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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Meeting Sensory Needs

Meeting your student’s sensory needs by identifying and supporting sensory preferences or sensitivities can have a significant impact on their success in the classroom.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Visual Supports for Vocational Training

Including visual supports, such as a self-management checklist, during vocational training organizes activities to aid students’ independence as they learn expectations and routines.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Students with Complex Access Needs

Master the principles of UDL, overcome implementation barriers, assess lesson fidelity, and design universally inclusive lessons for all students.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Teaching Math to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

This self-check will help you determine where your team is currently performing in regard to teaching mathematics to students with significant cognitive disabilities. Complete the Beyond Time and Money: Teaching Mathematics training and then complete this document to get the baseline for your team

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

August

This month’s focus is on organizing your classroom and creating structure with rules, schedules, routines, and procedures. The content aligns with Quality Indicator II: Effective Teams and Quality Indicator III: Classroom Climate on the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access

Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Behavioral Momentum

Behavioral Momentum is an instructional strategy that helps students transition from easy tasks to more challenging tasks, building confidence and engagement by creating a pattern of success.

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November

This month’s focus is on encouraging student communication. The content aligns with Quality Indicator V: Social Communication on the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs and the Administrator Companion Document to the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Setting Up Your Classroom: Evidence Based Practices for Students with Down Syndrome

In this video, Ayo Jones gives key ideas to make your students with Down syndome successful.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Error Correction

Error correction is an instructional strategy used to address incorrect responses during skill acquisition.

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Inclusion, Instruction, Assistive Technology, ARD/IEP Supports

TEA High Quality Instructional Materials Introduction Video

Introduction Video for TEA High Quality Instructional Materials

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