• Early Literacy Skill Builders
    Reading skill curriculum targeting all National Reading Panel components; natural progression from Pathways to Literacy.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales ESTR-III
    A transition rating scale that provides assessment leading to narrative descriptions of strengths, areas of participation with assistance, and areas of nonparticipation in five transition areas: Employment, Recreation and Leisure, Home Living, Community Participation, and Post Secondary Education. Developed for learners with MORE disability.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Authentic Inclusion for Students with Complex Access Needs
    In this video, Cheryl Jorgensen, an expert on inclusion for students with the most complex access needs, describes authentic inclusion. This video aligns with the Rubric of Effective Practices from TX CAN Indicator IV: Differentiated Instruction - Component 7.
    Type: Resource General
  • Every Move Counts (EMC)
    A sensory based approach to communication and assistive technology for individuals with significant sensory motor differences, developmental differences and autism.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Everyday Routines
    The primary purpose of FACTER is to assess and instruct students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. FACTER addresses the student’s ability to perform typical everyday "routines" and helps to identify instructional needs.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Functional Communication Profile - Revised
    The FCP-R yields an overall inventory of the individual's communication abilities, mode of communication (e.g., verbal, sign, nonverbal, augmentative), and degree of independence. The FCP-R is appropriate for individuals who range between mild and profound deficits.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Functional Educational Evaluation
    This comprehensive manual provides information for determining a student's knowledge, understanding, and functional skills in pre-academic, academic, and/or vocational areas. It outlines methods for obtaining more information than is possible through traditional evaluations. The manual includes a CD containing implementation forms.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Functional Independence Skills Handbook
    FISH is targeted toward people with developmental disabilities, but this program would also be beneficial for children in the early grade levels or anyone with cognitive deficits, school age through adult. It is a criterion-referenced series of 421 tasks.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Functional Skills Assessment (used with the FEILA Curriculum (Active Learning))
    Consists of a book (The FIELA Curriculum: 730 Learning Environments), a catalog of activities and a velcro board which is used to organize the child's week. FIELA Curriculum offers a variety of level appropriate activities for children with multiple special needs. Works best in Internet Explorer.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource
  • Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)
    HELP 0-3 is widely recognized as a comprehensive, on-going, family centered curriculum based assessment process for infants and toddlers and their families. HELP 3-6 (2nd Edition) is a comprehensive, on-going, curriculum-based assessment for use with young children and their families. HELP 3-6 complements and extends the skills of HELP 0-3.
    Type: Assessment and Instruction Matrix Resource