Dyslexia & Reading Differences
My Brilliant Brain
Recognize advanced thinking separately from the effort of reading print.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Twice-Exceptional Students (2e)
Extraordinary Strengths. Unique Challenges. Unlimited Possibilities.
Twice-exceptional students may demonstrate advanced reasoning, creativity, problem-solving, or academic ability while also requiring support with reading, writing, attention, communication, sensory processing, executive functioning, or emotional regulation.
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Dyslexia & Reading Differences
Reading My Way
Try reading-access options and choose one that preserves comprehension and challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dyslexia & Reading Differences
Show What I Know
Choose an accessible way to demonstrate comprehension with evidence.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
My Ideas Are Bigger Than My Pencil
Separate advanced idea development from handwriting and transcription demands.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
Brainstorm Before Writing
Organize ideas before spending effort on transcription.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Dysgraphia & Written Expression
Choose Your Writing Tool
Compare expression tools and request a tool suited to a learning goal.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
This Is How My Brain Works
Describe interests, strengths and learning preferences without pressure to conform.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
My Predictable Day
Create a flexible first/next/then schedule with a clear change plan.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Autism & Neurodivergent Learning Profiles
My Communication Choices
Select comfortable ways to request clarification, time and participation options.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
How I Communicate Best
Identify communication access preferences without assuming one method fits everyone.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
My Classroom Communication Plan
Request access to directions, media and discussion in an advanced-learning classroom.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students
Visual Learning Challenge
Use complete written information to solve and explain a sequencing puzzle without audio.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
My Accessible Learning Toolkit
Choose individualized tools for reading, creating and reasoning.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
Describe It, Build It, Explain It
Reason about spatial relationships using accessible descriptions and manipulatives.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Blind & Low-Vision Students
My Learning Access Plan
Communicate material and environmental access needs while retaining challenging goals.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
Mission: Get Started!
Turn a challenging assignment into an accessible first action.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
My Focus Formula
Experiment with attention supports using personal evidence rather than judgments.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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ADHD & Executive Functioning
Plan It. Do It. Check It.
Use a visible planning loop with realistic checkpoints and flexible revision.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
My Sensory Detective Profile
Notice environmental barriers and choose individualized sensory supports.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
Cafeteria Survival Plan
Design a respectful lunch access plan with available supports and choice.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Sensory Sensitivities & Sensory Overload
Lighting Detective
Identify lighting barriers and request a practical environmental adjustment.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
What Else Could It Mean?
Generate several interpretations and ask for clarification rather than mind-reading.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
The Social Detective
Use context and explicit communication while recognizing uncertainty in social cues.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Social Communication & Emotional Cues
Say What You Mean
Practice direct, respectful clarification and boundary messages.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
When Plans Change
Identify what changes, what stays and which support makes transition possible.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
My Plan A, Plan B, Plan C
Build acceptable backup choices without making support conditional.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Unexpected Changes, Cognitive Flexibility & Meltdowns
My Regulation & Recovery Plan
Choose private communication, adult support and a gentle return-to-learning plan.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
Progress Over Perfect
Set useful revision criteria and a stopping point for a meaningful task.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
The Mistake Investigation
Use a low-stakes mistake as evidence for a strategy change.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Emotional Intensity, Anxiety & Perfectionism
My Emotional Intensity Meter
Notice intensity changes and choose help without diagnosing emotions.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Twice-Exceptional Superpowers
Identify strengths and interests while giving support needs equal importance.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Learner User Manual
Build a learner-directed guide to interests, communication and access.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
I Can Advocate for Myself
Practice communicating a learning need with chosen adult support.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Math Access: My Strengths & Choices
Explore complex mathematical ideas with accessible number representations.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Math Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for dyscalculia and math-related learning difficulties that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Math Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for dyscalculia and math-related learning difficulties.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Listening Access: My Strengths & Choices
Receive complete directions in a usable mode while engaging in advanced reasoning.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Listening Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for auditory processing differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Listening Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for auditory processing differences.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Movement & Making Access: My Strengths & Choices
Show design reasoning without unnecessary fine-motor demands.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Movement & Making Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for developmental coordination and motor challenges that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Movement & Making Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for developmental coordination and motor challenges.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Expression Access: My Strengths & Choices
Communicate complex ideas through a chosen expression route.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Expression Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for speech and language differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Expression Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for speech and language differences.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Memory Supports: My Strengths & Choices
Externalize steps and information so reasoning can stay complex.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Memory Supports: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for working-memory challenges that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Memory Supports: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for working-memory challenges.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Thinking-Time Access: My Strengths & Choices
