Examine specific teaching methods that have proven to be effective in teaching students with disabilities. All of our resources on this subject are included on this page:
Access in Action
Ideas and Suggestions for Curricular Adaptations at the Elementary Level (January, 1993)
This guide published by the Colorado Department of Education is aimed at elementary teachers. A definition of curricular/instructional adaptations, decision-making framework for using adaptations, and case studies are presented.
Information Briefs
Response-to-Instruction and Universal Design for Learning: How Might They Intersect in the General Education Classroom?
This brief
provides an introduction to Response to Intervention and Universal Design for Learning, and explores their intersection in the classroom.
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Teaching Matters: The Link Between Access to the General Education Curriculum and Performance on State Assessments
This brief is an introduction to the linkage between classroom practice and student performance on State assessments.
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Aligning IEPs With State Standards and Accountability Systems
Geared to education professionals and administrators, this information brief summarizes current research on the alignment of IEPs with state standards.
Using Mnemonic Instruction to Facilitate Access to the General Education Curriculum
This Access Center brief provides the reader with a definition, detailed description, and benefits of mnemonic instruction. It also includes information on how educators can obtain training in mnemonic instruction.
Research to Practice FAQ
Use this set of FAQs to implement, scale up, sustain, and evaluate research-based interventions. Its purpose is to help educators become critical consumers of interventions and programs.
Strategies to Improve Access to the General Education Curriculum
This highly useful chart addresses the differing mediums in which access can be achieved, including instructional methods and practices, materials and media, supports and accommodations, and assessment. The chart is periodically updated with new strategies and applications to specific content areas.
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Teacher-Paraeducator Collaboration
This brief promotes collaboration between teachers and paraeducators by identifying the elements of collaboration, delineating classroom roles, and providing a tool to improve efficiency and communication in the classroom.
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Using Peer Tutoring to Facilitate Access
This brief defines peer tutoring and provides a brief description of three examples of peer tutoring, including how it promotes access to the general education curriculum and evidence of effectiveness.
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Presentations
English Language Learners in Special Education
This presentation by Dr. McLeod covers the many issues facing LEP special education students.
Strategies to Enhance Access to the General Education Curriculum for Students with Disabilities
This presentation offered practical solutions for improving student learning with an emphasis on instructional goals, teaching strategies, materials and media, supports and accommodations, and assessment tools and procedures.
Using Research-Based Strategies to Improve Access to the General Education Environment
This presentation, given at the 2005 CEC convention, examines a variety of research-supported instructional strategies. Use in conjunction with Strategies to Improve Access brief.
Webinars
"The Strategic Instruction Model: How Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement Routines Help Educators Respond to NCLB"
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Dr. Jim Knight facilitated this webinar on May 19, 2004. The session introduced participants to the Strategic Instruction Model and presented ways to improve achievement for all students. While some students develop learning strategies naturally, others, especially students with disabilities, need explicit instruction to learn and generalize these important skills. Dr. Knight's presentation explains the specifics of the Strategic Instruction Model, how to practically implement it in the classroom, and, more generally, how this will help educators respond to NCLB.
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For additional information on this or other topics,
please contact
The Access Center at accesscenter@air.org.
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
The Access Center is a cooperative agreement (H326K020003) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, awarded to
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This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Cooperative Agreement H326K020003 with the American Institutes for Research. Jane Hauser served as the project officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education.
No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred.
