visual supports Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/visual-supports/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:19:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png visual supports Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/visual-supports/ 32 32 Comprehension Guides – Topic Directory https://kevinplummerphd.com/comprehension-guides-directory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comprehension-guides-directory Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:02:34 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2343 Comprehension guides support children when comprehension breakdown is a significant contributor to their emotional and behavioral problems in the classroom. Behavior intervention programs are frequently limited in their success, because they do not adequately address student understanding of what is expected and what to expect. This is especially the case with students who have trouble […]

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]]> Comprehension guides support children when comprehension breakdown is a significant contributor to their emotional and behavioral problems in the classroom. Behavior intervention programs are frequently limited in their success, because they do not adequately address student understanding of what is expected and what to expect. This is especially the case with students who have trouble discerning the nuances of routines and situations.

Comprehension guides provide detailed and visually supported guidelines to illustrate what is expected and why. They help students understand the nuances of classroom routines and they increase the precision of behavior intervention programs.

» Improving Comprehension of the Nuances of Routine

Related Materials about Routines:

Using Classroom Routines to Create a Therapeutic Brain Settling Effect
Important Things to Remember about Routines
Guidelines for Using Routines
Social Emotional Learning Routines

» Working in a Group: Comprehension Materials
» Whole Class Instruction Comprehension Guide
» Warm up/ Staying Neutral Program: Directions
» Teacher Decisions: Comprehension Guide
» Taking a Break: Comprehension Guide
» Making an Adjustment: Comprehension Guide
» Clearing up Confusion: Comprehension Guide
» Good Sportsmanship and Self-Control in Competitive Games: Comprehension Guide
» Being a Good Sport: Comprehension Guide
» Blurting Out The Answer: Comprehension Guide

Please also see the Distress Tolerance Program – Guide to Materials, which includes a number of comprehension guides designed to support students in alleviating stress, frustration and feelings of being “worn out.”

 

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]]> Taking a Break: Comprehension Guide https://kevinplummerphd.com/taking-a-break-comprehension-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-a-break-comprehension-guide Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:54:22 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2308 This comprehension guide is intended to improve student comprehension of restorative breaks (https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/). See Improving Comprehension of the Nuances of Routines and Social Comprehension Breakdown for further explanation of the social comprehension problems that students experience in  learning new routines… Related Articles Taking a Break Book (Comprehension Guide) Taking a Break Story Calm and Settled […]

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]]> This comprehension guide is intended to improve student comprehension of restorative breaks (https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/). See Improving Comprehension of the Nuances of Routines and Social Comprehension Breakdown for further explanation of the social comprehension problems that students experience in  learning new routines…

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]]> Upset Rating Scale https://kevinplummerphd.com/upset-rating-scale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upset-rating-scale Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:49:25 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2532 This scale can be used as an alternative measure of distress for students.  Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials.  direct download: Upset Scale

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]]> This scale can be used as an alternative measure of distress for students.  Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials. 

direct download: Upset Scale

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]]> Distress Support Plan https://kevinplummerphd.com/distress-support-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=distress-support-plan Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:48:23 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2514 The Distress Support Plan is a visual guide what a student can do, and/or what a teacher can do to ameliorate distress. Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials. direct pdf download Related Article: Why Visual? 

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]]> The Distress Support Plan is a visual guide what a student can do, and/or what a teacher can do to ameliorate distress.

Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials.

direct pdf download

Related Article: Why Visual? 

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]]> Frustration Strategies III https://kevinplummerphd.com/frustration-strategies-iii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frustration-strategies-iii Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:34:55 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2521 This visual support helps student identify behaviors that can alleviate frustration… Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials. direct pdf download

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Please also see Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials.

direct pdf download

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]]> Gradient of Knowing: Visual Supports https://kevinplummerphd.com/gradient-of-knowing-visual-supports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gradient-of-knowing-visual-supports Tue, 20 Aug 2019 18:05:43 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2450 Comprehension Guide : Learning Something New  •  please also see: Gradient of Knowing Program Direct pdf download: Gradient of Knowing Visuals

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Direct pdf download: Gradient of Knowing Visuals

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]]> The Gradient of Knowing Program https://kevinplummerphd.com/the-gradient-of-knowing-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gradient-of-knowing-program Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:59:29 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2446 Distress From Not Knowing Enough: The Gradient of Knowing Program A Comprehension Guide  please also see: Gradient of Knowing Visual Supports Many children understand that learning something new can be a struggle at first. No one is born knowing everything they need to know and knowing how to do everything, so children expect to be […]

