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5MM Special Edition: Home Learning Series Episode 3, VISUALS

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Continuity of Learning - IPP Choice Board

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Continuity of Learning - IPP Choice Board

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IPP Report Card: Essential Outcomes (Literacy/Communication)

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A site for parents of young children with special needs. Forming critical early goals in the family, school, and community will build a child's best life.

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What Does "Dreams Form Goals" Mean

When you set a life goal for your child, do you start by thinking of the thing they struggle with the most, or do you start by considering their talents, interests, and dreams? For most typically developing children, that is exactly how life goals are

built. What sports do they excel at? Do they have an ear for music? Are they artistic? Parents use this information to pour into the child's talents to grow them into something meaningful, useful, and fulfilling.

But for children with special needs, that's rarely the framework for life goals. Instead we start by considering all the things they can't do or don't like doing. Then, goals are set against these deficits. Little serious consideration is given to all the obvious or subtle talents,

Blog posts featuring adult self-advocates who are living happy and fulfilling lives while also living with a variety of medical, physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities. They share their stories of success and trials and what they want parents to know from their own life experiences.

interests, and strengths the child possesses. In a quest to help bridge the deficit gap, parents and professionals often limit the child to a life with underutilized strengths and no expectation of living a life filled with their personal dreams.

We all have dreams. Some big, some small, but we all have dreams for what our best, more comfortable fulfilling lives could look like. Children with special needs are just not often asked soon enough what their dreams might be in order for the parents to provide the same childhood enrichment other children who are typically developing inherently receive.

I wish I could go back to those moments in my son's early childhood and take stock of his strengths FIRST and then figure out how to use those to drive his goals. Instead we spent years looking at what he couldn't do and investing all our time and energy into "fixing" his deficits. His strengths sat largely ignored and underdeveloped. It wasn't until we flipped the script and insisted on investing precious time and resources into his strengths that we realized how much better prepared he will be for life. Instead of spending hours working on a skill that he will likely never need for the life he envisions for himself, we are throwing that precious teaching time toward skills he will need. The deficits are still addressed, but now we approach those interventions by considering his strengths first and how we can harness them to enhance learning. We are intentional in creating relationships in our community and modeling how our son can participate and be accepted as a valued community member. This work can take time, and it's best started at a young age.

For the first time, my son's dream (which is currently to work at a theme park and live in an apartment) is forming his goals. Even at a young age.

Goals and dreams are both meant to be worked toward and achieved. And they should be allowed to change and honored as they grow older. But whatever his life dreams and goals are, we finally figured out they should always go hand in hand.

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Special Needs Parenting Basics| Dreams Form Goals

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What Does "Dreams Form Goals" Mean When you set a life goal for your child, do you start by thinking of the thing they struggle with the most, or do you start by considering their talents, interests, and dreams? For most typically developing children, that is exactly how life goals are built.

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Video Strategy: The Inclusive Purpose Planner

How can we make learning meaningful and purposeful for all students?

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Amanda McGuinness
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5MM Special Edition: Home Learning Series Episode 1 What the heck is continuous learning?

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New Strategies in Special Education as Kids Learn From Home.

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New Strategies in Special Education as Kids Learn From Home.

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In special education, teachers say that schedules, sensory supports, and close collaboration with families can help smooth the transition to remote learning during coronavirus.

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In special education, teachers say that schedules, sensory supports, and close collaboration with families can help smooth the transition to remote learning during coronavirus.

Katie Papaccioli, a special education teacher in New York City, holds up a student's lesson.

Around the nation, K-12 schools are frantically trying to adapt to abrupt closures during the coronavirus. But while all teachers are struggling with the new normal, special education teachers in particular are facing unparalleled challenges transitioning both their teaching-and their students and families-to home-based instruction tailored to each student's needs.

"When you say 'special education,' you are talking about an umbrella of ages, interests, abilities, and disabilities, within which are individual needs identified by their Individualized Education Program," explains Margaret Shafer, a third-grade teacher in Morton, Illinois, echoing questions raised by our readers, who wonder how they can provide sufficient support for each of their students who each have very different requirements to learn.

Unlike developing a whole-class lesson plan online, special education teachers are now tasked with developing unique plans for every student that align with their IEPs, as required by federal mandate. One huge hurdle, teachers say, is determining if both the learning and services students are accustomed to receiving in school-things like gross motor remediation and behavioral therapy-can even be offered in a home-based setting or through digital resources.

