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Elements
Elements
1A - Focus on Students: Teachers plan and implement a student-centered learning perspective that frames diversity as an educational asset and supports each student in relevant and challenging experiences that explore students’ identities and extend their learning.
1B - Knowledge of Students: Teachers elicit and solicit knowledge of each student’s assets and needs, including cognitive, cultural and linguistic, social–emotional, and physical and developmental capacities, in the service of increasing active engagement in learning.
1C - Student Backgrounds and Family Engagement: Teachers meaningfully engage and form partnerships with families, guardians, and caregivers in addressing each student’s learning needs, health, and well-being and are responsive to the range of economic, social, cultural, linguistic, and community factors that affect student development and learning.
1D - Diversity and Equity: Teachers are responsive to students’ diverse experiences, cultures, languages, identities, interests, strengths, and needs and apply evidence-based principles that intentionally cultivate equitable access, opportunities, and positive outcomes for each student.
Aspects of Engagement
Student Engagement Strategies
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) & Extensive Support Needs (ESN)
Strategies
Strategies
Establish Clear Routines and Expectations: Use visual schedules, first-then boards, and consistent daily structures.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression.
Differentiated Instruction: Adapt tasks based on individual student needs, levels, and goals.
Assistive Technology: Tools like communication devices (AAC), text-to-speech software, and adaptive keyboards.
Structured Teaching (TEACCH Model): Use structured physical spaces and task systems for predictable learning.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS): Reinforce positive behaviors through consistent feedback and incentives.
Active Student Response Techniques: Use strategies like choral responses, whiteboards, or response cards.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Teach emotional regulation, social skills, and coping strategies.
Sensory Supports: Provide calming tools (fidgets, noise-canceling headphones, sensory corners).
Task Analysis and Prompting: Break tasks into small steps and use prompting hierarchies (least-to-most).
*Preschool Learning Foundations (ECSE)
CSTP Workshops
CSTP Workshops
Resources & Articles
Resources & Articles
TEACCH Autism Program – Structured teaching for students with autism and related needs.
CAST UDL Guidelines – Comprehensive framework for UDL application.
Center on PBIS – Resources on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
IRIS Center – Modules on special education strategies.
Understood.org – Tools and information for learning and attention issues.
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials – Resources for accessible instructional materials.
Project Core – Supports for implementing universal communication for students with complex needs.*Motivators & preferred items to engage
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