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.
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.
This article describes the efforts of one state to address unacceptably high rates of child care expulsion. The primary policy initiative involved the funding of...
This resource provides information on the use of exclusionary discipline practices within early childhood programs and how program-wide implementation of the Pyramid Model for Promoting...
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...
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...
These high-leverage practices help special educators and teacher candidates use effective practices for collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral supports, and instruction.
Although research indicates that PBIS effectively promotes positive student outcomes and improves school climate and culture, little is known about the involvement in and effectiveness...
This self-paced module explores the basic principles of behavior and the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in problem behavior. The steps to...
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...
The Online Accommodations Bibliography allows users to search a compilation of empirical research studies on the effects of various testing accommodations for students with disabilities...
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 paper reviews the research and related literature on secondary students who have difficulty reading and identified four factors necessary for students to become proficient...
Has alternate assessment helped revamp special education services and practice for students with significant cognitive impairments? The following paper includes true stories from teachers and...
This report addresses issues on how to make informed decisions about the best instruction and assessments for students with cognitive disabilities. It also includes an...
When teachers use systematic progress monitoring to track their students progress in reading, mathematics, or spelling, they are better able to identify students in need...
This paper focuses on issues most closely related to the participation methods. The paper discusses the learning and behavioral characteristics of students likely to be...
This resource provides definitions to key terms related to Models for Large-Scale Assessment for Students with Disabilities. This resource is a part of the Tool...