Both special education and general education teachers have also questioned how much parents and caregivers will be able to help, given that students with special needs often rely on specialized coaching and instruction like cues or sensory activities that keep them on task. "[My students] are non-verbal and need one-on-one direct instruction with multiple prompts or redirection," explained Beth McGreevy Dworak on Facebook. "Many have attention and behavior deficits and are unable to independently complete most tasks."

Additionally, many students with special needs thrive within the structure of the school day, say educators in our audience, who worry students may be disproportionately impacted by the upheaval brought on by the coronavirus.

But though the new reality is a sudden and upsetting shift, special education educators already have some ideas on how to make the best of it.

Setting up Home-Based Learning

While time is of the essence, special education educators recommend working on establishing an appropriate learning environment and objectives for students and their families before launching into a detailed list of to-dos and daily activities.

What's it like at home? Phone calls to families early on can give teachers a sense of each students' home set-up. Teachers can ask questions like: Will parents be home all day? Will they be working while at home? Is internet available? What electronic devices can students use? Is there space in the home to set aside for gross motor or sensory activities? Teachers can then map individualized plans to the available resources.

"The teacher's work transforms from a direct learning model to a coaching model: The teacher now supports the families through the process of understanding school expectations and goals and objectives," said Patti Sullivan-Kowalski, a senior director of student supports and special education in Meriden, Connecticut.

Recalibrate goals and objectives: After understanding each student's circumstances, Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, director of academic affairs and engagement for Mizzou Academy, suggests that teachers evaluate which IEP goals are achievable in the new environment, and then work with families to break learning targets into manageable benchmarks.

According to federal regulations, schools have greater flexibility in meeting IEP objectives during the pandemic and should work to the best of their ability to provide what services they can-even if they are digital-recognizing these services may not be the same as what a student receives in school.

Proactively engage (but be flexible): Parents are also likely to need continuous guidance, say educators, who advise checking in regularly with families via phone, video conference, or email to make sure they feel supported. For parents and caregivers whose first language is not English, educators encourage translation services like a three-way interpreter to ensure sufficient communication. The Meriden school district created a Google classroom group just for parents of children with special needs so they can connect to each other and swap ideas about what's working well (and what's not) at home.

Kathryn Nieves Licwinko, a special education teacher in Sparta, New Jersey, says teachers should try to be more flexible about their own hours, and make themselves available via different modes of communication to adjust to differing family circumstances.

"Many students have parents still working who are not home with them, so it becomes more difficult for them to complete assignments," she said. "I have students who haven't come into contact with me for a week now because they haven't been able to get onto their device and their parents aren't home to help."

Student Goals and Learning

Upending a regular routine can be especially upsetting for students with special needs, our audience asserted-so teachers and families should work together to create home learning activities that resemble the school day.

Emphasize structure: "Most of my students thrive under structure and routine. They benefit from having teaching staff available for constant instruction, clarification, and focus," said Eric Fieldman, a high school special education teacher in Collingswood, New Jersey. "Being at home, even with the same level of academic work, lacks the same focus and can lead to inconsistent work effort."

Fieldman and other teachers recommend creating a daily list of activities-broken into small chunks with plenty of breaks-that, if possible, follow a similar order to the schedule students had at school. Because many students with special needs respond well to visual cues, a schedule board (tactile or digital) with images of activities that prompt students what to do when can be helpful, teachers said. Fieldman also recommends using a kitchen timer, which reminds students of a bell schedule at school.

Dan Vollrath, a high school special education teacher in Flemington, New Jersey, adds that parents may even want to try having learning activities take place in different spaces or rooms in a home, as students are used to shifting locations at school depending on what they're learning.

Communicate with parents and caregivers clearly: While teachers are likely to create instructional videos (or written directions) for students, our special education educators also advise creating them for parents to teach them how to set up and support their children in various activities. Some video services offer translations for parents whose first language is not English. Teachers can also think of ways parents can use generic objects in the home to teach skills, like Cheerios, toothpicks, or pennies, which can be repurposed as math manipulatives.

Still, parents and teachers shouldn't feel everything from school can or even should be replicated. "There is not a perfect parent out there who can manufacture a full 'school experience' given the school, time, and resource limitations," said Sarah Kesty, a middle school special education teacher in Chula Vista, California. "It's OK not to replace school, and it's certainly OK not to plan every activity down to the minute."

