Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Assistive Technology

Administrator Interview Resource for Educators Working with Students with Complex Access Needs

This resource was created to assist administrators when interviewing educator applicants who will support students with complex access needs.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Assistive Technology

Supporting Communication

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator V: Social Communication in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Importance of Having a Vision of Inclusive Education & an Ordinary Life

In this video, Cheryl Jorgensen discusses having a vision of an inclusive education and an ordinary life.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Presuming and Constructing Competence

This self-check will help you determine where your team is currently performing in regards to Presuming Competence.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Student Confidentiality

In this video, Ayo Jones talks about student confidentiality.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Evaluation

Student Input

This video shows how one educator gathered information from her students of different ability levels.

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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, Assistive Technology

Social Communication: Incorporating Communication Devices

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses how to incorporate communication devices into classroom activities.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Assistive Technology

Communication Systems for Students with Complex Access Needs Across Environments

In this video, Cheryl Jorgensen emphasizes that communication systems should be consistently used across environments.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports

A Step Toward IEP Quality and Rigor for Students with Complex Access Needs

Develop high-quality IEP components for students with significant cognitive disabilities using the Quality & Rigor Rubric.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Administrator Interview Resource for Educators Working with Students with Complex Access Needs

Supporting Communication

Importance of Having a Vision of Inclusive Education & an Ordinary Life

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Presuming and Constructing Competence

Student Confidentiality

Student Input

Personal Communication Dictionary

Social Communication: Incorporating Communication Devices

Communication Systems for Students with Complex Access Needs Across Environments

A Step Toward IEP Quality and Rigor for Students with Complex Access Needs

Texas Significant Cognitive Disabilities Contacts

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