Significant Cognitive Disabilities

April

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, Instruction

May

This month’s focus is on wrapping up the school year. All year, you have used 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 Complex Access Needs to guide your practice. This

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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, 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

February

This month’s focus is on administering state assessments. The content aligns with Quality Indicator I: Alignment with State Standards 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

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

March

This month’s focus is on improving student supports. The content aligns with Quality Indicator III: Classroom Climate, Quality Indicator IV: Differentiated Instruction, and Quality Indicator V: Social Communication on the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs and the

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Grading Rubric for Students with Complex Access Needs: Classroom Scenario

This grading rubric scenario demonstrates how to identify prerequisite skill access points to TEKS, provide instruction that integrates individual accommodations and modifications, pre-plan individual supports, and use task analysis to determine individual student mastery of an assignment or activity

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