In addition to the wealth of resources found on Parent Education webpages, including resource packets, videos, articles, etc., below are a collection of online tools and home based ideas for families while schools are closed. If you have an idea to add to this page, please email ssdpeda@ssdmo.org
For Special School District of St. Louis County specific resources and updates related to COVID-19, please visit the SSD public website or visit Return to School Guidance
Please note that the compilation of resources below are based on suggestions from various organizations and do not constitute an endorsement from SSD. Please make sure to check any site or resource before sharing with your student.
2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) Washington’s Department of Health offers information in 15 languages
CDC Prevention Flyer into 19 Different Languages Refugee Council USA
Chalk Academy offers links to free children’s books read in a variety of languages including Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, French, German and many other languages.
Colorín Colorado offers resources for families that can be used for distance learning with English learners. They also appear to be growing their collecting of resources in response to the COVID-19 school closures, so more resources for distance learning may be available in the future.
Coronavirus: ELL and Multilingual Resources for Schools Colorin Colorado
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Multilingual Resources Amani Family Resources
Covibook: Supporting and Reassuring Children Around the World. Multiple languages. Mind Heart
COVID-19 Health Literacy Project Resources in 35 different languages. Health Literacy Project
EMBARC COVID-19 resources in Ethnic Languages EMBARC
Hesperian Health Guides developed multilingual resources/fact sheets that are clearly written Coronavirus Fact Sheets. This fact sheet is available in 13 languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Urdu, Bangla, Filipino, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia, Farsi, Sindhi, Telugu, and Hindi on Hesperian Health Guides website. Fact sheets in Shona, Portuguese, Arabic, and Chichewa are on the way
Medium: Community Care During COVID-19 A Message To and From AAPIs: COVID-19 resources--translation, labor issues, community-sourced guides--for Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)
Second Language Teaching and Research Center at the University of Utah (L2TReC) Resources in Mutliple language to support of all grades and languages continue their language learning during COVID-19 school closures
Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times - AFIRM
Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource (Available in English, Spanish, Amharic, Chinese, and Korean) NASP
What to Know About Coronavirus
Chinese Translation: 新型冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 须知