Communication is necessary whether students are schooling at home or in school. This resource describes what teachers can do to support students who are using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) even when they are not in the same location as the student.
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Families may start to feel “stuck” during distance learning. This resource offers strategies and tools to help families and students get “unstuck” when frustrated with distance learning.
School is starting or just around the corner! Here are some tips for families and teachers to prepare for the first week of school, whether it be in-person, online, or hybrid learning.
While most change happens slowly, COVID has forced schools and families to change quickly. This resource offers questions and suggestions for administrators, teachers, and families as e
Students’ emotions may be running high and low with distance learning. This resource offers strategies and tools to help students and their families communicate and manage emotions to engage in meaningful learning.
Learning in quarantine is emotional work! Here are some strategies and tools to help families and their children communicate and manage emotions during this time of transition.
This resource can help educators create and modify online learning experiences to engage all their students, including students with complex learning needs.
Many classrooms use morning meetings to check-in with students and lay out the goals of the day, and this is still possible with asynchronous distance learning or work packets that go home. See elementary and middle school examples of a morning meeting check-in.
This overview is intended to communicate a framework for supporting all students (including those with significant cognitive disabilities) to actively engage with classmates, learn grade-level general education curriculum, and learn other essential skills.
This website offers brief videos for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), School Psychologists, occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs), Mental Health Services providers, and other related service providers providing tips and tricks for conducting this work remotely.
This brief from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) contains guidelines for conducting counseling support from a distance. Links to additional resources are included.
This page links to resources, tips, and materials to ensure that online instruction is accessible and meaningful for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
This website outlines how to create positive and productive environments in our homes while so many schools are closed.
Living Well With Autism is an online resource that provides parents and caregivers with ideas, and free or inexpensive resources for living well with autism. Here, you will find social stories, visual helpers, tips, and recommended resources.