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Autism
Behavior
Child Development
Communication and Language
Disability / Community Supports
Disability / Medical
Down Syndrome
Early Childhood Education
Early Intervention
Education and School Psychology
For Parents and Families
Inclusion
Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Mental Health
Mental Retardation
Reading and Literacy
Screening and Assessment
Special Education
Transition and Employment


Autism

5 Steps to Teaching Self-Management Skills to Children with Autism

Cosac's Action Advocates for Autism Program: Lobbying for Change

Strategies for Teaching Students with Autism

Supporting Adults with Autism in the Community

Teaching Children with Autism

Teaching Self-Management Skills to Children with Autism

The Autism — MMR Vaccine Connection

The Steps to an Autism Diagnosis

The Symptoms and Treatment of Autism


Behavior

The Arlitt Center: A Model Preschool

Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome

Field Updates

IDEA Legal Requirements for Discipline

PBS Guidelines for Educators

Strategies for Promoting Good Behavior in Children with Special Needs

Taking Behavior Support Plans into the Future

Warning Signs that Children May Become Violent


Child Development

A Slow, Steady Drive toward Universal Preschool

6 Ways to Encourage Play and Imagination

A Head Start Success Story

Critical Periods

Cultural Competence in Assessing Social-Emotional Development

Do Computers Hinder Young Children's Development?

Finding the Right Toys

Fostering Positive Social-Emotional Development

Fostering Resilience in Young Children

Infant Attachment

Infant Attachment

Learning to Talk: Interaction Essential

Media Influence on Young Children

Principles for Developing Prosocial Behavior: Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development

The Importance of Play

Toy Story: Guidelines for Toys for Children under 3


Communication and Language

5 Tips for Creating a Language-Rich Environment at Home

7 Tips for Communicating with Students Who Have Severe Disabilities

Communication Impairments and Intervention

Guidelines For Speech-Language Clinicians

Integrating Speech-Language Pathology Into Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms

Teaching Social Communication Skills to People Who Use AAC

Understanding Differences in Culture and Language

Using "Skilled Dialogue" in Your Interactions with Families

Disability / Community Supports

Community Care and Support for People with Disabilities

7 Questions for Person-Centered Plans

Speaking with Patricia Noonan Walsh, Ph.D.

Living with Disabilities: One Woman's Personal Story

Talking About Sibshops with Donald J. Meyer

Graffiti Wall: A Free Sibshops Activity

Celebrating Diversity Through the Arts

Community Agency Profile: Home of Your Own Initiative

Advice on Assistive Technology

Advocacy Training

Avoiding Staff Burnout in Disability Services

Being Comfortable with Disability Differences

Community Agency Profile: Independent Living's La Cumba Initiative

Community Agency Profile: Ray Graham Association

Community Agency Profile: Trinity Services, Inc.: A Large Organization with a Personal Touch

Community-Based Instruction

Cultural Competence in Disability Services

Ensuring Quality in Disability Services

Ensuring Quality Staff Training

Fostering Self-Determination Principles Among Support Staff

Helping People with Disabilities Participate Fully in the Community

Meeting the Health Care Needs of Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Person-Centered Information on the Internet

Reacting Positively to Students with Disabilities

Stress Relief for Preschoolers with Disabilities

Support for Adults with Mild Cognitive Limitations

Working with Culturally Diverse Families


Disability / Medical

The Ins and Outs of Self-Employment for People with Disabilities

Defining Genetics Terms

Diagnosing Hearing Impaired Infants

Diagnosis and Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Diagnosis and Intervention for Dyslexia

Facts About Tourette Syndrome

Fragile X Syndrome

Genetics 101 for Disabilities Professionals

How to Tell Parents About Their Child's Diagnosis

Lead Poisoning: Still a Danger

Seeking Genetic Clues to Dyslexia

Team Assessment and Diagnosis of FAS


Down Syndrome

Growing Up with Down Syndrome

Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome


Early Childhood Education

Learning and Growing with Blocks

Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood

Professional Development Profile: NIC SIP

Seeing Students with Autism As Literate

A New Approach to Diversity, Disability, and Risk

Learning at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

Free Handouts for Teaching Life Skills

2002 Quality Counts Report

ADA Guidelines for Child Care Centers

Child Care Staff Turnover is Common

Guidelines for Child Care

Including Preschool Programs in Accountability Systems: The Current Research

Integrating Occupational Therapy Into Early Childhood Classrooms

Integrating Physical Therapy Into Early Childhood Classrooms

NAEYC Proposes New Accreditation Standards

Preschool as a Foundation for Good Behavior

Promoting Social Interaction in Child Care Settings

Teaching Early Childhood Educators and Early Interventionists


Early Intervention

Establishing Partnerships Between Physicians and Early Interventionists

Families and Early Intervention

Home Visiting

Home Visiting Works for New Families in Georgia

Interventions to Improve Infant-Parent Interaction

Learning from Early Interventionists Around the World

Parents and Early Intervention

The Case Method of Instruction for EI Professionals


Education and School Psychology

A Team Approach to Behavior Support Plans

Practical Strategies for Modifying Schoolwork

The Secrets to Collaborative IEP Meetings

4 Guidelines for Conducting Vocational and Career Assessment

Talking with Emily Rubin and Amy B. Laurent

Uncovering the Rhythm and Rhyme in All Subjects

Speaking with Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., on Inclusive Urban Schools

