Amber Guissenchlag and Catilyn Williams at Stephan F. Austin and Roxanna Munoz at Sam Rayburn Middle School are getting the school year off to a stellar beginning incorporating the News2You and Unique Learning Systems Curriculum in their classrooms. Structured classrooms provide high student engagement allowing students to learn independence, self-care, and self advocacy skills.
News2You, a component of Unique, links standards to curriculum content for students with special needs. These standards are aligned to grade level TEKS and address STAAR- ALT 2 essence statements. Below is an example of pictures and symbols that are utilized during instruction.