Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

August Monthly Instructional Guide for Students with Complex Access Needs

This month’s focus is on organizing your classroom and creating structure with rules, schedules, routines, and procedures. The content aligns with Quality Indicator II: Effective Teams and Quality Indicator III: Classroom Climate on the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

This guide lists specific steps you can take to provide AIM to students with complex access needs.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Behavior

Strategies for Preventing Behaviors

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses strategies for preventing behaviors.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Effective Practices for the Education of Students with Complex Access Needs

This video covers the role of the administrator, background history, common misconceptions, and the research and data behind educating students with significant cognitive disabilities.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Reinforcement Using Token System

For longer activities, earned tokens can provide a tangible representation of completing smaller components within the task. The tokens are often traded for a larger reinforcer at the completion of the task.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Behavior, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Inclusion

Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs

This rubric highlights best practices to facilitate learning for students with complex access needs. The document should be used as a guide by a campus/district team as they engage in reflection of their current practices and plan for program growth (T-TESS Dimension 4.2). To aid administrators in

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Differentiation in Action

In this video, Ayo Jones demonstrates how to differentiate a math lesson for a diverse group of learners.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Impartial Mediators: Who, What, and When?

In this video, Cheryl Jorgensen discusses when an impartial mediator may be needed and who might serve that role.

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

Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

This series of five courses explores the key themes in each of the five Quality Indicators from the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Behavior

Tips and Strategies for Special Education

Tips and strategies so you can survive and thrive in special education.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

August Monthly Instructional Guide for Students with Complex Access Needs

Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool: Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

Strategies for Preventing Behaviors

Effective Practices for the Education of Students with Complex Access Needs

Reinforcement Using Token System

Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs

Differentiation in Action

Impartial Mediators: Who, What, and When?

Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Tips and Strategies for Special Education

Texas Significant Cognitive Disabilities Contacts

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