RMTC-DHH dives into the twentieth high-leverage practice (HLP) from the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) Center and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)’s publication High-Leverage Practices in Special Education, "Use intensive instruction." Learn about the four functions of intensive instruction and what intensive instruction may look like for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and students who are deaf PLUS additional disabilities.
This video was made in collaboration with the Florida Problem Solving and Response to Intervention Project (PS/RtI) and the Access Project.
Music written and performed by Samuel McIntire.
RMTC-DHH Resources
Florida Resources
- Florida Department of Education (FDOE) Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) IDEA-Funded State Projects:
National Resources
References
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U.S. Department of Education. (1992). Deaf students education services. Office of Civil Rights. https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq9806.html
