Autism Homeschool Success

One of my favorite teaching approaches is incorporating student interests into learning activities. I've had many students who love trains, so I make a lot of train activities. Here are a set of of printable books and reading passages, each with accompanying worksheets for working on reading, literacy, and language skills for students. Both the books and the passages have additional worksheets that go with them. The types of skills taught using these packets include: Sight W

Digraphs are an important part of early reading instruction, but they can be confusing at times. A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound , such as sh in ship, ch in chop, or th in thumb. Unlike blends, the individual letter sounds in a digraph cannot be heard separately. For beginning readers, especially students who benefit from explicit, structured instruction, digraphs often need to be taught clearly and systematically. In this post, I’ll share pr

Imagine being given this paragraph to read: In the post-inflationary universe, non-linear scalar perturbations—especially in models with a blue-tilted spectrum—can significantly enhance small-scale power, potentially leading to primordial black hole formation during horizon re-entry. These effects, combined with second-order tensor mode contributions and evolving background parameters like the sound speed and equation-of-state ww, challenge standard predictions of CMB anisotr

One of my tutoring students loves 3D modeling and design, so I made this reading passage, quiz, and writing activity to go along with his...

I made this activity years ago, but I just realized that it could work well for one of my students. So, I updated a couple of things on...

Quick, less than 5 minute, tip for reading comprehension for students with autism. Using a primer passage is a simple strategy that can...

I'm working on initial sounds of words with one of my students, so I made this sorting activity to practice the concept. The first...

Hi everyone! I've been using the teaching strategy of video modeling for years and it's a great, evidence-based practice for students...

This is a really cute little story and I made a bunch of learning activities for one of my students to go with it. We did all of these...

I made this quick activity for one of my students, so I thought I'd share it. You can have the student read the pages to know which...