Using a Calm Voice Social Story

Description

Using a Calm Voice Social Story is created for an older or more mature audience that includes students with autism and other special learning needs. This social story on using a calm voice addresses students who would get really loud when they were agitated or confused in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material. There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on the importance of using a calm voice when upset. This repetition encourages internalization of remaining calm.

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Using a Calm Voice Social Story Includes:

• 13 page social story on using a calm voice
• Suggestions for use
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Teaching students appropriate behavior and response/reactions to various situations is a challenge we face as special education teachers. This is why I feel it is so critical to teach these skills in a safe, non-stressful situation, NOT while the behavior is occurring. If you target and protect instructional time to teach these social skills, you are more likely to see them transfer to naturally occurring settings. I know there never seems to be enough time to teach what you need to in a school day, but you will not be sorry if you put time aside every day to work on building better social skills in a thoughtful and structured manner. My hope is that these social stories and related activities will make that task a little easier for you.

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♥I am currently developing more units, and any feedback I get helps me make improvements in the future.

★★★I have many other social stories available (too many to list here). Just click on the social studies tab to the left in my store.

Please check out my blog page on social stories:

My Thoughts on Social Stories for more ideas on how to use this resource and one of my biggest “aha” moments as a teacher.

I also have some FREE video resources you may find helpful when using social stories:

Social Stories: A Powerful Behavior Management Tool

Writing Your Own Social Stories

If you feel you need to be able edit this story to better fit the needs of your students, email me at: specialneedsforspecialkids@gmail.com after purchasing the story. I will send you a copy in power point format.