Kings Canyon Unified will be starting the school year with distance learning, as per the requirements of the state. The National Association of School Psychologist (NASP) provides some helpful tips and information for parents when making a decision on whether to have their children return to school or not, if and when the school districts reopen. These include checklists and making plans for when returning to school. View the information here:

School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians | Espanol

Back to School Planning: Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers | Espanol

Back-to-School Care Package 

 KCUSD will begin a new type of remote learning called Distance Education.  

• Distance Education means there will be daily scheduled online interaction between students, teachers, and classmates.  

• All students will receive new instruction, based upon state standards and board adopted curriculum. Completion and quality of work will determine students’ grades.

• Traditional grading practices will be in place for all grade levels: 

• • TK - 5 standards based 

  • 6 - 12 letter grades 

  • Daily attendance will be take

Our District will continue to provide:

• A positive learning experience.Technology support for students and families. 

• Technology for students in need of a device and/or connectivity to the internet. 

• Social, emotional, and behavioral support. 

• Meals for students. 

• The accommodations necessary to serve students with IEPs and 504 plans. 

• Designated and integrated English Language Development as well as assessments for English language proficiency and the ability to reclassify as English proficient. 

• Timely, accurate, and responsible communication.

The ABC's of Distance Education by Dr. Rebecca Branstetter  

The We Do Listen Foundation

Entertaining, educational books, videos, games and songs to help young children become better listeners, learn important life lessons and feel good about themselves. Children who learn these skills will grow up better informed to resolve conflicts and empowered to change the world.

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING / ATTENTION:

• Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare

• Raising Boys with ADHD.  Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons, by James W. Forgan, PhD & Mary Anne Richey, Prufrock Press, Waco, Tx 2012.

• Kids Reach Their Potential, by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare

• Take Charge of ADHD: The complete Authoritative Guide for Parents, by Russell Barkley, PhD.

• Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADHD from Childhood through Adulthood, by Edward M. Hallowell & Ella J. Ratey.

MANAGING FEELINGS:

• When My Worries Get Too Big, by Kari Dunn Buron 

• The Worried Child: Recognizing anxiety in children and helping them, by Paul Foxman, PhD

• The Anxious Child: How parents and teachers can relieve anxiety in children, by John S. Dace

• My Book Full of Feelings,  by Amy Jaffe & Luci Gardner

•  What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety,  by Dawn Huebner & Bonnie Matthews 

•  Freeing Your Children From Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries and Phobias, by Tamar Chansky

• Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal, by Andrew Eisen, Linda Engler, & Joshua Sparrow

BEHAVIORAL REGULATION:

• The Tough Kid Tool Box,  by William R. Jenson

• The Explosive Child, by Ross Green

• SOS, Help for Parents. A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Behavior Problems, by Lynn Clark, PhD

• 123 Magic Effective Discipline for Children 2-12,  by Thomas Phelan, PhD

• Treating Explosive Kids: A collaborative Problem Solving Approach, by Ross Green, PhD & Stuart Ablon, PhD

• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D.

• Skills Training for Struggling Kids: Promoting your Child's Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Development, by Michael Bloomquist

 SOCIAL SKILLS:

• The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion and Communication to Children with Autism, by Jed Bake

• Social Rules for Kids: The Top 100 Social Rules Kids Need to Succeed, by Susan Diamond, MA, CCC

What Role Do Executive Skills Play?: Promote executive functioning skills that can contribute to your child's distance learning success

Ten Positive Behavior Support Strategies to Support Families at Home: Helpful suggestions to promote positive behaviors during the pandemic

MindUp: A program for children to help them reduce their stress and anxiety and improve their brain fitness and resilience

Making a Quarantine Birthday Special: Bring joy to children who have birthdays during the pandemic

How to Talk to Your Child about Cyberbullying 

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