Everyday Speech is a social skills curriculum that uses video modeling, interactive games, and worksheets to make teaching social behavior easy and effective. Our ready-to-teach lessons help educators support PK-12 students in special education by building communication, self-regulation, and relationship skills.
Students in special education often need explicit instruction, predictable routines, and repeated practice to develop social thinking. Everyday Speech provides a comprehensive PK-12 social skills curriculum for special education that eliminates the guesswork for educators.
Thousands of video modeling lessons, interactive games, and digital and printable worksheets.
Built-in alignment to IEP and social communication goals.
Built-in tools for session planning and progress tracking.
Our curriculum gives learners in special education clear, step-by-step practice with the social skills they need to thrive in school and beyond. Select lessons that directly address individual IEP goals, or follow the curriculum to support overall skill development and generalization. Our materials cover a wide range of social skills for PreK–Grade 12.
Video modeling is a research-backed strategy proven effective for students with autism or other intellectual disabilities. Everyday Speech videos feature diverse, age-relatable actors modeling real-life social situations in ways students can understand and replicate.
Scenarios include making a request, joining a group, handling frustration, or responding to teasing. Visual supports like thought bubbles and voiceovers show the “why” behind each action, helping students build Theory of Mind and social thinking.
Student actors model real-life social situations that mirror classroom and community life
Thought bubbles make inner thoughts visible to help build Theory of Mind
Every scenario shows the “why” behind behavior to strengthen social cognition
Our curriculum is designed for explicit instruction and scaffolded practice, making it highly effective for students in special education who benefit from clear, structured teaching. Each unit begins with a video lesson that models the skill, then reinforces learning with interactive games and worksheets tailored to support understanding and generalization.
Units progress developmentally, so students can revisit and strengthen skills over time, helping them gain confidence and independence in social settings.
Everyday Speech is designed to meet the needs of students in special education across instructional settings.
Deliver highly individualized, IEP-aligned lessons tailored to specific social skill goals.
Select targeted lessons to foster peer interaction and shared practice in social skill groups.
Bring lessons directly into the general education classroom, allowing students to practice social skills alongside peers while receiving individualized guidance from a specialist.
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Help your young learners build self-regulation and friendship skills with age-appropriate lessons that make social learning engaging from day one.
Support students as social dynamics grow more complex, with lessons that address conflict resolution, perspective taking, and navigating peer relationships.
Help younger learners build foundational skills like self-regulation, emotional recognition, and communication with engaging, age-appropriate lessons designed for elementary students.
Everyday Speech is trusted by thousands of student support specialists to accelerate progress in social, behavioral skills. Our tools make it easier to teach, and more fun to learn.
Friendship 
Emotional Recognition 
Resilience 
Situational Awareness 