My New School

Visual supports are an evidence-based practice to increase predictability and decrease challenging behavior. Many special educators spend endless hours creating and re-creating visual supports for their students with autism and other special needs. Instead of re-creating the wheel multiple times, My New School: A Transition Book to Personalize provides multiple template pages that can be individualized to develop transition books, a type of visual support designed to reduce anxiety about new classrooms and school settings, resulting in students who are more comfortable and successful. School teams can save time by creating a master document for their school or classroom and then personalize further with specific information for individual students. Parents can create transition books for a new school, and then update the information as their student progresses through grades. Helpful tips are provided on creating transition books and adding information throughout the school year to help each student settle in to new settings and routines. Mix and match template pages to create the most helpful support possible for your students.