My first year in my self-contained classroom was one of the most challenging things I have ever endured. I felt unorganized and the lack of structure was truly debilitating. And then, I discovered: visual schedules. Research shows the benefits of using visual schedules with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. A visual schedule communicates the order of upcoming events or activities using photographs, objects, icons, or words.

Help your students remember all the reading strategies and skills they should be using during their independent reading time with these reading strategy word wall cards. Each word wall cards includes a description of the strategy and a picture cue to help students remember that strategy. These reading strategy word wall cards work great on a word wall, a reading focus wall, a bulletin board, or you can use them as part of your mini-lesson or guided reading lesson. What's Included? 39 Reading strategy word wall cards Each card includes a description and a picture cue Cards can be printed black and white, color text, or color background *Each 8.5x11 sheet of paper contains three word wall cards. Word Wall Cards Included: accuracy ask questions author’s purpose background knowledge backup and reread cause and effect character analysis close reading compare comprehension conclusions connections context clues contrast determine importance facts figurative language fluency inference main idea opinions plot structure point of view predictions retelling self-monitor sequencing summary supporting details stop and jot synthesize text evidence text features text-to-self text structure text-to-text text-to-world theme visualization Check out some of my other great reading products: Reading Response Sticky Notes Reading Comprehension Bookmarks Reading Strategy Resource Ring ________________________________________________________________ Copyright © The Stellar Teacher Co. LLC www.stellarteacher.com Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

There is something about the structure and routine of Michaela's Especially Education task boxes students are drawn to. They take immense pride in showing off their finished work, keeping all the materials together, and putting the tasks away into their rightful places.

Is your school new to implementing PBIS? Has your school been using PBIS for quite some time now? Then this pack is for you! Whether your school is new to PBIS or you have been using PBIS for years, this will be a game changing supplement to your program. Along with teaching the school rules (Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible), the school where I teach at was in need of something more. After reviewing data and looking through teacher feedback, we realized that our students need more focused teaching on different character traits such as integrity, leadership, and empathy. In this pack you will find 12 monthly character education focuses for the whole year: Leadership Growth Mindset Respect Safety Responsibility Work Ethic Integrity Compassion Problem Solving Empathy Trust Friendship Each of the 12 focuses include: Color poster Student coloring page for teachers to use when teaching the focus area Student writing page for teachers to use when teaching the focus area Color positive acknowledgement to match poster Black and white positive acknowledgements _______________________________________________________________ What other teachers are saying about this resource: ❤️ "These are great to help students understand what the character traits mean and know how they can act to display those traits." ❤️ "These are a wonderful addition to my PBIS work in building. I am a specialist and these allow me to support the school-wide goals nicely." ❤️ "These are helpful and good visuals for my kids! Plus they go along with our monthly assembly!" _______________________________________________________________ About the author: I am a kindergarten and first grade looping teacher in Portland, Oregon and I love creating resources for calm and engaging classrooms full of little learners! I have a Masters degree in Elementary Education as well as a minor in Special Education. When I'm not busy teaching or creating products for TPT you can find me spending time with my husband and dog, cooking, or watercolor painting! _______________________________________________________________ Check out these other classroom management products in my store: EDITABLE Distance Learning Student Motivation & Family Support Virtual Meeting Expectations for Distance Learning COVID-19 Social Expectations for School & Distance Learning PBIS Rules Posters and Printables MEGA BUNDLE PBIS Expectations {whole-group & individual student charts and cards} EDITABLE PBIS Expectation Social Stories EDITABLE PBIS Rules Materials BUNDLE EDITABLE PBIS Rules Posters and Printables EDITABLE PBIS Rules Materials for the Bathroom EDITABLE PBIS Rules Materials for the Playground EDITABLE PBIS Rules Materials for the Cafeteria EDITABLE PBIS Rules Materials for the Hallway EDITABLE PBIS Voice Level Charts EDITABLE PBIS Toolkit {Green, Yellow, & Red Zone Supports & Interventions} PBIS Rules Posters and Printables {school bus} PBIS Rules Posters and Printables {morning meeting} PBIS Rules Posters and Printables {fire drills} PBIS Rules Posters and Printables {guest/substitute teacher} PBIS Monthly Traits PBIS Traits Monthly Focus Materials {Compassion & Respect/Responsibility & Integrity} Classroom Expectations Posters & Materials

If your classroom is anything like mine, we live and breathe by a schedule. That is not to say that we always stay exactly on schedule, but we always have one. Correction: We always have more tha…