence as they follow visual recipes, and it is so fun to see them try new foods! Looking to incorporate this life skill into your classroom? Read on to learn about some awesome springtime recipes! Simple Visual Recipes Simple Visual Recipes are picture-supported recipes and activities for cooking in the classroom. ... continue reading...
Listening Comprehension Resources
Listening comprehension can be tricky to target, as it can be taught many different ways to a variety of learners. Compiling a library of listening comprehension resources can make the job easier. Follow along for list of no-prep listening comprehension activities to download and use throughout the year. Comprehension Task Cards I love using these task cards because they are easy to use and transport around my building. The cards have real pictures, which is always more fun for students ... continue reading...
How I Use the Simple ELA Curriculum
Have you been looking for an ELA curriculum to use in your classroom? I use the Simple ELA curriculum with my K-2 students, and we love it! It is easy to prep and easy to use with students of all ages. There are 5 units with tons of activities. Let me show you how I use the Simple ELA Curriculum in my SPED Classroom! Unit Posters There are color posters for each unit. I hang these in my classroom so my students can reference them whenever they need to. Plus they become more familiar with ... continue reading...
How to Reach All of Your Students’ Comprehension Goals
Comprehension can be tough for our kids in self-contained classrooms. I want to help you learn how to reach all of your students' comprehension goals. Our students with Autism and other disabilities need leveled comprehension with lots of pictures supports. There are options from basic WH comprehension all the way to open response comprehension that will reach all of your students at their individual level. WH Flip Cards Let's begin with the most basic WH. I love starting my students at ... continue reading...
Winter Comprehension Cards
Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! THEMED comprehension resources that meet all student needs are even harder to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world ... continue reading...
Fall Comprehension Cards
Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! THEMED comprehension resources that meet all student needs are even harder to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world ... continue reading...
Quick + Easy Comprehension
Comprehension is a tough goal to teach! Quick and easy comprehension resources that are differentiated are hard to find! Read on to find out how these simple cards can transform your comprehension routine. If you have read my blog before, you know comprehension goals are a passion of mine! Comprehension IS a LIFE SKILL. We have to know how to comprehend WH questions in order to interact in the world appropriately. Most of my students had comprehension goals for this reason, which meant I ... continue reading...
October Comprehension Planning
Simple comprehension October is here! This is my favorite month of stories yet! We have everything from pumpkins to spooky vibes- perfect to get into the spirit! I LOVE the holidays but it's easy to fall victim to TOO MANY holiday activities. Our students need consistency. So sticking with your normal routine is best for behavior and independence. But of course we want to talk about seasons and holidays too- picking curriculums that touch on these topics allow you to teach them without ... continue reading...
Comprehension in July
ESY... summer school... extended school year... no matter what you call it, it's all about supporting your students all summer long! Summer school can be tough for everyone. Teachers moving classrooms/ schools, students coming different hours, things packed away, different staff, hot classrooms... there are so many variables. One BIG fact to remember is that your students are there for a reason... to continue with consistency is KEY. Do not make it all fluff... practice what they know and ... continue reading...
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