Meeting sensory and movement needs: Educators also are keen to point out that students with special needs may need additional sensory modifications and supports-listed in their IEPs-to help them learn and grow. Teachers said parents can use simple objects like colored play dough and bubble wrap or brain-based games like Jenga if students need to release energy. Rice and beans placed inside pockets can substitute as a weighted vest or blanket to provide a sense of security, while writing and drawing in shaving cream can reduce tension while boosting language development. Even hugs, deep breathing, or allowing a child to run around outside can help.

Overall, teachers in our audience recommend keeping a level head and doing the best they can amid challenging circumstances.
Emelina Minero contributed to this article.
"I do believe that a lot of wonderful learning can take place for special education students at home," said Shafer. "However, special education is a complex web of strategies and activities dependent upon student needs, and at home, students are not likely to get the academic learning they would receive in the classroom. Still, we have no choice but to try."

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Ten Ideas for Keeping Students with Diverse Needs Engaged at Home

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Ten Ideas for Keeping Students with Diverse Needs Engaged at Home

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The world has changed (and continues to change by the hour), but despite the uncertainty, our communities are showing tremendous resilience by rallying in support of each other, especially when it comes to educating our nation's young people. Transitioning to remote instruction with little training and no time to plan is hard work, both for seasoned educators and for parents turned first-time homeschoolers. But it's critical now to do what we can to provide consistency and structure for young people amidst other challenges.

To help educators support students with different learning needs, including those with disabilities, via remote instruction and at-home learning, the following top 10 considerations can guide your planning. Examples provided are meant to further illustrate each point but will need to be adjusted depending on grade level, interest, at-home resources, student needs, and other factors.

Furthermore, we have provided guidance and tips on how families and caregivers (who are now effectively "co-teachers") can provide essential support for their children's at-home learning. As parents, this information provides ideas tailored to each child's strengths and needs. As teachers and administrators, this information should shape how you communicate with families. Greater collaboration between educators and families can more successfully facilitate remote learning practices and can buffer the stress and potential anxiety experienced by students in this new learning structure and environment.

Click here to download a copy of this resource.

10. Know Your Students' Access to Technology.

IDEAS FOR PLANNING
Different tools have different functionalities depending on whether they're being accessed on laptops, tablets, phones, etc. Additionally, many families have access to little or no technology or have to share the technology they have.

IDEAS FOR PLANNING
Underscore your openness and willingness to communicate with teachers about your situation. With greater awareness, teacher's planning can more readily be informed by some of the tech-related challenges in the home.

9. Provide Low- or No-tech Alternatives.

IDEAS FOR PLANNING
If possible, each assignment should have a modified option for students who do not have access to the necessary technology.

IDEAS FOR PLANNING
Families should know that limited or no access to technology is not the end of the world. Communicate with teachers to find out what the grade-level (academic) expectations are and what generally is covered at this stage in the school year. Then do your best to tailor activities accordingly.

8. Provide Instructions Multiple Times and in Multiple Modalities.

7. Deliver Content in Different Ways.

6. Let Students Choose What to Work On.

5. Know Your Students' Strengths and Teach to Them.

4. Establish Routines and Communicate Regularly.

3. Build In Downtime.

2. Practice Self-Care.

1. Keep Learning.

At ABC, we created an open Slack community as a forum for teachers and parents to talk about how they're supporting students with disabilities through remote learning. We've been intentional about offering a space away from the pressures of social media and believe we can build a virtual community of dialogue, honesty, compassion, and support if we all commit to engaging and sharing what we can.

Try these strategies and tell us what resonated. Offer your thoughts on what special education should look like via remote instruction. Share your wins. We are in this together. Please feel free to join us at this link: https://www.theabilitychallenge.org/join-our-slack-community/.

And if you're looking for additional support as you transition to remote instruction or as you think about transitioning back to school, contact us at info@theabilitychallenge.org, follow us on social media ( Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), and subscribe to our newsletter at www.theabilitychallenge.org.

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NEW stories added!

These coronavirus social stories explain in a non-threatening way about the COVID-19 / coronavirus, how to prevent / washing hands, and the possibility of school closures.

1) About COVID-19

2) Washing Hands

3) School Closures

4) Distance Learning

5) Being Flexible with School Work at Home

6) When Loved Ones are Sick

7) I am Sick

Stories are available with symbol support (and the first 3 also available without symbol support)

Great social story for special education, inclusion, and any students who might be feeling concerned and anxious about the COVID-19 virus.

