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Suggested Positivity Behavior Supports for October to December
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
Teaching Young Learners Self Calming Skills
8 Activities to Create a Mindful Classroom
7 Ways to Calm a Young Brain in Trauma
19 Ways to Help Elementary Students Self-Regulate
Introduction to Neuromuscular Relaxation
Elementary and Secondary Effective Instruction
Teaching Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in Granite School District
GSD Recommended Engagement Strategies
Evidence Based Practices in Special Education - Making it Real
Quarterly Curriculum Pacing Guides/Curriculum Mapping the Essential Elements Slides
Unique Learning System Curriculum
Program Information:
A comprehensive and explicit specialized curriculum that Includes Math, Reading, Social Studies and Science Lessons. Lesson Plan Templates, Individual Assignments, Unit Check-Points and Benchmark Skill Assessments are offered via computer format and/or pencil/paper format. ULS also has a leveled book online library called n2y Library guide. It has a Phonemic Awareness Instructional Guide. The thematic units come with Pre- made lesson plans that incorporate the " I do, We do, and "You do" learning format. The lessons offer step by step instructions of what to say while teaching the lesson. The math lessons come with printable instructional materials. The ELA reading comprehension lessons come with picture prompts to support each ELA activity. The lesson activity has 3 different levels for differentiated instruction.
The K-12 Student Learning Profiles, Self-Help Skills Profile and Transition Profile ( for students 14 and older) are given at the beginning of the school year. They should be used to guide IEP goal writing and IEP PLAFFS. The K12 profile will guide you to determining the correct differentiated level ( level 1,2,3) your student needs. The levels indicate what level of prompting is needed to complete the instructional activity.
All ULS lessons are Aligned with the Essential Element Standards
Benchmark Assessments:
measures student performance and growth in targeted academic and pre-academic skill areas. The scores are automatically generated after an assessment is completed and used to determine the student's instructional level.
( Pre- Emerging, Emerging, Instructional, and Proficient).
Specific Math Concept Areas:
Number Sense ( Number Identification, 1:1 Number Correspondence, Counting Objects, and Identifying Greater/Less than), Measurement, Time, Money, Geometry and Fractions.
Specific ELA Concept Areas:
Print Concepts, Decoding, Phonological Awareness, Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension,
Unit Checkpoints- Assessment of pre-unit knowledge and post unit knowledge. You will administer these before and after you teach a thematic unit.
News2You Curriculum: Weather, Check-In, Current News Articles, Vocabulary Games and Recipes. News2You should be used during your daily morning meeting, weather and daily check-ins. It can be used for reading current events and Social Studies. Their are recipes that incorporate math concepts including measurement and fractions.
Positivity Program: Visual Schedules, Classroom Expectation Pictures, Core Behavior Profiles, Behavior Data Collection System, and an Individual Reinforcement System.
New Teacher Resource Site https://sites.google.com/granitesd.org/resources-new-sped-teachers/
DLM Familiar Texts
DLM Familiar Texts (Google Drive)
DLM Familiar Texts (DLM Website) - Scroll to bottom of the page to gain access to the familiar texts on Monarch Reader
New Teacher ULS Presentation Link August 2024
ULS FYI Guide