Description

Ages: 6-12

Grades: 1st-6th

Author: Rachele Ellsworth, M.S., CCC-SLP

Boost Predictive Thinking and Social Awareness with Real-Life Visual Cues!

This powerful resource is designed to help students interpret visual information and make accurate predictions about what might happen next. By analyzing facial expressions, body language, and situational context, learners develop essential inferencing and reasoning skills.

Targets Key Comprehension and Thinking Skills:

• Making inferences based on visual and contextual clues

• Predicting outcomes using critical thinking

• Interpreting facial expressions, gestures, and environmental cues

• Strengthening perspective-taking and background knowledge connections

How It Works:

Each double-sided card features:

• Front: A full-color photo that captures a moment in time

• Back: Scaffolded prompts to guide students through interpreting the image, inferring meaning, and predicting logical outcomes

Perfect For:

• Social language groups

• Inference and reasoning intervention

• Speech and language therapy sessions

• General education or special education settings

Why It Works:

Students engage in real-world problem solving by identifying nonverbal cues and applying their background knowledge to predict what will happen next. The visual format keeps learners invested and encourages meaningful discussion and reflection.

Includes:

✔️ 50 double-sided photo cards
✔️ Scaffolded inferencing and prediction prompts
✔️ Answer key for support and guidance
✔️ Durable storage box for easy organization