Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research
Standards Alignment
STAR Autism Support
Curriculum Alignments to Standards
Empowering educators. Supporting students. Meeting mandates.
Why Standards Alignment Matters
STAR Autism Support has aligned all its evidence-based curricula—including the STAR Program, Links Curriculum, SOLER (Social Learning and Emotional Regulation), Academic Teaching Units (ATUs), and Themes First! Curriculum—to U.S. states' academic standards.
- Ensures compliance with federal and state mandates
- Supports evidence-based, standards-driven IEPs
- Promotes instructional consistency across classrooms
- Delivers meaningful learning outcomes for students with autism and developmental disabilities
- Including common national standards and are working on aligning to other alternate standards as they are available
Who Benefits?
- Students
- Special Education Teachers
- IEP Team Members
- School Administrators
- District Curriculum Leaders
- Special Education Administrators
AVAILABLE NOW
Standards and IEP Alignment Tool
An online tool that supports you to:
- Generate STAR Autism Support lesson alignments across all programs
- Access IEP goal examples for each lesson and standard alignment
Key Features
Dynamic filtering options by grade level, subject area, learning level, and lesson name
Dual-view functionality:
- Standards-first view: See all aligned lessons for each standard
- Lesson-first view: View all standards connected to specific lessons
Ready-to-use IEP goal examples for each curriculum lesson
Copy-and-paste functionality for efficient IEP document creation
Complete alignment coverage across all STAR Autism Support curricula
See It in Action
To schedule a demo of the new tool and learn how our curricula aligns with state standards and IEP goals: