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.
Families can use this resource to make a family schedule, choose family expectations, and make a plan to teach, remind, reward, and respond to behavior...
This fact sheet illustrates ways to improve communication and collaboration between schools and families to support students’ needs. Strategies include engaging families in decision-making processes...
Bullying, agression, non-compliance and other concerning behaviors present educators with significant, immediate challenges in supporting students. Rather than waiting for these behaviors to occur and...
The purpose of this guide is to provide leadership teams with guidance for implementing coaching within their programs. Leadership teams must develop a plan for...
This guide highlights 5 key practices for teachers and families to support all students, including students with disabilities, at school and home. For each practice...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires State Part C lead agencies to have a comprehensive child find system. The child find system must...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires State Part C programs to locate, identify, and evaluate infants and toddlers who can benefit from early...
The vision of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is that all infants and toddlers with delays or disabilities receive high-quality early intervention services and...
La Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA) requiere que las agencias principales estatales de la Parte C tengan...
La Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA) requiere que los programas estatales de la Parte C ubiquen, identifiquen...
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of factors to consider when developing, implementing, and sustaining memoranda of understanding (MOUs)[2] at the...
The U.S. Department of Education released a new resource to provide information and resources to enhance the promotion of mental health and the social and...
This brief adapts the suggestions and strategies provided in Improving Attendance and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism to guide practice during remote instruction.
This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a...
This resource discusses how schools can plan for transitioning students with significant cognitive disabilities back into their schools after distance learning. The resource focuses on...
Even during distance learning, children’s independence can be improved. This resource discusses how self-determined schedule making can be used to increase a child’s independence.
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...