Intellectual Disability

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Intellectual Disability
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Personnel

• DeAnn Lechtenberger Principle Investigator
• Nora Griffin-Shirley Project Coordinator
• Doug Hamman Project Evaluator
• Tonya HettlerBusiness Assistant
• Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided
  by the Texas Council for Developmental
  Disabilities, with Federal funds made available
  by the United States Department of Health and
  Human Services, Administration on Developmental
  Disabilities. 599,247 (74) DD funds 218,725
  (26) non-federal resources.
• The views contained herein do not necessarily
  reflect the position or policy of the funding
  agencys. No official endorsement should be
  inferred.22

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Disability Categories
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Intellectual Disability
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Characteristics
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Characteristics
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Intellectual Quotient (IQ)
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Levels of intensity or support
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Limitations
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Impact on Learning
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Impact on Learning
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Teaching Strategies
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Promising Practices
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Teaching Strategies

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• Break down tasks. Teach in smaller components.
• Teach complex concepts over time one component at
  a time.
• Use a variety of instructional supports, from
  physical and verbal prompting to observational
  learning.
• Instructional strategies and materials should be
  designed with the students own interests and
  strengths in mind.

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Teaching Strategies

• Useful strategies for teaching students with
  intellectual disabilities include, but are not
  limited to the following techniques
• Teach one concept or activity component at a
  time.
• Teach one step at a time to help support
  memorization and sequencing.
• Teach students in small groups, or one-on-one if
  possible.
• Always provide multiple opportunities to practice
  skills in a number of different settings.
• Use physical and verbal prompting to guide
  correct responses, and provide specific verbal
  praise to reinforce these responses.

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Assistive Technology
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Software Development
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Organizations
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Contact Information

• DeAnn Lechtenberger, Ph.D.
• Principle Investigator
• deann.lechtenberger_at_ttu.edu
• Tonya Hettler, Business Assistant
• tonya.hettler_at_ttu.edu
• Webpage www.projectidealonline.org
• Phone [phone], ext. 302
• The views contained herein do not necessarily
  reflect the position or policy of the funding
  agencys. No official endorsement should be
  inferred.