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I love to use social narratives in my class. They are simple and quick. I do not read them every day. I do choose to read a few a week for general expectations and I will refer back to them at times of need. 2 of my students will repeat lines from a couple of my general rule narratives. Based on that it shows that they truly understand that there is an expectation. Some times I use them in the moment and it really feels like it is going over their heads. That is probably why people say to do it before hand. They seem to have a better effect when they are tailored to my students.

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-there are a ton of free social narratives online
-look for ones that have clear expectations
-if online ones don't work make one. I have used board maker and symbol stix to make them.
- keep them simple
-use the basic 4 sentence types
1-directive
2-descriptive
3-perspective
4-affirmative

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I tallied how many students were on the wall while waiting for their friends in the bathroom after reading the narrative and giving verbal praise for those doing a great job.

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I use social narratives for many students not just ASD. I have a TK-5th grade functional life skills class. I have students with Down's syndrome, Intellectually Disabled, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Disabilities and Rhett Syndrome. My student with autism likes to look at the narratives for free time. He will thumb through the binder and point to ones he wants.

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I use social narratives to teach expectations. I have some that I will read during morning gather. Others I will read just before the event in the narrative. For example, going to the library, an assembly, or the bathroom. I have some in a binder that my students like to look at for fun and I will read those to them at those times also.

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waiting outside of the bathroom

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making mistakes

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Social narratives are visually represented stories that describe social situations and how to respond appropriately. Narratives give responses or behavior to help children shape their skills.
They can explicitly teach communication skills, problem solving, decision making,  and interaction skills.