Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction
Student Portfolios for Students with Complex Access Needs
In this video, Ayo Jones shares tips and strategies on student portfolios.
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Instruction
Assistive Technology, Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders, Inclusion, Instruction
Texas AT Support
This extensive resource has been designed for educators and families and is intended to serve as a repository of the most commonly used Assistive Technology resources.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Assistive Technology
Adapted Books and Texts
This video shows how one educator adapts age-appropriate books and texts in ways that match her students’ unique strengths and abilities to increase interest and engagement, support vocabulary development, and strengthen understanding of concepts and experiences.
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Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, MTSS
TEKS Behavior Alignment Resource Collection
A centralized set of tools and companion guides designed to support the alignment of behavioral supports with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This collection assists administrators, educators, and ARD committees in making data-informed decisions that promote positive student outcomes
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction
Grading Rubric Classroom Scenario
This video shows how Mr. Broden, a middle school special education teacher, uses the Sample Grading Rubric for Students with Complex Access Needs and demonstrates how to: identify prerequisite skill access points to TEKS provide instruction that integrates individual accommodations and modifications
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Behavior, Autism
Personal Communication Dictionary
This video shows how one educator uses a personal communication dictionary to document student-specific actions and their meanings.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology: Switch Types
This video shows how different types of switches, combined with other technologies, allow students with complex needs and physical disabilities, with limited fine motor control, to engage more independently with the world around them.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Instruction
Learned Helplessness
In this video, one educator defines learned helplessness and shares strategies for prevention.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Instruction
Assistive Technology: Switch Interfaces
In this video, one educator describes how switches work and how switch interfaces expand what a switch can control.
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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Instruction
Assistive Technology: Writing Tools
In this video, one educator discusses how selecting assistive technology for writing should focus on identifying a student's barriers and choosing tools that help them concentrate on expressing their ideas.
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