Special Education
Message to Parents:
The special education department has been working around the clock to ensure that student IEPs have been updated to reflect the operational model that was chosen for each student - the hybrid model or the online model. Parents have met via Zoom or by phone to discuss challenges faced in the Spring and to determine how to best meet student needs as we move forward. We will continue to communicate with families to ensure students make progress and have a successful learning experience. As always, we value your input as members of your child's IEP Team and look forward to further collaboration with you to ensure your child is meeting with success. Please feel free to contact your child's case manager with any concerns as we navigate this new model of learning together.
Listed below are several resources that families may find useful, especially when students are in the Google Classroom learning environment.
Learning strategies for students with ADHD
Assistive Technology Resources- students can use to help in the following areas: Text to Speech, Readability, Reading Comprehension, Focus, Navigation
Listed below are some resources that may be helpful for students with special needs.
Autism Speaks - Excellent resources for autism
Social Stories for Young Learners - This is a social story that provides simple pictures and a limited amount of words for young students to understand why they do not have school (Pre-K-2)
Brain Pop Video for Kids - This is a BrainPOP (educational video) regarding the virus. This is a 4-minute video and may be most appropriate for our older learners
Autism Research Institute - Home all day-- basic supports and strategies to get us through and keep us sane
CenterVention - Centervention offers a free Social Emotional Learning Activities page. You will find free resources – lessons, activities, and printable – in the following skill areas: Communication, Cooperation, Emotion Regulation, Empathy, Impulse Control, and Social Initiation. These resources are age-appropriate for elementary and middle school students and are typically used in a classroom or a small group setting. And in most cases, if materials are required for the activity, they are items that you already have in your home
Mindfulness Journal - Emotional Check-In & Mindfulness Journal
Educational Kids Games - Here are fun educational and online games for kids. This site can be used as an exciting way of learning with the help of fun online games, videos, experiments, puzzles, coloring sheets, and more. K-5
Scholastic Kids Learning - Day-to-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. K-9
Online Book Resources - Being able to access both audiobooks and eBooks online can help in lots of different situations. Here are some websites etc that can help for both students and adults access these sites.
Study Jams - Here you can watch a variety of videos over math and science concepts
Taking Care of our Emotional Selves - A site compiled by District psychologists, social worker, and behavior consultant that provides social and emotional resources
Mindful Breathing - A link to a Youtube channel developed by our social worker to provide brief breathing exercises to help start your day