Strategies

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Frequently Asked Questions & Strategies

FAQs
Program Planning
What might IEP goals and objectives look like for a student with severe multiple disabilities?	Developing Student Focused IEPs (pdf) IEP Sample 1 (pdf) IEP Sample 2 (pdf) IEP Sample 3 (pdf) IEP Worksheet Activities (pdf) Communication IEP Skills (pdf) Gross Motor Skills (pdf) Vision Skills (pdf) Fine Motor Skills (pdf) Cognitive Skills (pdf) Speech IEP Objectives (pdf) Mealtime Skills (pdf) IEP Shell
How do IEP goals get translated into classroom & school activities?	Practice Skills Within Jobs (pdf) Environmental Scan (pdf) Sample Implementation Plan (pdf) Sample Primary Environmental Scan (pdf) Classroom Routines (pdf)
How can I facilitate long range planning for my student?	Pathways Guidelines (pdf) Pathways Sample (pdf) Pathways Shell (pdf) Implementation Plan (pdf)
What kinds of activities might be motivating for my student?	Student Motivators (pdf) Motivators Shell (pdf)
What would an ideal activity look like for my student?	Meaningful Routines Excellent Activity Checklist (pdf)
How do I include my student in an intermediate class?	3 Types Of Activities (pdf) Resource Room Jobs (pdf)
How do I include my student in elective classes at the high school?	Modifications For Electives (pdf) What Can I Do In Your Class? (pdf) Activity Matrix For Electives (pdf)
How can my student participate in art class?	Modifications For Art Classes
How can my student participate in classroom activities using a switch?	Powerlink Switch Elementary (pdf) Talking Switches Elementary (pdf) Voice Output Demo (avi) Powerlink Switch Secondary (pdf) Twister Game (avi) Music & Vibration (avi) Talking Switches Secondary (pdf) Talking Switch (avi) Switch Ideas Using Appliances (pdf) Spinner Activities (pdf) Number Bingo (avi) Jelly Beamer (pdf)
What might a schedule look like for a student with severe multiple disabilities?	Sample Schedules Purpose of Schedules (pdf) Primary Timetable (pdf) Primary Timetable 2 (pdf) Intermediate Timetable (pdf) Middle School Schedule (pdf) Secondary Timetable (pdf) Secondary Timetable 2 (pdf) Secondary Timetable 3 (pdf) Block Schedule (pdf) 5 day schedule (pdf) Generic Weekly Schedule (pdf)
What suggestions can I give parents who want homework for their child?	Functional Homework Activities (pdf)
How do I involve my student with such a short attention span?	Multiple Tasks Within Activities (pdf)
Which kinds of activities can allow all of my students to participate?	Activities For Universal Design (pdf) AAC & Universal Design (pdf) Universal Design Project (external link) UDL Doorbell Rang (pdf)
How can I involve my student in buddy reading with older students and their interests while keeping the book content simple?	Accessible Books (pdf) Class Made Big Books (pdf)
How might my student's disability impact his/her learning and participation?	Types of Seizures (pdf) Responses to Seizures (pdf)
How can assistants facilitate more independence for their students?	Stepping Back (pdf)

Please note that more Strategies are available in the manual, "Integration- Meeting the Challenge."