Significant Cognitive Disabilities

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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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

April Monthly Instructional Guide for Students with Complex Access Needs

This month’s focus is on acknowledging progress. This is where you celebrate the results of all the hard work you have accomplished while implementing the best practices from the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs and the Administrator Companion Document to the

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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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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction

Guide to Implementation of Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

This guide lists specific steps you can take to provide AIM to students with complex access needs.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Social Communication: Giving Wait Time

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses strategies for giving wait time.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Education

This self-check will help you determine where your team is currently performing in regard to the Fundamentals of Inclusive Education. Complete the Fundamentals of Inclusive Education training and then complete this document to get the baseline for your team. As you move forward in your practice, use

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Classroom Schedule Template

This sample schedule can be edited to organize the day for classroom Staff.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Supports for Participation

This self-check will help you determine where your team is currently performing in regards to planning supports for student participation.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Beyond Time and Money: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Complex Access Needs

Master strategies to teach math to students with significant cognitive disabilities, including embedding specialized instruction in general education.

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

Data Collection: Trial by Trial Recording

Trial-by-trial data collection is used often for academic tasks. Record data for each opportunity, or trial, the student is given. The data may be reported in trials or in percentages, depending on how the goal is written.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

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

April Monthly Instructional Guide for Students with Complex Access Needs

Personal Communication Dictionary

Guide to Implementation of Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

Social Communication: Giving Wait Time

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: The Fundamentals of Inclusive Education

Classroom Schedule Template

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Supports for Participation

Beyond Time and Money: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Complex Access Needs

Data Collection: Trial by Trial Recording

Texas Significant Cognitive Disabilities Contacts

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