Special Education

What is Low Incidence? ​

​Low incidence refers to disabilities that occur in low numbers including Physically Impaired (PI), Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH), Blind/ Visually Impaired (BVI), Autism (ASD), Deaf/Blind (D/B), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Developmental Cognitive Disabilities (DCD), Down Syndrome, and Others

• Range of abilities

• ​Range of needs

• Range of ​

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Range of Students

How they are written/why

• Set to meet state standards​

• Set t​o meet student needs

  • In the classroom

  • life long/life skills

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• Predictability

• Trust

• Smooth transitions

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The Importance of Routines

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• Visual schedules

• written schedules

• schedule cards

• First/Then

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Student Schedules

Types we use in the classroom:

• Switches

• IPads/communication apps

• ​Eye Gaze

• Light board

• Stander​

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Assistive Technology

• Used to meet student goals

• Leveled according to ability levels

Specialized Curriculum

• Physical Therapist

• Occupational Therapist

• Speech Therapist

• Assistive Tech.

• Deaf Ed. Teacher

• Visual impairments teacher ​