Category: Special Education Classroom

Second grader washing his hands at a classroom sink while a paraprofessional watches, one of the task analysis examples in the guide

Task Analysis Examples: 10 Routines With Steps and a Data Sheet

Ten original task analyses for self-care, classroom, cafeteria and work routines, with chaining methods, a prompt-level data sheet and IEP goals.
Paraprofessional watching two elementary students sort counters, with the teacher nearby, during paraprofessional training through classroom coaching

Paraprofessional Training: A Guide for Special Education Directors

What IDEA and states require, CEC's seven competency areas, a ten-topic curriculum, training formats that change practice and how to measure results.
Middle school students learning the same science concept through a drawing, a video and a hands-on model, an example of universal design for learning

Universal Design for Learning: UDL Guidelines 3.0 and Examples

What UDL is, the three principles of CAST's UDL Guidelines 3.0, classroom examples, a lesson plan outline and what federal law says about UDL.
Third graders with and without disabilities working in small groups in an inclusion classroom while two teachers support them

Inclusion Classroom: Meaning, Models, the Law and 2024-25 Data

Inclusion classroom meaning, the LRE law behind it, five staffing models, an example class, a three-setting comparison and 2024-25 OSEP data.
Small group of elementary students working with a special education teacher in a self-contained classroom

Self-Contained Classroom in Special Education: Meaning, Rules, Data

What a self-contained classroom is, where it sits on the continuum, who it serves, state class size rules, setup, a schedule and moving toward inclusion.
Four elementary students in a small group with their teacher in a special education resource room

Resource Room in Special Education: Meaning, Rules and Schedule

Resource room meaning, how it compares with inclusion and self-contained classes, pull-out vs push-in, five state rules, a schedule and IEP wording.
Elementary students answering together in a small group, an example of high-leverage practices in explicit instruction

High-Leverage Practices: The 22 HLPs, Second Edition Explained

All 22 high-leverage practices in the 2024 second edition, grouped by domain, with pillar practices, classroom examples and how districts use them.
First grader placing a felt star on a five-space token board at a classroom table

Token Board Guide: Setup, 3 Examples, Fading and Data

A practical token board guide: choosing behaviors, tokens and rewards, three original boards, exchange, fading, response cost, data and BIP links.
Middle school students working in a small group while two teachers lead other groups, one of the co-teaching models

Co-Teaching Models: The 6 Approaches Compared and Explained

The six co-teaching approaches compared in one table, with how specially designed instruction is still delivered and written into the IEP.
Second grader placing a picture card in a pocket of his visual schedule in an elementary special education classroom

Visual Schedule Guide: Types, 5 School Examples and Data

Visual schedule types, how to make and teach one, five original example schedules from preschool to grade 7, prompt fading, data and IEP goals.