School Psychology


About School Psychologists: School Psychologists offer evaluative, direct, and consultative/collaborative services to enhance the educational outcomes of students. They conduct comprehensive school-based evaluations, participate in a variety of team meetings, and provide direct/consultative services to meet academic/social/emotional/behavioral needs of students.


Resources for Families & Educators from the National Association of School Psychologists:

https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/families-and-educators


Family/Educator Resources

Social-Emotional Support for Students

Social Stories

  • My Coronavirus Story - Easterseals - Link

  • Time to Come In, Bear: A Children’s Story about Social Distancing - Link

  • YouTube Channel with various social stories - Link

    • The New Rules of Keeping My Body in the Group and Out of the Group

    • The Rules of Wearing a Mask

    • Rules! Rules! Rules! Rules for Learning Online!

    • When My Parents are Working From Home

    • My Home is My School

  • Video Chatting - A New Way to Communicate - Link

    • Social story to describe video chatting, related emotions, and conversation starters

Social-Emotional Learning

  • Social Thinking – Free Stuff to Use and Home and School - Link

    • Free resources on social skills and how to teach them!

      • Read Aloud Books and Thinksheets

      • Video Lessons

      • Free Articles

      • Free Webinars and Aha! Moments to Teach or Core Concepts and Products

    • New added resources each week!

  • Second Step Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum - Link

    • Free social-emotional learning resources for mental health professionals, educators, and parents to support skill-building for themselves and/or students

Coping – Parent and Staff Guides

  • Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event - Link

  • Supporting Children During Coronavirus (COVID19) - Link

  • Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Community Organizations and Leaders - Link

  • Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Youth High School and College Age - Link

  • Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Parents - Link

  • Pandemic Flu Fact Sheet: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Families Cope with a Pandemic Flu

  • Addressing Grief - Link

    • Brief Facts and Tips, and Related Resources

Healing After Disasters

  • PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents after Disasters - Link

  • PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers after Disasters - Link

  • PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Preschool-Age Children after Disasters - Link

  • PFA: Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children after Disasters - Link

  • After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal - Link

Educational Activities and Supports

Lessons/ Activities

  • My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule - Link

    • Printable activity book for kids!

  • Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents - Link

  • Seesaw – Remote Learning - Link

    • Trainings/PD and Resources

  • BrainPOP – Remote Learning - Link

    • Lessons and Activities for various subjects

  • Epic! - Remote Learning - Link

    • Parent and educator access

    • Books, learning videos, quizzes and more

Teaching Students about Coronavirus – Videos and Fact Sheets

  • Coronavirus Outbreak: How to protect yourself – Kids Learning Cartoon – Dr. Panda Tototime - Link

  • What is Coronavirus? Coronavirus Outbreak - The Dr. Binocs Show – Peekaboo Kidz - Link

  • Talking to Children About Coronavirus: A Parent Resource

Parent/Guardian Distance Learning Supports

  • Parent Guide – Creating a Home Learning Environment (Handout) - Link

  • Daily Schedule (Blank, Printable) - Link