10 Research-Based Tips for Enhancing Literacy Instruction for Students With Intellectual Disability
This article provides educators and IEP team members with a framework for reflecting on current reading practices to make research-based adjustments that are likely to improve student outcomes. Each tip describes the rationale for the recommendation and provides implementation guidance.
Authors: Christopher J. Lemons, Jill H. Allor, Stephanie Al Otaiba, and Lauren M. LeJeune
Publication Date: 2016
Publisher: Teaching Exceptional Children
Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software and professional development materials to school personnel in order to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
Down Syndrome Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with hemopphilia and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: February 2022
Publisher: KidsHealth
Providing Meaningful General Education Curriculum Access to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
This brief discusses what access to and progress in the general education curriculum means for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. It also confirms that federal education laws require that students who participate in the AA-AAAS receive instruction in the same grade-level content as all other students. It is the achievement expected on the same grade-level content that can be reduced in breadth, depth, and complexity
Authors: Ricki Sabia, Jessica Bowman, Martha Thurlow, and Sheryl Lazarus
Publication Date: July 2020
Publisher: TIES Center, University of Minnesota
Standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for Students Who Participate in AA-AAS
This brief provides guidelines and examples from the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) resources to use when creating standards-based IEPs for students in AA-AAS.
Publication Date: October 2015
Publisher: National Center and State Collaborative