How to include students with high support needs in grade level regular education curriculum

All teachers must understand what their students need to learn in a given grade level and how to best structure their teaching and learning activities throughout the school year to accomplish this. What and how to teach students with significant cognitive disabilities has been the subject of much debate. Commonly debated issues include whether:

• These students should be held to the same academic expectations as students without disabilities.
• Their instruction should prioritize grade-level academic content or life skills.

All students, including students with significant cognitive disabilities, should learn from the general education curriculum based on the grade-level content standards.

This presentation will focus on how to improve support for students with autism who have significant learning needs in general education settings. The presenters will identify effective full-inclusion models, common barriers to accessing and implementing these models, and examples of supports for individual students. The presenters will close by sharing

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