Videos

The methods to establish an initial mand are described including issues related to prompting responses. Shaping is described as a process of systematic application of successive approximations and differential reinforcement. The importance of systematically using and fading prompts is introduced.

This segment extends basic mand training procedures for students who may use sign language as their primary response form.

The initial steps for teaching mands are presented. This segment introduces mand teaching procedures for students who will make requests through vocalizations (speaking).

Transfer trials are teaching trials for mands that deliberately fade prompts. Two types of prompt fading transfer trials are described: within trial transfer trials and second trial transfers.

This segment includes examples of the different types of mand necessary for effective communication. The relation between motivation and requesting for all mands is stressed.

The Planning for the Future Checklist is designed to support youth with disabilities, as well as their family and IEP team members, to ensure they are reviewing all aspects of transition planning at age appropriate intervals. This video depicts how the Planning for the Future Checklist could be utilized during an IEP meeting for a student with behavioral health and learning needs who is just entering the transition process at age 14.

The mismatch of intervention and need is often what causes our students to struggle with actualizing growth and positive student outcomes. Guest, Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden helps us understand matching intervention to students’ needs.

A multi-tiered system of support for mathematics requires many stakeholders to ensure the systems level and the individual student level is aligned, supported, and effective. In a recent edition of the Communique, Dr. Erica Kaurudar and Jared Campbell, two PaTTAN Educational Consultants, provided insight into practical strategies for supporting a multi-tiered system of support for mathematics.

This video provides an overview of Project MAX, a State Personnel Development Grant awarded to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by the Office of Special Education Programs. Intermediate Unit and Local Education Agency team members across Pennsylvania describe the benefits and their experiences as they implement the practices of the project.

Held annually since 2014, the Governor’s STEM competition challenges student teams to research, design, and present a project that can improve the lives of Pennsylvanians. As part of a three-part series, joining PaTTANpod to share their perspectives on the competition is Bishop Shanahan High School teacher and STEM competition advisor, Dr. John Janasik.