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Secondary Characteristics: A Performance Factor
For students with a disability, performance does not align with ability. In my view, there are 3 different categories of performance factors: the disability, gaps in achievement, and secondary characteristics. (Percents are contrived to provide a visual representation.) To address these secondary characteristics, which manifest as a set of behaviors, I suggest a focus on…
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Token Sheet to Address Target Behaviors
Perhaps the vast majority of students with disabilities need support with math. Their challenges with math can be directly related to their disability or can be the result the effects of an ongoing struggle with math. The later results in what is termed secondary characteristics. When I work with students with a disability, I first…