Special+Education+Resources

Lori, Lauren, Tara, Heather On this page, you will find examples of special education resources useful for parents, teachers, and students.

=**Teacher Resources**= [|ldonline.com] LD Online contains information for parents, teachers, and students for strategies, resources, and links about learning disabilities. Highlights of this website include:
 * names and links to articles and books about reading and dyslexia
 * articles and links for information regarding helping children with learning disabilities learn study skills and strategies
 * questions and answers for parents,teachers, and students about homework help
 * classroom management tips for teachers to use when creating structure within their classrooms to support students with learning disabilities

School Psychologist Files This link leads to information regarding such disabilities as Autism, Emotional Disturbance, and Developmental Delays. Some of the resources you will find on this site include:
 * information on the disability
 * descriptions of testing tools used to diagnose the disability (such as rating scales) and how to interpret the scores
 * treatment options (where applicable)
 * links to online resources

=**Behavior Intervention**= [|pbisworld.com] Take a problem behavior and find a solution, all with data forms! This website helps you to create a behavior intervention plan in 4 easy steps:
 * 1) On the homepage, select the behavior you want to target.
 * 2) Confirm the description of behaviors the child may be exhibiting
 * 3) View tier 1 interventions that can be used to target the behavior (if you click on a specific intervention you will then be taken to a page which tells you why, when, and how to use the intervention. This page also includes links to additional resources to support the intervention).
 * 4) Print appropriate data tracking forms from the link below the tier 1 interventions

If your tier 1 intervention does not work, you can revisit the site and search for tier 2 interventions to target the specified behavior.

The video below contains a short clip on classroom management in action. The teacher in the clip, Ms. A., leads viewers through the steps that she follows to maintain the structure of the classroom. The idea Ms. A. shares of having a prepared list of logical consequences for negative behaviors students may exhibit is especially helpful.

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=**Co-Teaching Resources**= Co-Teaching Strategies This website is helpful for those teachers wanting to get their feet wet with co teaching. It includes six steps for the special education and regular education teacher to follow in order to be effective co-teachers.

Co teaching can be very rewarding when the two parties involved take the time to develop their teaching relationship. The teachers in the video below describe co teaching as a marriage and how the children benefit from having two teachers in the classroom and observing the mutual respect each teacher has for the other.

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 * Parent Education/Resources**

The below image will take you to the State Bureau of Special Education Resources page. While many of the links on the website are for legal documents required during the PPT process. There is a link under "Program Improvement" titled "Parent/Family Resources." Within this section you will find information regarding the PPT process, how to promote school success, and a parent's guide to the RTI framework.

[|Understanding Special Education] This website is a parent's guide to the special education process. For a parent of child who has been referred to special education, the process can become very overwhelming. The acronyms themselves can be overwhelming-IEPs, PPTs, SRBI-and can quickly turn into alphabet soup! By visiting this website, parents can get detailed information on each step of the referral process. Parents can also become educated on the various special education laws and their rights when it comes to the PPT process.

ldonline.org LD Online contains a vast wealth of information, articles, and links for parents of children with learning disabilities. Please see the section at the top of the page under "Teacher Resources" for more detailed information regarding the usefulness of this site.

The below video clip gives a short overview of the dangers of learned helplessness in children with learning disabilities. It is helpful for parents to see that their child is capable of achieving their goals, just via a different route. media type="custom" key="23988684"