Instruction

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction, Behavior

Evidence Based Practices for the Education of Students with Down Syndrome

Learn about inclusion, teaching skills, and promoting pro-social behavior for children with Down syndrome.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Evaluation, Instruction

Data Collection: Duration Recording

Duration recording documents how long a student engages in a specified behavior. This type of data collection is appropriate for behaviors that have a distinct beginning and ending.

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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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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Assistive Technology

Designing and Supporting Instruction

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator IV: Differentiated Instruction in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Taking a Standard and Making It Accessible

In this video, Ayo Jones shows how a ninth-grade biology standard can be made accessible for students working on prerequisite skill levels.

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Inclusion, Instruction

Chapter 1: What Is Collaborative Instruction? (Instructional Leader)

In this Collaboration and Flexible Grouping course, instructional leaders will learn to define, recognize, and identify leadership action to improve collaborative instruction.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Prompting

Prompting is an evidence-based practice designed to direct a student’s attention. Using the least restrictive prompt possible allows for quick fading.

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Inclusion, Instruction, Assistive Technology, ARD/IEP Supports

Eureka Math TEKS Edition (K-5)

Supports the use Eureka Math TEKS Edition (K-5)-aligned instructional materials to provide specially designed instruction.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Priming

Priming is an antecedent strategy where relevant information is presented before an activity occurs to increase appropriate responding and reduce challenging behavior.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Instruction

Personal Communication Dictionary

A personal communication dictionary documents student-specific actions and their meanings.

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