Editable No Screaming Social Story: Using a Quiet Voice

What is included

• •One illustrated social story about using a quiet voice instead of screaming
• •A gentle wording that describes far more than it instructs, and a firmer direct wording
• •Four child looks: a boy or a girl, with light or dark skin
• •Half-page booklets in wide and tall pages, in US Letter and A4
• •Blank write-in booklets in US Letter and A4, for the stories only you can write
• •A guide with a printed link and QR code for each wording that opens your copy in the free Social Story Maker

What the no screaming social story says

The gentle wording is eight pages long, one picture and one short sentence on each page, told in the child's own voice. The first two pages read:

The pages after that cover:

• how loud screaming is, and how it can hurt ears and make a room feel scary
• why screaming makes it hard for people to know what a child needs
• what a quiet voice sounds like, and how it helps people listen and help
• taking a deep breath when a scream is coming
• words to use instead, like asking for help or saying they feel mad
• how the people around them stay calm and can help

The direct wording says the same things in seven pages, with the expectation stated plainly.

When to read a no screaming social story

Read it on a calm day, and again just before the places where screaming tends to happen: the car, the store, a sibling's turn, the end of screen time. It is a rehearsal for next time, not a tool for the middle of a meltdown; when a child is overwhelmed, keep words few and the room quiet.

How to read the no screaming social story with your child

1. Start with the gentle wording; switch to the direct one if your child does best with a plain rule.
2. Print the child look that matches your child, and write their name on the cover.
3. Read it in your own quiet voice, so the story sounds the way it asks.
4. Practise the deep-breath page together, then practise asking for help in a quiet voice.
5. When you hear quiet asking later, praise it using the story's own words.

No screaming social story questions

What is a no screaming social story?

A no screaming social story is a short illustrated story, in the approach developed by Carol Gray, that describes screaming and yelling from the child's point of view and offers a quiet voice instead. Read at a calm time, it gives the child words and a plan before the loud moment comes.

Does it work as an inside voice or quiet voice social story too?

Yes. This screaming social story is about using a quiet, calm voice, so it serves as an inside voice story, a quiet voice story and a no yelling story as well. If your child yells rather than screams, change that one word in the free maker before you print.

Can I personalize the story?

Yes. The guide prints a link and a QR code for each wording that opens the no screaming social story in the free Social Story Maker. There you can add a child's name, put their own photos on the pages, change any sentence, then download and reprint it as often as you like.

What formats and paper sizes are included?

One ZIP with print-ready PDFs in US Letter and A4: the story in four child looks, each in wide and tall booklet pages and in both wordings, plus blank write-in booklets and the guide. Print at actual size, cut each sheet in half along the dashed line, stack the pages in order and staple the left edge.

How do I receive the files, and can I use them with my whole class?

Delivery is instant: checkout unlocks the download and emails you the link, and the pack stays in your My Resources library. It is licensed for personal and single-classroom use. Because it is a digital download, all sales are final; if a file will not open, email [email protected] and Spectrum Unlocked will fix it.