Modeling - Autism/Moderate and Severe Disabilities

What is the "Modeling" instructional strategy?

With "Modeling", the teacher engages students by showing them how to perform a skill while describing each step with a rationale.  This provides students with both a visual and verbal example of what they will be expected to do.

What are the "Autism/Moderate and Severe Disabilities" videos?

The Autism and MSD videos focus on the application of the entire range of Primary Level strategies to students with behaviors and needs typical of Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or Moderate and Severe Disabilities. The videos represent a cross section of student ages, group sizes, and instructional focus.

The following is a list of all of the Primary Level training videos  involving the "Modeling" instructional strategy being used with Autism/Moderate and Severe Disabilities students that are available for viewing.

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Instructional Videos
Video NamesVideo DescriptionsVideo Run TimesVideo Links
M4This video demonstrates the instructional strategies of Modeling, Opportunities to Respond, and Practice within a Math instructional focus.

These strategies are being used in a Elementary School, Individual and Group Instruction context with Autism/MSD students.

1 minutes, 33 secondsPlay video
R3This video demonstrates the instructional strategies of Modeling, Practice, Specific Praise, and Correction within a Reading instructional focus.

These strategies are being used in a Middle School, Individual Instruction context with Autism/MSD students.

1 minute, 50 secondsPlay video
R6This video demonstrates the instructional strategies of Modeling, and Practice within a Reading instructional focus.

These strategies are being used in a Elementary School, Individual Instruction context with Autism/MSD students.

1 minutePlay video