Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Teaching Literacy to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

The purpose of this training is to give teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities the information and tools needed to provide meaningful literacy instruction and experiences.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Inclusive Education Team Meeting Agenda/Minutes

This blank agenda template can be used to prepare for an inclusive education implementation team meeting.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion

Excerpts from the Experts

Our “Excerpts from the Experts” collection features content from experts in educating students with significant cognitive disabilities. Topics cover authentic inclusion, presuming competence, and strategies for teams supporting students with complex access needs.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports, Instruction

Building a Foundation

The purpose of this series is to create a standard of high-quality instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities across the state of Texas. Each course in the series explores a Quality Indicator from the Rubric of Effective Practices.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Building an Authentic Academic Response for Students with Complex Access Needs

Learn to work with students with no authentic academic response, creating PLAAFPs, goals and implementing best practices for academic growth.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Instruction

Connecting Communication and Instruction for Students with Complex Access Needs

Learning Objectives: Define communication and establish the importance of teaching communication skills. Demonstrate the relationship between communication and behavior. Review considerations in developing and acquiring communication systems. Investigate student response modes. Explore strategies

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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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