Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Building an Authentic Academic Response for Students with Complex Access Needs

Learn to work with students with no authentic academic response, creating PLAAFPs, goals and implementing best practices for academic growth.

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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

Classroom Organization, Schedules, and Positive Behavior Supports

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator III: Classroom Climate in Texas SPED Support's Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism

Supports for Paraprofessionals

This resource collection equips paraprofessionals with essential knowledge, including job responsibilities, understanding disabilities, and strategies for instruction, communication, and behavior management, ensuring they can effectively support students' academic, social, and behavioral needs.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Teaching Literacy to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

The purpose of this training is to give teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities the information and tools needed to provide meaningful literacy instruction and experiences.

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Autism, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Behavior Contingency Map

A visual that shows consequences for expected and challenging behaviors.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Prompting

Prompting is an evidence-based practice designed to direct a student’s attention. Using the least restrictive prompt possible allows for quick fading.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Functional Communication Training (FCT)

Functional Communication Training is a practical application of communication skills that equips students with the tools th

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Instruction

Connecting Communication and Instruction for Students with Complex Access Needs

Learning Objectives: Define communication and establish the importance of teaching communication skills. Demonstrate the relationship between communication and behavior. Review considerations in developing and acquiring communication systems. Investigate student response modes. Explore strategies

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