With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
Youth and family involvement in the transition plan are important components of a successful plan. Family support is a powerful, preventive mechanism that supports youth...
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has developed this voluntary State Correctional Education Self-Assessment (SCES) to assist States in self-assessing their systems for providing...
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Education developed a Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (Tool Kit) to support the Department’s initiative...
This website is maintained by the Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division (MSIP) division of OSEP. It provides resources pertaining to States’ compliance with IDEA...
This links to a page on the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center website that defines family-centered principles and practices, and provides resources to illustrate...
Featuring bilingual speech-language pathologist Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan. This webcast discusses effective assessment and instruction strategies for English language learners with learning disabilities, as well as...
This website is a hub of information focused on Family Engagement. Sections of the site include information on: how to support families from diverse backgrounds...
This website includes numerous tools and supports specifically for parents and families, schools and educators, and communities. The page also includes ED’s framework for building...
This paper features an innovation configuration (IC) matrix that can guide teacher preparation professionals in the development of appropriate culturally responsive teaching (CRT) content.
The Unified Young readers Club is a great inclusive activity for a younger audience and accompanies Special Olympics Young Athletes play with books and study...
COVID-19 has caused an unexpected rapid transition to online content delivery for many. Thankfully, there are already many great resources on how to effectively teach...
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...
Trusting Family Partnerships contribute to positive student outcomes when family members and school staff have respectful, mutually beneficial relationships with shared responsibility for student learning...