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New Posts from TTAC ODU

IncorporATe Fun into Holiday Activities

December, winter break or other holidays can provide numerous opportunities to practice using AT.  Share these 6 tips for incorporating AT into fun activities and build skills.  Also, check out the surprise at the end...

Executive Functioning Skills: Working Memory and Autism (Part II)

September kicked off with a big-picture look at Executive Functioning Skills, then zoomed in on task initiation. Now it’s time to unpack another powerhouse skill...

Find Clarity in the Chaos: A Step-by-Step Mapping Tool

Have you ever encountered barriers in your efforts to support division or school teams in mapping their initiatives or resources? As division and/or school teams take stock of current efforts to support students and staff, this resource helps clarify how teams can engage in the mapping process to identify where time, people, and funding are going ...

Let’s Explore the New Reading & Math VESOLs!

The Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning (VESOL) are the revised academic content standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are enrolled in grades 3-8 and high school in Virginia. Newly revised reading and mathematics VESOLs (2025) are now available...

Try CRA at Home With Everyday Winter Items!

As the weather turns colder, winter provides the perfect opportunity for families to explore math in hands-on, cozy ways. The Concrete Representational Abstract (CRA) approach, a research-supported strategy used in classrooms, helps students...

New Education Specialist – Literacy

I’m thrilled to join Erin Saxon as the other half of our Literacy Duo for TTAC/ODU Regions 2 and 3!...

Literacy Is a Transition Skill

Literacy has always been more than an academic skill—it’s the foundation for learning, independence, self-advocacy and opportunity. The International Dyslexia Association’s (IDA) newly released definition of dyslexia emphasizes...

Planning with Purpose: CLASS-Aligned Lessons for Powerful PreK Practice

Looking for winter themed activities? Read this article to learn about our FREE CLASS aligned lesson plan pack, now available as an instant download!

Professional Learning

Effective Use of Data in Divisions

Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports’ Effective Use of Data in Divisions is a module series offering practical, evidence-based strategies to guide data-informed decision-making at the school and division levels.

Old Dominion University Opportunities

Tuition Discounts?

Are you a grad student in ODU's Darden College of Education and Professional Studies AND employed by a participating Virginia Public School Division? You might be eligible for a 25% tuition disount!