10 SDI Mistakes Special Education Teachers Make (and How to Fix Them)

Описание: Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is one of the most misunderstood parts of an IEP—and when it’s written poorly, it doesn’t get implemented. In this video, I break down the 10 most common SDI mistakes I see in special education and show you exactly how to fix each one so instruction is clear, teachable, measurable, and realistic for classrooms.

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In this video you’ll learn:
• SDI vs. accommodations (and why it matters)
• How to align SDI to IEP goals
• How to write clear, usable SDI
• How to add frequency and fading
• How to avoid dependence
• How to progress monitor SDI correctly
• How to write SDI gen ed teachers can implement

Video Chapters

00:00 Why Most Teams Were Never Trained on SDI
00:23 Mistake #1: Writing SDI as Accommodations
01:05 Mistake #2: SDI Doesn’t Match the IEP Goal
01:43 Mistake #3: SDI Is Too Broad to Use
02:20 Mistake #4: No Instructional Frequency
02:47 Mistake #5: SDI Written as “Help”
03:16 Mistake #6: Not Teaching Independence
03:52 Mistake #7: Same SDI for Every Student
04:34 Mistake #8: Not Realistic for Gen Ed
05:11 Mistake #9: No Progress Monitoring
05:38 Mistake #10: SDI Not Updated as Needs Change
06:01 How to Write SDI That Actually Works

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