Need home packets? Search #homepackets to find printable 2 week lesson packets on math, reading and writing.

*Due to the nature of this situation, this resource can be shared with parents digitally over email, or any means necessary to help students!

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Widgit symbols used with permission.

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FREE Coronavirus / COVID-19 Social Stories

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NEW stories added!These coronavirus social stories explain in a non-threatening way about the COVID-19 / coronavirus, how to prevent / washing hands, and the possibility of school closures.1) About COVID-192) Washing Hands3) School Closures4) Distance Learning5) Being Flexible with School Work at Ho...

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What is Five Moore Minutes? Inspired by a little bowling video...Five Moore Minutes is a website with videos dedicated to empowering schools and classrooms to support ALL Learners! Created by Shelley Moore, this website is designed with teachers in mind.

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Distance Learning

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Distance IEP Plan-Template Example: CB IEP for a Grade 6 student with a Learning Disability Example: CB IEP for a Grade 8 student with Autism including a curricular replacement goal for Science 8

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Inclusive Education: It's not more work, it's different work!

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Dr. Paula Kluth, Inclusive Educator @PaulaKluth

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Posted on March 24, 2020 in News

We may be sheltering in place, but Coaster refuses to "stay"! I have made him available to all of you as of last week via my YouTube channel.

To support teachers and families who are teaching and learning virtually, I released this video so teachers of young children can share storytime with their students, and teachers of older students can craft lessons about writing (e.g., "Tell the story of pet adoption from a pet's point of view"; "Coaster thinks his wheels are wonderful. What do you think is wonderful? Write a short story (or picture book) to help others understand how you think/feel about your wonderful thing/person/idea)."

Have your own copy of Coaster and want to make your own video? No problem. I own the copyright for this book so you are all welcome to make your own public videos, classroom clips, etc. Pass it on. This video of me reading of Coaster is free for all of us to use, read and share now and in the future!

If you are interested in getting copies of Coaster, visit Amazon or contact me through my website for information on how to get discounts.

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We may be sheltering in place, but Coaster refuses to "stay"! I have made him available to all of you as of last week via my YouTube channel. To support teachers and families who are teaching and learning virtually, I released this clip so teachers of young children can share storytime with their students and teachers of older students can craft lessons about ...

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Jessica Petrie, Teacher

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Read Aloud Guidelines for Scholastic Canada books We're here to support teachers across the country who have asked about readings of books online for students to access. We've provided a set of guidelines to address such requests.

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Curio.ca is a subscription-based educational streaming platform targeting educational institutions from primary through to post-secondary levels across Canada. You can now access thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content and archival material from CBC/Radio-Canada on a provisional basis.

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This section features a list of course options in K-12 curricula from all Canadian provinces and territories. Curio.ca programming is automatically correlated to specific course options to help teachers quickly identify the content they seek.

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This section features a list of course options in K-12 curricula from all Canadian provinces and territories. Curio.ca programming is automatically correlated to specific course options to help teachers quickly identify the content they seek.

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Take Your Kids on a Free Virtual Field Trip

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Free virtual field trips can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary day. Whether it is with your virtual classmates, as part of a distance

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Special Needs for Special Kids - Providing you tools to save time and build confidence teaching students with the most significant disabilities

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Providing you tools to save time and build confidence teaching students with the most significant disabilities

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The COVID-19 Book Bundle is a wonderful way to teach children about these uncertain times, how to stay safe and keep entertained. This bundle includes all 5 related social stories at a 20% discount:

When I Miss My Friends

Thank You, Helpers!

Learning At Home

I Am Grateful

Activities I Can Do At Home

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The Social Stories 4 Kids book store. We are offering a free Social Distancing and COVID-19 story. These stories were developed to support children's social and emotional development at school and at home and cover a number of important topics.

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No matter where you live, chances are good that the coronavirus has been on your mind. In today's post, we share an interactive graphic with many free downloadable resources that can be used to support the AAC learners in your life.

You can access visual schedules for handwashing, social narratives, videos, educational materials, and more by clicking the links embedded in the graphic below. Use the slider on the right to navigate up and down, or click the image to go to the full-sized version.

This is an evolving resource that will continue to be updated. If you know of things that we should add, please tell us in the comments below.

Stay safe and healthy, AAC friends.

This post was written by Carole Zangari

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PrAACtical Resources: Dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic

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