Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Providing Effective Classroom Support to Teachers of Students with Complex Access Needs

This video addresses how leaders can provide effective classroom support to teachers.

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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

Task Analysis and Chaining

In this video, Ayo Jones elaborates on the concept of scaffolding by using task analysis to teach skills through forward or backward chaining.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

September Monthly Instructional Guide for Students with Complex Access Needs

This month’s focus is on building relationships and collecting data. The content aligns with Quality Indicator II: Effective Teams 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

How to Differentiate Instruction for Students with Disabilities

In this video, Ayo Jones gives an example for how to differentiate instruction for students with disabilities.

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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, Instruction

Hierarchy of Cueing and Prompting

This chart organizes the levels of support a student might need from least to most invasive.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Instruction

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator I: Alignment with State Standards in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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