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The Best Journal for Special Education Classrooms

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

What is an adapted journal?

An adapted daily journal is a daily leveled journal to meet your students where they are. With 4 levels of the same prompts your students can work on the same prompt at their own level each day of the year.

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

What’s included?

– 180 writing prompts (one per day)*

– WH question focus

– Real pictures on every page

– Age-appropriate images and symbols

– Custom binder cover for student name and photo 

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

LEVELS:

– Level 1: Fill in the Blank (errorless: with + without choice)*360 writing prompts in Level 1 (with choices of field of 1 vs field of 2) 

– Level 2: Cut & Paste (with visual support) 

– Level 3: Cut & Paste (without visual support) 

– Level 4: Written Response (with + without word bank)*360 writing prompts in Level 4 (with choices of word bank or no word bank)

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.

You can purchase each level individually or save by purchasing a bundle!

Simple Daily Journal Bundle on TPT

Simple Daily Journal Bundle on Shop

Using a daily journal in your special education classroom is a great way to encourage students to practice writing and building ideas at their own level.
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