Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities
First/Then
A first/then visual support is an effective strategy used to help students understand and follow a sequence of activities.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion
Having Effective and Efficient Team Meetings
This document provides guidance on a variety of structures and processes for effective collaborative team meetings.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Behavior
Proactive Behavior Strategies
In this video, Ayo Jones talks about how positive behavioral supports can be implemented throughout instructional activities to maintain focus and engagement.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports, Instruction, Assistive Technology, Behavior, Inclusion
Administrator Companion Document to the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs
This document provides administrators with best practices to facilitate learning for students with the most complex access needs and the evidence that they should see if practices are implemented.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities
February Monthly Instructional Guide Checklist
Texas SPED Support’s Monthly Instructional Guides help special education teachers in self-contained classrooms navigate the school year. Each month contains relevant content and resources.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Assistive Technology
Vertical Alignment
In this video, an educator reviews how she uses the TEKS Vertical Alignment documents.
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Evaluation, Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Promoting an integrated delivery of services for students who have experienced a TBI/concussion.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction
Classroom Manual
This video shows one educator reviewing the classroom manual she uses with her paraprofessionals.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction
Task Analysis Form
This form can be used to break down the steps of an activity and indicate the support the student required for each step.
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ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Evaluation
Data Collection: Task Analysis
This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a task analysis data collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention.
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