Social-Emotional Supports in Special Education

Regulation and academic success go together. This 31-slide professional development resource offers a practical framework for building social-emotional skills into the school day, from classroom design to explicit emotion teaching.

What's Inside

• 31 detailed slides on social-emotional supports in special education
• Calm Environment Strategies: muted palettes, reduced clutter, predictable spaces
• Sensory and Emotional Regulation Zones — Calming Corner, Movement Area, Focus Nook, Sensory Wall
• Regulation Skill Progression Diagram: co-regulation to proactive self-regulation
• Emotional Awareness Continuum for teaching nuanced emotion recognition
• Teaching Emotion Language and Labeling using an emotions wheel and real-life practice
• Role-Play and Practice Schema: introduce, model, practice, and plan for generalization
• Academic and Behavior Integration showing how regulation drives focus and engagement
• Practical Classroom Examples: check-ins, calm corners, transition warnings, breathing breaks
• Guidance for teachers, behavior specialists, related service providers, and paraprofessionals

How It Helps You

• Gives concrete ideas for calm environments and regulation zones
• Shows a progression from co-regulation to self-regulation
• Includes classroom examples like check-ins and transition warnings

Ways to Use It

Use it for staff PD, classroom setup planning, or social skills program design.

Who It's For

Special education teachers, behavior specialists, related service providers, and paraprofessionals.

Format

Digital slide resource, 31 slides. Instant download.

Need more than one?

If you use professional development resources with your team, this course fits alongside many others on special education practice. The Special Education Courses Bundle includes this resource and more in one download, and you save 66% compared to buying each item separately.