Dyslexia & Reading Differences
My Brilliant Brain
Recognize advanced thinking separately from the effort of reading print.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Extraordinary Strengths. Unique Challenges. Unlimited Possibilities.
Twice-exceptional students may demonstrate advanced reasoning, creativity, problem-solving, or academic ability while also requiring support with reading, writing, attention, communication, sensory processing, executive functioning, or emotional regulation.
At #smithingifted, we believe gifted instruction and individualized support belong together.
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Recognize the Strengths. Understand the Challenges. Remove the Barriers. Empower the Learner.
60 student activities · 28 teacher tools · 10 family resources
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Dyslexia & Reading Differences
Recognize advanced thinking separately from the effort of reading print.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dyslexia & Reading Differences
Try reading-access options and choose one that preserves comprehension and challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dyslexia & Reading Differences
Choose an accessible way to demonstrate comprehension with evidence.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
Separate advanced idea development from handwriting and transcription demands.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
Organize ideas before spending effort on transcription.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
Compare expression tools and request a tool suited to a learning goal.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
Describe interests, strengths and learning preferences without pressure to conform.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
Create a flexible first/next/then schedule with a clear change plan.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
Select comfortable ways to request clarification, time and participation options.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
Identify communication access preferences without assuming one method fits everyone.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
Request access to directions, media and discussion in an advanced-learning classroom.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
Use complete written information to solve and explain a sequencing puzzle without audio.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
Choose individualized tools for reading, creating and reasoning.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
Reason about spatial relationships using accessible descriptions and manipulatives.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
Communicate material and environmental access needs while retaining challenging goals.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
Turn a challenging assignment into an accessible first action.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
Experiment with attention supports using personal evidence rather than judgments.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
Use a visible planning loop with realistic checkpoints and flexible revision.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
Notice environmental barriers and choose individualized sensory supports.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
Design a respectful lunch access plan with available supports and choice.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
Identify lighting barriers and request a practical environmental adjustment.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
Generate several interpretations and ask for clarification rather than mind-reading.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
Use context and explicit communication while recognizing uncertainty in social cues.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
Practice direct, respectful clarification and boundary messages.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
Identify what changes, what stays and which support makes transition possible.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
Build acceptable backup choices without making support conditional.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
Choose private communication, adult support and a gentle return-to-learning plan.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
Set useful revision criteria and a stopping point for a meaningful task.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
Use a low-stakes mistake as evidence for a strategy change.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
Notice intensity changes and choose help without diagnosing emotions.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Identify strengths and interests while giving support needs equal importance.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Build a learner-directed guide to interests, communication and access.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Practice communicating a learning need with chosen adult support.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Explore complex mathematical ideas with accessible number representations.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for dyscalculia and math-related learning difficulties that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Receive complete directions in a usable mode while engaging in advanced reasoning.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for auditory processing differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Show design reasoning without unnecessary fine-motor demands.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for developmental coordination and motor challenges that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Communicate complex ideas through a chosen expression route.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for speech and language differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Externalize steps and information so reasoning can stay complex.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for working-memory challenges that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Use enough response time to develop thoughtful ideas.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for processing-speed differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Plan meaningful challenge with flexible effort, pacing and rest.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for chronic illness and fatigue-related access needs that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Participate in advanced investigations through safe, accessible spaces and tools.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for physical disabilities and mobility access that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Coordinate communication, materials and participation supports around a meaningful goal.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Create a practical plan for multiple disabilities and complex access needs that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Describe evidence of a strength and an access need together.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Prepare an optional learner message for a planning meeting.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Compare learning conditions without making preferences permanent labels.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Plan an ambitious question with the access needed to explore it.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Request assistance through a chosen communication mode.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Choose among equal-status ways to demonstrate complex thinking.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Plan effort and rest without disclosing medical information.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Document creative reasoning without minimizing access needs.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
Select private evidence of thinking, strategy and growth.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Accommodations provide access. They are not the same as lowering intellectual expectations.
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