NCEO and the TIES Center, both funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, have jointly published the first four videos in a series for parents of K-12 students with significant cognitive disabilities. The videos, available on NCEO’s YouTube Channel address various aspects of supporting the learning of children with significant cognitive disabilities at home:

Helping Your Child with Routines at Home

Helping Your Child with the Foundations of Communication at Home

Helping Your Child with Communication at Home

Helping Your Child with Academics

Each video focuses on three key questions: Why is it important to focus on this with my child at home? How can I do this at home? What support can I ask for from my child’s school?  These videos help families learn ways to support the learning of their children with significant cognitive disabilities at home and have conversations with teachers to link home- schools supports. Educators and other audiences will also find the videos useful as they work with parents and families.

Over the next several months, additional videos will address ways for parents to support the learning of reading, writing, and math at home. There will also be one on monitoring progress. To be notified when additional videos are released, follow NCEO on Facebook or subscribe to NCEO’s YouTube channel.