Maria: Making the Most of Personal Supports

Classroom Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments

Language Structure, Decoding, and Spelling

Free Handouts on PreK to K Transition

Happenings at the ASCD Conference

How to Increase Parent Involvement in Schools

Identifying and Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect

Internet Safety Guidelines

Intervention for Children Struggling in School

Medical Issues in School

Process Communication

The Psychological Impact of Abuse on Children

Student Temperament

Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse


For Parents and Families

Leaders of Parent to Parent Share the Ins and Outs

Parents Helping Parents in Pennsylvania

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Mother's Denial

A Happy Baby is a Healthy Baby

Counseling Parents of Young Children with Disabilities

End the Bedtime Blues

Growing Up with a Sibling with a Disability

Help for Parents of Picky Eaters

Parents as Teachers: Educating Parents on Healthy Development

Peer Support for Parents

Raising a Child with a Disability

Raising a Child with a Disability: The Impact on Fathers

Supporting Special Siblings

Teaching Parents About Communicating with Children with Multiple Disabilities

Tips for Parents on Reading to Preschoolers


Inclusion

An Exceptional Charter School

Building Positive Peer Relationships

Collaboration Guidelines for New Teachers

Collaborative Learning

Does Cooperative Learning Work in Inclusive Classrooms?

Evaluating Inclusive Education

Fostering Positive Peer Relationships in an Inclusive School

Guidelines for Social Skills Instruction

How to Teach Social Skills to High School Students

Implementing Inclusion in High School

Improving Collaboration in Inclusive Schools

Including Children with Disabilities in Community Recreation Activities

Including Students with Disabilities in Afterschool Programs

Including Students with Special Medical Needs

Inclusive Preschools

Preparing Preservice Teachers to Work in Inclusive Classrooms

Promoting Peer Relationships in an Inclusive Classroom

Providing Access to the Core Curriculum

Putting the Curriculum to the Test

Strategies for Inclusive Middle Schools

Strategies for Teaching in an Inclusive Preschool Classroom

Student-Directed Learning

The ABC's of Curriculum Adaptation

The Challenges of Inclusion with Adolescents

The How-To's of Adaptive Physical Education

Tips for a Successful Inclusive Preschool Program

Using Technology and Multimedia in Inclusive Classrooms

What are the Elements of a Successful Inclusive Preschool Program?


Learning Disabilities and ADHD

The Active Learner Approach for Students with Learning Disabilities

ETS Makes Changes in Test Reporting

Helping Students with Math Disabilities

Strategies for Teaching Students with ADHD

Strategies for Teaching Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities

Testing for LD and ADHD: What Parents and Teachers Should Know

The Challenges of ADHD in Adulthood

The Challenges of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

The Importance of Bedtime Routines for Children with ADHD

The Lessons of Veronica Crawford's Story


Mental Health

Adolescent Depression and What Educators Can Do to Help

Childhood Depression and Implications for the Classroom

Dual Diagnosis

Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Young Children in Foster Care

Psychiatric Supports for People with Mental Retardation

Psychotropics for Young Children?

Supporting Students with Severe Psychiatric Disabilities


Mental Retardation

Genetic Implications for Mental Retardation

Including People with Mental Retardation in Religious Activities

Students with Mental Retardation Accessing the General Curriculum

Update from the AAMR Conference


Reading and Literacy

Early Literacy Skills

Language and Literacy Development

Language and Literacy Skills: Everyday Verbal Exchanges

Legislation Update

Pass it on: How to Encourage a Love of Reading

Phonological Awareness

Rate Your Classroom's Literacy Environment

Recommended Reading

Strategies for Teaching Reading to Students with Severe Disabilities

Teaching Literacy Skills to Young Children with Special Needs

Test Your Knowledge of Phonemic Awareness

The Latest Research on Adolescent Literacy


Screening and Assessment

A Closer Look at a New Assessment Tool for Infants At Risk

Dr. Attermeier Talks About the New Carolina Curriculum

Alternate Assessment

Alternate Assessment: Kentucky as an Example

Alternative Early Childhood Assessment

Assessing Students with Learning Disabilities in Content Areas

The Benefits of Using AEPS™

Choosing an Assessment and Intervention Method with the Linking Model

Choosing Between the CSBS and the CSBS DP

Ensuring Parent Data Reliability

First Signs, Inc.: Educating Physicians About Developmental Screening

New Tools Available

Six Options for Alternative Assessment

The Latest on Alternate Assessment

Using AEPS™: The University of Kentucky's Early Childhood Laboratory

Using Social-Emotional Screening Tools

Using the ASQ:SE™ Cutoff Scores

Using the ITFI to Assess Social-Emotional Development

Using the Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale (TABS)

Using Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment: Structuring a Play Session


Special Education

Helping People with Disabilities Participate Fully in the Community

How to Improve Training of Paraeducators

Multisensory Instruction

Recruitment and Retention of Special Educators in Urban Schools

Strategies for Teaching Bilingual Preschoolers

Teaching Children and Adults with Disabilities About Sexuality

Teaching Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments and Other Disabilities

Teaching Students with Hearing Impairments

Teaching Students with Nontraditional Learning Styles

Teaching Young Children with FAS: What Teachers Should Know

The Roles of Special Educators


Transition and Employment

Self-Employment Success Story: Nick's Copy Service

Advice on Transition Assessment

Employment Guidance and Resources

Employment Resources on the Internet

Helping with the Transition to Adulthood

Kindergarten Transition Guidelines

Post-High School Transition

Starting Transition Planning in the Early School Years

Successful Kindergarten Transition

Transition and Self-Determination

Transition Program Profile: Prepare House

Transition Strategies at Work in Virginia

Transition to Preschool

Using Self-Determination Practices in the Transition Process

Workplace Supports



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