topics

past presentations handouts

School Committee Presentation - Nov 7, 2011 - Handout of Betsey McKeon’s presentation. Live blog notes from Patch.com.

F-SEPAC presentation on Turning Age Three: For Children Going from Early Intervention to Special Education

Handouts Part 1, Handouts Part 2, Handout Part 3, slide show (no online yet. Please check back)

School Committee Presentations - Feb 15, 2011- F-SEPAC presentation, Special Education Annual Summary, Review of Special Education Data 2010, Special Education Report 2010(relates to previous handout)

Creating a Vision Presentation - http://fcsn.org/pti/topics/vision/index.html Vision Handout IEP Vision Examples

An IEP for My Child Presentation - http://fcsn.org/pti/topics/iep/index.html This link includes handouts from the lecture.

Basic Rights in Special Education 2011

Identifying Early Struggling Readers

Dr Martha Herbert Autism Presentation March 2010

Sensory-Motor Preference Checklist - Sensory Strategies for Kids 11-2009

Taking Care of Yourself - Caring for the Caregiver - Topic: Stress Management

MCAS Assessments: An Overview - What is an MCAS Alternate Assessment? - MCAS Alternate Assessments - List of Accommodations for the MCAS - can be found in Appendix B - MCAS and Special Education - Requirements for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in MCAS - MCAS Information from Federation for Children with Special Needs

Speech and Language Handout - Touch Cues to Help with Articulation - Children's Books that Help with Language

Letter of Intent - A fact-filled letter that you can leave behind for others so that they may best understand how you specifically want your child to be cared for when you are gone.

Building Compassion How to talk to your children about disabilities and how to support families of children with special needs.

for parents

info on the IEP/Individual Education Plan and the 504 Plan

What is an IEP?

What is a 504?

504 vs. IEP? and IEPs v 504 Plans

IEP Process Guide

IEP: Summary, Process and Practical Tips

Individualized Education Program (IEP): Summary, Process and Practical Tips www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/iep_guide.pdf

What happens if my child is found ineligible? - http://www.concordspedpac.org/WhatIEP.htm#NoIEP

Sample Letter for a Request for an Assessment

List of Special Needs Acronyms

Common Core Standards - http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/commoncore/

Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Parents' Rights Brochure) in English and Translated Versions

IEP Prep Tool Kit

IEP Checklist

Translated IEP Forms and Notices

Draft IEPs

Accommodations Manual

8 Steps to a better IEP meeting

Is a Child with ADD/ADHD [or Other Health Impairment & Learning Disabilities] Eligible for Special Education?

Compensatory Services

How to File a Complaint

Effective Progress

Functional Skills

IEP Delivery Timelines and http://fcsn.org/pti/topics/iep/tools/eligibility_flow_chart.pdf

Independent Evaluations

Least Restrictive Environment

Special Education Checklist for Parents things to look for when choosing a school

Question and Answer Guide on Special Education Extended School Year Programs

Framingham Extended School Year Programs

IEP Information for Parents: Special Education regulations, articles, videos

SpeakingofSpeech.com - Has an IEP Goal bank with ideas for SLP goals, resources, lessons.

Info for After School Activities

about raising a child with special needs and some guidance

Resources and links for early intervention (children birth to three years of age)

Ten Ways a Special Needs Child Will Change You Forever

Falling in Love with Your Real Child

Five Ways to Empower Your Special Needs Child

10 Tips for a Successful School Year

Party and Holiday Survival Guide For All Kids

Disciplining the Special Needs Child: 11 Time Tested Tips from Dr. Sears

Getting Past Learned Helplessness for Children Who Face Severe Challenges: Four Secrets for Success by Linda J. Burkhart

Emergency Treatment Plans for Kids with Special or Chronic Health Issues

Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs

Letter to a New Teacher and a New Classroom

Articles about Dyslexia

Five Reasons To Stop Saying Good Job

Practical Guide For People with Disabilities who want to go to College

legal and tax info

Reissued Mileage Reimbursement for Transportation to and from School

Children's Mental Health Guide from the Boston Bar Association and Children's Hospital

