Significant Cognitive Disabilities

A visual timer is an antecedent tool especially helpful for tasks with clear start and end points. They can support student behavior and enhance classroom management.

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

This resource is intended for school transportation staff and includes information on how to support students with disabilities on the school bus. This resource includes sections for supporting student behavior on the bus, disability characteristics, disability-specific support strategies, and

Behavioral Momentum is an instructional strategy that helps students transition from easy tasks to more challenging tasks, building confidence and engagement by creating a pattern of success.

Priming is an antecedent strategy where relevant information is presented before an activity occurs to increase appropriate responding and reduce challenging behavior.

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