Arkansas Transition Services

Characteristic 1 of 8: Provide administrative support (e.g., professional development for teachers and paraprofessionals, common planning, providing paraprofessionals) to teachers for students with disabilities included in general education classrooms.
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Characteristic 2 of 8: Provide specific instruction to support students with disabilities who are included in general education (e.g., differentiated instruction, learning strategies, study skills, organizational skills, personal management skills).

Characteristic 3 of 8: Evaluate the effectiveness of inclusive programming by using formative assessment to identify when adjustments are needed to accommodate all students’ learning differences (e.g., pace, communication skills).

Characteristic 4 of 8: Develop a receptive school atmosphere for including students with disabilities in general education by educating administrators, teachers, other staff, and students about person-first language and disability rights.

Characteristic 5 of 8: Observe and assess integrated environment to identify and provide interventions for needed academic, social, behavior, and communication skills to ensure a conducive learning environment for all students.

Characteristic 6 of 8: Use diverse instructional strategies to meet the learning needs of all students including universal design for learning, technology, and linking instruction to student interests.

Characteristic 7 of 8: Provide professional development for secondary personnel to ensure personnel are qualified to use universal design for learning and evidence-based instructional strategies.

Characteristic 8 of 8: Engage students as active participants in general education instructional processes utilizing multiple models of inclusive learning.