Observation of Education Programs by Parents and Their Designees for Evaluation Purposes http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/09_2.html www.wrightslaw.com/info/priv.confid.observe.htm www.wrightslaw.com/info/ferpa.osep.observe.htm www.spedwatch.org/files/Pick_Childs_Teacher.pdf www.spedwatch.org/files/School_Observations.pdf

Disability Policy Consortium All of our efforts go into promoting inclusion, independence, and empowerment by guiding policies that ensure programs and services enable people with disabilities to participate in the political, economic, and social mainstream of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

All members will have access to:

• Legislative Advocacy Training - Understand how bills become laws and how you can influence public policy decisions that affect you.

• Lobbying Leadership - Learn new skills for communicating, sharing, and advocating for yourself and others.

• Legislative Alert Service (email and by phone) - Receive vital up-to-date information regarding legislative and budget issues.

•Information on Issues of Importance - Receive information on relevant topics such as healthcare reform, accessibility issues, emergency planning, long terms supports and Medicaid.

transition planning (for children ages 14-22)

Transition from School to Adult Life http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/links/transition.html

DLC’s Planning a Life After Special Education - http://www.dlc-ma.org/manual/

Transition from School to Adult Life - Time Lines - http://www.arcmass.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=jvat0pVvj1E%3d&tabid=36

IDEA 2004: Transition Services for Education, Work, Independent Living - http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/art/defs.transition.htm

Transition Planning Form (TPF) http://www.fcsn.org/pti/topics/transition/tools/tpf.pdf

Transition from the Federation for Children with Special Needs http://www.fcsn.org/pti/topics/transition/index.html

Transition Web Resources list from FCSN http://www.fcsn.org/pti/topics/transition/websites.pdf

Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit was created to serve as a guide to assist families on the journey from adolescence to adulthood http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/family_services/transition.php

Transition to Adulthood from National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities ww.nichcy.org/EducateChildren/transition_adulthood/Pages/Default.aspx

Transition, Transition Services, Transition Planning - http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/trans.index.htm

Council for Exceptional Children - Division on Career Development and Transition

DCDT focuses on the career development of children, youth and adults of all ages and exceptionalities, including transitions and career development of exceptional children.

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures. http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1431 http://www.ncset.org/publications/default.asp#top - lots of publications on transitions

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities. The NCWD/Youth is composed of partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development issues. NCWD/Youth is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

Through the Department of Labor (DOL) The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy as well as practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities.

School-to-Work Outreach Project

STWOP was a nationwide, three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education to improve school-to-work activities including students with disabilities by identifying and sharing school-to-work models/practices/strategies that work, encouraging others to adopt or replicate those models.

Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education is providing the information in this pamphlet to explain the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools.

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)

NSTTAC assists states in building capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.

Partners for Youth with Disabilities is a mentoring program that matches adolescents and young adults with people who have similar disabilities. http://www.pyd.org/

Person Centered Planning http://www.nationaldb.org/ISSelectedTopics.php?topicCatID=56

response to intervention - RTI

What is RTI? Response to Intervention

Response to Intervention: Guidelines for Parents and Practitioners - http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/art/rti.hale.htm

What You Need to Know about IDEA 2004 Response to Intervention (RTI): New Ways to Identify Specific Learning Disabilities - http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm has link to other helpful articles about RTI

National Center on Response to Intervention - http://www.rti4success.org

National Center on Response to Intervention for Massachusetts - http://state.rti4success.org/index.php?option=com_state&stateId=123

activities and strategies for helping your child

10 Ways to Think Therapeutically About Toys

Helpful Handouts on Mainly Language and Other Developmental Issues

Sensory Processing Disorders/ Sensory Integration

Make Your Own Therapy Tools and Toys

Tar Heel Reader - http://tarheelreader.org - a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces (i.e. switches, alternative keyboards, touch screens, and dedicated AAC devices). The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format.

