Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Facilitating Effective Team Member Behavior

In this video, Cheryl Jorgensen discusses the importance of processes and norms in facilitating effective team member behavior.

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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, Inclusion

Least Dangerous Assumption: Evidence Based Practices for Students with Down Syndrome

In this video, Ayo Jones shares the concept of presuming competence and the Least Dangerous Assumption.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Behavior

Behavior as Communication

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses why behavior is communication.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Creating a Class Schedule

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses creating schedules.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Teamwork and Transitions

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator II: Effective Teams in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports

IEP Quality and Rigor Rubric

This document guides the development of PLAAFP, goals/objectives, and progress monitoring methods of the individualized education program of students with significant cognitive disabilities.

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

Data Collection: Trial by Trial Recording

This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a trial-by-trial data collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention.

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