Behavior

Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Visual Supports for Vocational Training

Including visual supports, such as a self-management checklist, during vocational training organizes activities to aid students’ independence as they learn expectations and routines.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Verbal Redirection

Verbal redirection is a technique to guide students back to the task at hand when they become distracted or off task.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Evaluation, Instruction

Data Collection: Duration Recording

Duration recording documents how long a student engages in a specified behavior. This type of data collection is appropriate for behaviors that have a distinct beginning and ending.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Behavior, Evaluation, Instruction

Data Collection: Trial by Trial Recording

Trial-by-trial data collection is used often for academic tasks. Record data for each opportunity, or trial, the student is given. The data may be reported in trials or in percentages, depending on how the goal is written.

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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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Behavior, MTSS, State Guidance

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

Legal requirements concerning use of restraint and time-out, benefits of prevention-based strategies, interventions and supports that can be applied school-wide, in the classroom, and with individual students.

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Autism, Behavior

Power Card

A visual that uses a student’s interest as motivation to teach a skill or encourage a behavior.

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Autism, Behavior

Bullying and Students with Autism

Discusses the current state of bullying in school for students with disabilities, along with effective prevention and intervention programs.

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Autism, Behavior, Transition

Transition Assessment

Doing good assessment allows educators to craft the best possible plan for our students. Featuring Erik Carter, Ph.D.

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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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