Free Online Programs for Communication that can be downloaded onto your computer and used with a mouse, a touch screen or a switch - www.northerngrid.org/ngflwebsite/sen/Menu-L.htm www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/resources/restop.htm www.starfall.com

Access Info for MA Travel from Mass Travel and Tourism

Recipes for Fun - homemade play dough, paints, chalk, bubbles.

Info on applications for iPad, iPhone and iTouch to help children communicate - http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac, http://www.apple.com/education/special-education/, http://atmac.org

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education (2010)

apps for children with special needs - a4cwsn.com - A4cwsn is dedicated to serving children with special needs and the associated communities who work with them. We believe that emerging technology can empower children to develop important quality-of-life skills. We strive to help consumers make informed decisions on which APPS would be the most effective teaching and learning tools for each individual child.

VoiceThread (any grade level): a collaborative, multimedia slide show using images, documents and videos. Users add comments using voice, text, audio files, or videos. Features a dedicated members-only network for K-12 educators and their students.

http://ed.voicethread.com/#home

Kerpoof! (elementary and middle school): Free, multimedia authoring software allows students and teachers to create animated stories, original artwork and movies. Website features a variety of lesson plans and ideas for the classroom. http://www.kerpoof.com/teach

Flickr (any grade level depending on activity): Flickr began as a photo hosting website, but a number of educators have found ways to use the photos (both personal photos and those in the public domain) to tell stories. http://www.flickr.com/

Edublogs (any grade level): blogs for educators and their students. Teachers control all content and create student blogs for them, to ensure student security and privacy online. http://edublogs.org/

Wikis in Education (any grade level): A number of different wiki options are available for creating a classroom wiki page. One of them, Wet Paint, has created a site with ideas/suggestions for educators using wikis in the classroom. http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Wikis+in+the+Classroom?t=anon

Ginger (any grade level): An online contextual spellchecker designed for individuals with dyslexia or other learning disabilities that may affect writing. Uses the context of a student's writing to identify errors of spelling, grammar and word usage. http://gingersoftware.com/

Ghotit (any grade level): An online contextual spellchecker designed for individuals with dyslexia or other learning disabilities that may affect writing. Uses the context of a student's writing to identify errors of spelling, grammar and word usage. http://www.ghotit.com/home.shtml

inclusion - see our page on inclusion

disability awareness - see our page on bullying

bullying - see our page on disability awareness

poetry & humor - see our page of poetry and humor

recreation opportunities for people with disabilities

Physical Activity and Recreational Resource Guide: Massachusetts & New England

www.disabilityinfo.org/MNIP/DB/FSL/FactSheet.aspx?id=115

Recreational Resource Guide from Franciscan Hospital 2009.pdf

Recreational & Sports Organization Links for Persons with Disabilities http://www.sciboston.com/sportsrec.htm

Sports for All: Resources for Inclusive Sports Guide - This guide provides information on resources for including children of all abilities in sports activities. - http://www.bostnet.org/matriarch/documents/SportsforAll.pdf

other

FREE US Department of Education Publications - 1-877-4ED-PUBS, TTY/TDD: 1-877-576-7734, Fax: 1-301-470-1244 Para español, llame al 1-877-433-7827

Federation for Children with Special Needs lists a wide range of online resources for parents

Disproportionality: A Look at Special Education and Race in the Commonwealth

Framingham Public School District COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT OF FINDINGS 2003

Framingham Community Charter School COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT OF FINDINGS 2003

School Committee Goals for 2009-2010

for teachers

parent - teacher communication

Tips for Having a Successful IEP Meeting

5 Important Questions when Creating Parent - Teacher Logbooks

Fighting the Good Fight: How to Advocate for Your Students Without Losing Your Job