Use enough response time to develop thoughtful ideas.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Thinking-Time Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for processing-speed differences that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Thinking-Time Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for processing-speed differences.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Energy & Fatigue Access: My Strengths & Choices
Plan meaningful challenge with flexible effort, pacing and rest.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Energy & Fatigue Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for chronic illness and fatigue-related access needs that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Energy & Fatigue Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for chronic illness and fatigue-related access needs.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Mobility & Space Access: My Strengths & Choices
Participate in advanced investigations through safe, accessible spaces and tools.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Mobility & Space Access: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for physical disabilities and mobility access that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
Mobility & Space Access: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for physical disabilities and mobility access.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
My Connected Access Team: My Strengths & Choices
Coordinate communication, materials and participation supports around a meaningful goal.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
My Connected Access Team: My Practical Support Plan
Create a practical plan for multiple disabilities and complex access needs that preserves intellectual challenge.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Additional Twice-Exceptional Learning Differences
My Connected Access Team: Teacher Accommodation Checklist
Plan and check individualized access for multiple disabilities and complex access needs.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Teacher Quick-Start Guide
Keep high expectations and reduce disability-related barriers.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Twice-Exceptional Student Strengths Profile
Document strengths with evidence alongside access needs.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Student Interest & Talent Inventory
Turn chosen interests into opportunities for depth.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Classroom Access and Accommodation Checklist
Check materials, communication, space and response access before teaching.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Sensory-Friendly Classroom Audit
Identify environmental barriers without forcing sensory exposure.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Environmental Trigger Observation Form
Describe environmental conditions and access without labeling behavior.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Strengths-Based Student Conference Form
Let student voice shape an ambitious, accessible learning plan.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
IEP/504 Accommodation Implementation Checklist
Plan implementation of existing authorized accommodations.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Gifted Differentiation With Accessibility Planner
Pair depth, complexity and choice with access supports.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Advanced Learning Without Unnecessary Barriers Guide
Separate the intellectual goal from incidental task demands.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Flexible Assessment and Response Options
Gather valid evidence through several accessible response routes.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Parent-Teacher Communication Template
Coordinate one access change through respectful, private communication.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Student Self-Advocacy Conference Guide
Support learner requests without making advocacy a condition of access.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Predictable Transition Planning Form
Prepare clear changes, choice and supported restart.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Dysregulation Prevention and Recovery Planning Guide
Distinguish prevention, acute support and recovery.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Assistive Technology Options Checklist
Match technology to a functional access goal and learner preference.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Executive Functioning Supports Checklist
Externalize planning and initiation while keeping complex thinking.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
Twice-Exceptional Myth vs. Fact Handout
Replace false either/or assumptions with access-and-challenge planning.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit
2e Professional Learning Reflection Guide
Reflect on instructional assumptions and plan a practical improvement.
Teachers · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Understanding My Child’s Strengths
Notice strengths and interests without minimizing support needs.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Home Sensory Preferences Inventory
Notice comfortable conditions and reduce chosen environmental barriers.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Homework Without Overwhelm Planner
Co-plan access, effort and a first step for home learning.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Morning and Evening Routine Cards
Create predictable, adjustable routines with learner choice.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Preparing for Unexpected Changes
Offer clear information, acceptable choices and processing time.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Parent-School Communication Form
Ask for shared planning around a specific learning-access barrier.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Questions to Ask at an IEP/504 Meeting
Prepare family and learner questions about access and advanced learning.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Supporting a Child Who Feels Different
Listen and support belonging without requiring conformity.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Celebrating Growth Beyond Grades
Recognize meaningful progress chosen by the learner.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Family Resources
Supporting Gifted Children With Learning Differences
Provide both intellectual challenge and individualized access at home and school.
Parents & Families · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Strengths and Support Needs
Describe evidence of a strength and an access need together.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My IEP Meeting Voice
Prepare an optional learner message for a planning meeting.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
How I Learn Best
Compare learning conditions without making preferences permanent labels.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Advanced Learning Goals
Plan an ambitious question with the access needed to explore it.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Help-Seeking Script
Request assistance through a chosen communication mode.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Learning Choice Board
Choose among equal-status ways to demonstrate complex thinking.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Energy and Break Planner
Plan effort and rest without disclosing medical information.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Creativity and Problem-Solving Profile
Document creative reasoning without minimizing access needs.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Giftedness, Identity & Self-Advocacy
My Strengths-Based Student Portfolio
Select private evidence of thinking, strategy and growth.
Students · K–2 / 3–5 / 6–8
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Teacher Toolkit: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners
Accommodations provide access. They are not the same as lowering intellectual expectations.
Understanding & Supporting Your Twice-Exceptional Child
Practical family support, with your child’s choices and strengths at the center.
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