Communication for Special education
Communication for Special education: 40 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Morning work makerMaker
A week of daily math and language spiral review for any grade, K–8, with an answer key. Grades 6–8 print it as a bell ringer. Free, no sign-up.
- Top 8 parent communication apps for teachers and schools (2026)List
ClassDojo is our number one: free for teachers, with messaging that is translated automatically, a class story and a shared calendar. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Behavior note home templatePrintable
A free behavior note home template for teachers: what went well, what was hard, what we did about it, and a line for the family to sign, with a filled example.
- Parent contact log templatePrintable
A free parent contact log template for teachers: date, how, who started it, what was said and the next step, one page per child, to print or copy, with a filled example.
- Amplify CKLAGuide
Amplify CKLA explained in plain words: what the program holds, how its phonics and units are described, what reviewers found, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
Checked 2026-11-09
- Balanced literacy and whole languageGuide
Balanced literacy and whole language, fairly explained: guided reading, leveled books, three-cueing, Units of Study and its 2022 revision, and what EdReports and researchers found.
Checked 2026-11-06
- EL Education K-8 Language ArtsGuide
EL Education K-8 Language Arts in plain words: its design ideas, how the materials are sold, what the pages do not say, and the free Peabody pages that go beside it.
Checked 2026-11-09
- Knowledge-building EnglishGuide
What knowledge-building ELA is: why background knowledge drives comprehension, how CKLA, EL Education and Wit & Wisdom work, and what reviewers found.
Checked 2026-11-06
- World languagesGuide
Teaching kids a second language in plain words: ACTFL proficiency and the five Cs, comprehensible input and TPRS, dual language immersion, and how much the research can say.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Rubric descriptors children understand: "I can" wording, one verb a cell, three grade bandsGuide
How to write rubric descriptors students can use: "I can" statements, one verb a cell, levels that differ by one visible thing, real examples for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8.
- Daily language review: a fix-the-sentence routineGuide
A five-minute daily language review routine: one sentence to fix, the five kinds of error to teach, what to expect by grade, and a free weekly printable with a key.
- Family note makerMaker
Print a one-page letter home in English, Spanish or both: what we are learning, reading or math at home, or a welcome. Free, nothing leaves your computer.
- Sentence frame cards for English learnersPrintable
Printable sentence frames for describing, comparing, asking, giving an opinion, explaining, sequencing, predicting and retelling, at three levels from starting to expanding.
Checked 2026-11-08
- High school sub plans: a world languagePage
A world language sub plan for a sub who doesn't speak the language: the class's own words and book lead, with a backup and what never to do. Free.
Checked 2026-10-31
- Parent email draftTool
Say what an email home is for and get a clear, kind draft with [Student] and [Parent] left for you to fill in, so no name is sent anywhere. An AI draft to check.
- Talk topics wheelTool
A random topic wheel with thirty light topics for one-minute talks, morning meeting and partner chats. Spin, think for ten seconds, and talk. Free and fair.
- Parts of speech wheelTool
A parts of speech spinner: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection, each with a hidden example. Spin, name one, check it.
- Speech sound picture cards for practicePrintable
Free printable picture cards for practicing speech sounds at the start of words, by sound, with a word list and a practice sheet. For a speech-language pathologist, teacher or family.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Who, what, where, when and why question cardsPrintable
Printable cards that practice answering who, what, where, when and why questions about short pictured scenes, with a sheet for the adult to mark.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Core word communication boardPrintable
A printable core word board of the most-used words, colored by kind of word, in three sizes, with a how-to-model page for adults.
Checked 2026-11-08
- First-then boardTool
A first-then board you can print or show on a screen: pick two pictures, and the child sees what comes first and what comes next.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Request and choice cards: I want, I need, I feelPrintable
Printable cards a child can point to or hand over: I want, I need a break, help, more, all done, and how I feel. Pictures and words, in three sizes.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Systematic phonics vs balanced literacy: what the research saysGuide
Systematic phonics or balanced literacy for beginning readers? A side-by-side comparison, what the meta-analyses found, and what to keep from each.
- Is this rubric descriptor child-readable?Page
Ten rubric cells written for grown-ups. Pick the rewrite a student could read and check against their own work. Every answer says why.
Checked 2026-10-30