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]]> Distress From Not Knowing Enough: The Gradient of Knowing Program

A Comprehension Guide  please also see: Gradient of Knowing Visual Supports

Many children understand that learning something new can be a struggle at first. No one is born knowing everything they need to know and knowing how to do everything, so children expect to be shown and taught, and they expect to get a lot of support as they try to acquire skills and knowledge. They expect to stumble and to do poorly at first, but they want to try and they want to get better and they know that no one expects them to know what to do or how to do it…

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]]> Asking Permission Program: A Comprehension Guide with Visual Support https://kevinplummerphd.com/asking-permission-program-a-comprehension-guide-with-visual-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asking-permission-program-a-comprehension-guide-with-visual-support Sat, 17 Aug 2019 15:07:28 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2400 Asking for permission while in school is difficult for many students to understand. Some students are impulsive and they might seek out what they want before they realize they should be asking permission. Many students are “under socialized” regarding this convention.  Nevertheless, asking permission is an important soft skill for students to acquire… Direct pdf […]

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]]> Asking for permission while in school is difficult for many students to understand. Some students are impulsive and they might seek out what they want before they realize they should be asking permission. Many students are “under socialized” regarding this convention.  Nevertheless, asking permission is an important soft skill for students to acquire…

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]]> Clearing up Confusion: Guide to Materials https://kevinplummerphd.com/clearing-up-confusion-guide-to-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clearing-up-confusion-guide-to-materials Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:50:17 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2330 The Clearing up Confusion Routine is a step-by-step outline of the problem-solving process described in the main article, Social Comprehension Breakdown. As this routine is followed, the visual of the routine can be displayed and checked off. It is important for the student to see that there is a clear process leading to a solution, […]

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]]> The Clearing up Confusion Routine is a step-by-step outline of the problem-solving process described in the main article, Social Comprehension Breakdown. As this routine is followed, the visual of the routine can be displayed and checked off. It is important for the student to see that there is a clear process leading to a solution, going from confusion to clarity. However, once the routine is more automatic, it can go along more quickly and needs no reference to the visual support. When you reach this point…

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]]> Making an Adjustment: A Comprehension Guide https://kevinplummerphd.com/making-an-adjustment-a-comprehension-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-adjustment-a-comprehension-guide Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:09:33 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2323 Please also see:  Distress Tolerance: Guide to Materials Everyone likes to follow their regular routine. It makes the day easier and it is more comfortable for our brains and our bodies. People at school try to make sure that the students can follow their regular routine, but sometimes a change happens and this can be […]

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Everyone likes to follow their regular routine. It makes the day easier and it is more comfortable for our brains and our bodies. People at school try to make sure that the students can follow their regular routine, but sometimes a change happens and this can be challenging for some students. Some students become stressed and then…

Direct pdf download: Making an Adjustment

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]]> Warming Up, Staying Neutral Program https://kevinplummerphd.com/warming-up-staying-neutral-program-directions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warming-up-staying-neutral-program-directions Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:30:24 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2294 Please see all Warming up/Staying Neutral downloads below this article. Prior to beginning this program, read Staying Neutral, A Warm Up Routine for a thorough understanding of the challenge the student faces, the problems it presents, and how to use this program to support the student. The rest of the materials described below (and how […]

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]]> Please see all Warming up/Staying Neutral downloads below this article.

Prior to beginning this program, read Staying Neutral, A Warm Up Routine for a thorough understanding of the challenge the student faces, the problems it presents, and how to use this program to support the student. The rest of the materials described below (and how to use them) will only make sense after reading Staying Neutral, A Warm Up Routine.

Prior to starting the Warming Up, Staying Neutral Program this Comprehension Guide should be read with the student a few times. The Warm Up, Stay Neutral Story has the same content, but it’s condensed into two sheets of paper. This might appeal more to older elementary school and younger middle school students, and it’s easier (than the guidebook) to reference quickly when needed.

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]]> Teacher Decisions: A Comprehension Guide https://kevinplummerphd.com/teacher-decisions-a-comprehension-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teacher-decisions-a-comprehension-guide Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:52:08 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2286 Sometimes teachers will tell students that they must do something. They might say, “It’s time to come back to the table and begin the next activity,” and you might be thinking that you want to stay on the rug and keep looking at your book. Here are guidelines to help students follow the teacher’s decisions […]

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]]> Sometimes teachers will tell students that they must do something. They might say, “It’s time to come back to the table and begin the next activity,” and you might be thinking that you want to stay on the rug and keep looking at your book. Here are guidelines to help students follow the teacher’s decisions in class…

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