Life Skills Reading Text Messages with Symbol Responses Task Box Filler Autism

Are your students with autism or special learning needs working towards life skills IEP goals for reading and answering a question or statement with an appropriate response? If so, this high interest text message task card activity with emotion symbol responses, is the perfect speech therapy and reading resource for reinforcing life skills by responding to a peer, family member, or community helper. Given a text message from a friend, family member, or community member, your student will read (or you may read aloud to student) and choose one of three symbol based emotion responses that would be the best answer. This life skills reading activity will help your students remain focused and on task through completion with 100 Task Box Filler task cards included!

WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS Text Message Responses with Symbols Task Box Filler®?

· 100 Task Box Filler Activity Cards (4 cards on each sheet)

· IEP Goals

· Interchangeable Task Box Label

· Suggestion for classroom or therapy implementation

DOES THIS TAKE LONG TO SET UP?

· Easy as can be! Just print each page on white card stock paper and laminate! Cut each task card along the black lines and the activity is ready! NO VELCRO needed for this activity, just a dry erase marker or clothespin for clipping will do!

CAN I USE THIS FOR DIRECT ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION?

· YES! What better way to reinforce reading skills and work towards IEP goals! Our students need to be engaged and they need more than just a text book during one-on-one instruction.

· ARE THERE ANY IEP GOALS THAT MAY ALIGN WITH THIS ACTIVITY?

Absolutely! Here are suggested IEP Goals that may be aligned with this activity:

1. Given a written scenario in the format of a text message, in which the texter asks a question or sends a statement, STUDENT will select the appropriate emotion symbol in response, with up to ___(# of messages), based upon STUDENT’S point of view or opinion, by MONTH, YEAR.

2. Given a written scenario in the format of a text message, in which the texter asks a question or sends a statement, STUDENT will select the appropriate emotion symbol in response based upon STUDENT’S point of view or opinion, to expand upon the conversation by writing a sentence(s)/paragraph response to complete the conversation, in 4 out of 5 opportunities, by MONTH, YEAR.

CAN I SHARE THIS WITH MY TEAM OR CO-WORKERS?

If your teammates or co-workers would like to use this activity with their students, please encourage them to purchase additional licenses. ANY TYPE OF FILE SHARING VIOLATES OUR COPYRIGHT POLICIES AND ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. The purchaser may print as many copies as he or she would like for their students ONLY. Your compliance is greatly appreciated.

DO YOU HAVE A SELECTION OF “Task Box Fillers” THAT I CAN CHOOSE FROM?

Yes! There are more than 200 sets available, which include, math, reading, fine motor, social skills, science, social studies and life skills! Here’s the link to the section in Autism Educators store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Autism-Educators/Category/Work-Task-Bin-FILLER-SETS-277356

**Please see all copyright and licensing rules included with each product.

If you EVER have ANY questions about this, or any of my products, please feel welcome to contact me at: DSinger@AutismEducators.com.

Thanks so much and enjoy!

Debbie

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