Significant Cognitive Disabilities

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

Texas SPED Support’s Monthly Instructional Guides help special education teachers in self-contained classrooms navigate the school year. Each month contains relevant content and resources.

In this video, Ayo Jones reflects upon keeping the vocabulary in communication systems student-centered.

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses how to get started with learning stations.

Error correction is an instructional strategy used to address incorrect responses during skill acquisition.

A personal communication dictionary documents student-specific actions and their meanings.

Interval recording involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods and is useful for high-rate behaviors that are difficult to count and/or do not have a clear beginning or end.