Instructional Supports

MILD/MODERATE/SEVERE:

Use of Stimulus & Response Prompts
Use of Verbal, Gestural, Model, and Physical Prompts
Massed Trial Format
Spaced Trial Format
Distributed Trial Format - embedded instruction
Phases of learning: acquisition, fluency, maintenance, and generalization

AUTISM:

Provide routine or structure
Allow individual learning
Clear, unambiguous language and direction
Provide subject lists, terms, and glossary
Allow extra time for completion
Use of literal verbiage for assessments
Breaking instruction into smaller chunks

ED:

Guided notes
Active student responding
Provide review and maintenance learning
Breaking instruction into smaller chunk
Provide examples of final product
Provide opportunities for individual learning
UDL
Monitor Progress through informal assessments

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES/OHI:

Modeling modifications to movement
Provide physical access
Slower pacing of demonstrations and assessments
Provide video and audio demonstrations
Provide step by step instruction verbally and written

DEAF/HARD OF HEARING:

Use of closed captioning
Use of body exaggeration and dramatization
Use of video and visuals
Systematic vocabulary instruction with overexposure and repetition
Pre-teach vocabulary
Use of more than one mode of delivery