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.
Research tells us that high-quality, supportive early childhood programs have a positive effect on the lives of infants, young children, and families. Recent data show...
Trauma-attuned care services integrate an understanding of trauma within all aspects of a programs organizational cultures, policies and practices. This webinar showcases practices and principles...
Training modules (scripts, powerpoints, training activities, handouts) on practices for promoting social, emotional, and behavioral skills and addressing challenging behavior in the preschool classroom.
The Indicators of High-Quality Inclusion are made up of four sets of indicators: 1) State Indicators; 2) Community Indicators; 3) Local Program Indicators; and 4)...
Adult and organizational well-being is critial to the well-being of young children. When adults and systems implement wellness in a meaningful way they are better...
This Guide provides early care and education systems and programs with a framework for addressing exclusionary discipline practices. The Guide includes a review of the...
Early childhood education programs play a vital role in supporting the social and emotional and mental health of children and families. This support is particularly...
Positive and consistent behavioral supports are needed by all students and, for some students, are absolutely vital to support meaningful engagement in academics. Distance learning...
A resource collection compiled by and for Parent Centers and others. Resources are divided by type: good reads on FBAs and BIPs; webinars, presentations, videos...
This document presents a five-step process for Individualized Educational Program (IEP) teams, 504 plan committees, general and special education teachers, administrators, and district level assessment...
These materials were developed through projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many were developed by projects affiliated specifically with the Department’s Office of...
The Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities includes information about the Department’s investments, papers on large-scale assessment, technical assistance (TA) products, and...
This document provides further resources on teaching and assessing students with disabilities. This resource is a part of the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing...
This toolkit includes information about the Department’s investments, papers on large-scale assessment, technical assistance (TA) products, and resources. The section on large-scale assessment includes a...
These materials were identified to augment the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. They offer a collection of resources on Universal Design...
Institutional education plays a critical role in reducing recidivism and increasing post-release success for youth in correctional facilities. Because education is so important, correctional facilities...
Resource page for coordinated aftercare services. Youth who receive appropriate aftercare services, including educational supports, immediately after release from a correctional facility are three times...
Youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented within correctional facilities, with nearly four times as many students requiring special education and related services in the adjudicated...