Help Your Students Finally Access Reading Comprehension

Struggling to find reading materials your students can actually access and understand?

This symbol-supported reading comprehension bundle is designed for non-readers, beginning readers, and students with autism or special education needs—giving them the visual support they need to successfully read and comprehend.

With 300+ short, structured stories, this resource helps students build confidence, independence, and real comprehension skills.

What Students Will Learn

• Improve reading comprehension with visual supports
• Build understanding of simple sentences and vocabulary
• Answer comprehension questions with confidence
• Complete cloze (fill-in-the-blank) activities
• Develop independence during reading tasks

Who This Is For

• Special education teachers
• Autism classroom teachers
• Speech therapists
• Life skills and transition programs

Perfect for students who are:

• Non-readers or beginning readers
• Using AAC or visual supports
• Working on early comprehension skills
• Learning to read simple sentences

What’s Included (300+ Stories)

This bundle includes a wide range of engaging topics to keep students interested:

• Fiction and non-fiction stories
• Biographies and real-world topics
• Seasonal and holiday themes
• High-interest life skills topics

Each story includes:

• A short, simple 4–5 sentence passage
• Symbol-supported text for accessibility
• Cut-and-paste cloze activity
• Comprehension quiz

Designed for Autism & Special Education

This resource is intentionally structured to support diverse learners:

• Symbol-supported text for visual learners
• Short, predictable sentence structure
• Repetition to build confidence and mastery
• Reduced language load for accessibility

Why This Resource Works

Many students struggle with comprehension because the text itself is inaccessible.

Symbol support provides the visual scaffolding students need to:

• Understand vocabulary
• Follow along independently
• Stay engaged in reading tasks

This makes it an ideal tool for students who are not yet ready for traditional reading passages.

How Teachers Use This Resource

• Independent work
• Small group instruction
• Reading centers
• IEP goal practice (reading & comprehension)
• Early literacy intervention
• Speech therapy sessions

Why This Bundle Stands Out

• 300+ stories (full-year or multi-year resource)
• Wide range of topics and themes
• Consistent structure across all stories
• No prep—just print and use
• Supports a wide range of ability levels

What Teachers Are Saying

“I love this resource for life skills! So easy to just print and go. I love that it's age appropriate at a lower level, which is really hard to find!" - Tessa, high school special education teacher

"My students love this resource! It has helped them work on life skills and how reading connects and relates to the real world." - Brittany, autism teacher

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this appropriate for non-readers?
Yes! This resource was designed specifically for non-readers and beginning readers.

Can I use this with students who use AAC?
Yes—symbol support makes this highly accessible for AAC users and visual learners.

What age group is this best for?
This can be used across a wide range of ages depending on reading level, from early learners through transition-age students.

Is this a full curriculum?
Yes—this bundle can be used as a comprehensive reading comprehension resource across the school year.

What topics are currently included? Resources included are: Black History, Insects, Kitchen, Ocean Animals, Sports, Earth Day, Thanksgiving/Fall, Technology, Valentine's Day, Weather, Winter, Women's History, Zoo Animals, Summer, St. Patrick's Day, Spring and Easter, Space, Presidents, Back to School, Pets, Inventors, Christmas and Holidays, Athlete Bios, Hygiene, Community Workers, transportation, doctor visits, Kobe Bryant, Kitchen, Dinosaurs, Instruments, Farm Animals, Household Chores, Black History (Set 2), Arctic Animals, Life Cycles, Ecosystems, and Halloween. (If more stories are created in the future, they will be added to the bundle too)

Looking for the same stories without symbols?

Check out the Easy Reading Comprehension Bundle (no symbol support) to differentiate across your classroom.

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