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High-Leverage Practices (HLPs)

What constitutes an effective special educator? What instructional practices are best for fostering student engagement and learning? Answers to these questions are central to the High-Leverage Practices in Special Education initiative, led by the Council for Exceptional Children and the CEEDAR Center.

Visit the CEEDAR Center website to learn more about their work.

Resources for High-Leverage Practices

High-Leverage Practices Resources - The High-Leverage Practice guidance document was collaboratively developed by the CEEDAR Center and the Council for Exceptional Children. Along with the document itself, these supplemental resources have been created to help assist the spread and implementation of the HLPs.

About the High-Leverage Practices – An overview of how the high-leverage practices (HLPs) were identified, the supporting research, and the HLPs broken into four aspects of practice—collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction.

HLP Refresh - Overview of the revised HLPs and a QR code to the website where people can access the free eBook.

Implementation Resources | High-Leverage Practices - A collection of resources to help you implement High Leverage Practices.

CEEDAR's Family Guide to At-Home Learning – Practical strategies that work for helping children of all ages who may be struggling with an at-home learning task.

IHE Resource List | Teacher Preparation for Inclusive Practices: A Resource for Teacher Educators - Highlights HLP alignment with existing resources from the TIES Center.

IRIS Center and CEEDAR Center’s Interactive Alignment Tool – Highlights HLP alignment with existing IRIS Center resources.

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Inclusive education practices are actions and approaches that ensure all students, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, have equal access to opportunities and resources. Inclusive classrooms are those in which students with disabilities are educated alongside their nondisabled peers to the "maximum extent appropriate," with specialized services and supports provided to help students succeed. Placement in a general education classroom, the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), should be the first and primary consideration.

Visit our Inclusive Education Resources to learn more.

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