https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew Special Education Resources en-us 2020-09-09 16:49:23 UTC 2025-12-31 21:29:56 UTC hello@padlet.com harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859830640 This diverse website is a great resource for teachers, parents and persons with disabilities. This website helps parents navigate the special education system so they know their rights and can use their voices. This website also provides information, support, training and resources to assist families caring for children with special needs from birth to age 26. This website also supports young adults with disabilities learn to become advocates and leaders. This is also a great resource for teachers to learn how to better support and advocate for the students in their classrooms and communities. ]]> 2020-10-25 20:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859830640 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859836207 This link takes you directly to the NCDPI page where teachers can access the legal forms needed to fill out in a special education classroom. This is where teachers can find the eligibility worksheets, IEP form, referral forms, consent forms and other supplemental forms. ]]> 2020-10-25 20:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859836207 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859840632 This website created by Duke's Law is a great resource for parents to use in order to understand the special education process. This website breaks down the process by step in a table of contents that parents can easily navigate. This resource also provides a beak down of special education terms and the IDEA law. ]]> 2020-10-25 20:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859840632 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859845245 This resource is given to most parents during IEP meetings. This document breaks down the procedural safeguards (legal rights) that parents and their child with a disability have. Parents play a significant role in the IEP process and determining the services required for their child, therefore they have a lot of responsibilities. These responsibilities are laid out in this document. This document is available in English or Spanish on the NCDPIs website. There is a section that breaks down the acronyms used in special education and additional resources for parents in the documents appendices. ]]> 2020-10-25 20:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859845245 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859849976 This document is a great resource to go find specific information on the rules and policies of special education in North Carolina. This document will be very helpful for teachers who need clarification on the different processes within special education services and to identify the  specific stipulations of referrals, eligibility, local and state policies,  evaluations, grants etc. This document is a must have for all teachers because it addresses every aspect of special education that a teacher may need to know.  ]]> 2020-10-25 20:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859849976 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859856147 This resource helps teachers and administrators determine if a student should be referred for testing for a learning disability. This data mapping tool allows for teachers and administrators to determine if a student is responding to RTI. If the student is not responding then steps will be taken to have the student tested for having a learning disability. This extensive document requires a student to meet 5 different criteria before being evaluated for having a learning disability. Teachers will use this as a way to accurately determine a students need based on the extensive and specific criteria of this document. The reason for using such an extensive resource is to make sure that only students who need alternative services are getting those services. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859856147 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859869545 The MTSS Live Binder is a website that explicitly outlines the processes, practices, and resources necessary to establish a successful Multi-Tiered System of Support in North Carolina. This NC framework is used as a way for schools to improve all students learning through engaging, research-based academic and behavioral practices. This MTSS Live Binder breaks down every aspect of MTSS and how to effectively implement in an easy to use table of contents format. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859869545 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859874540 The amended NC SLD policy is apart of the policies governing services for children with disability. However, a new amendment was passed and became effective July 1st, 2020. Beginning on page 144 and ending on page 154, there is new and updated information regarding the referral and evaluation process for those with a SLD. There is a breakdown of the referral and evaluation process on pages 149-154. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859874540 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859881103 This resource is a great way for teachers to explain the different aspects of social skills to parents, other teachers and administrators. This document provides a progressive way of understanding social skills through an interactive assessment and the use of case studies. Some of the topics covered in this document include common difficulties, nonverbal communication, social initiation, social reciprocity, social cognition, skill acquisition deficits, performance deficits, and ways to evaluate these different aspects of social skills. This could be a great resource to give parents who struggle with not understanding social skills and for teachers to use a reminder when working with students who have difficulties with social skills. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859881103 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859888067 This brochure breaks down the purpose and logistics of the BASC-3. The BASC-3 is a comprehensive assessment that analyzes children's behavior from three different perspectives. The child, teach and parents all play a role in understanding the behaviors and emotions of children and adolescents by using a series of rating scales and questionnaires. The outcome of this assessment allows for parents, teachers and the child to understand why they behave in a certain way and also how to manage the child's behavior strengths and weaknesses. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859888067 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859896047 This webpage breaks down the importance of understanding students and how they interact with their environment and why this is important to be aware of, but especially for students with disabilities. This webpage suggests that students behaviors are directly effected by the space they are in, therefore an ecological assessment is essential for successfully including students from special education into other settings. There are six steps to consider when completing an ecological assessment; 1) delineation of the assessment, 2) formation of the conceptual framework within which to assess the learner and the environment, 3) implementation of the assessment plan, 4) evaluation of assessment results, 5) development of a set of hypotheses and 6) development of a learning plan. This could be a great resource for a teacher struggling to understand why inclusion is or is not working for the student. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859896047 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859903061 This assessment accommodation checklist is a great resource for teachers struggling to determine what kinds of accommodations they can make to an assessment. This checklist provides eight categories of ways a teacher can make accommodations to an assessment. This resource is straight forward, easy to read and a quick guide to creating a variety of assessment accommodations. ]]> 2020-10-25 21:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859903061 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859908750 This PowerPoint is a great guide for developing measurable IEP goals. This is a great resource for professional development that can be shared with other special education teachers. This resource focuses on understanding the relationship between present levels of performance and measurable annual goals. This PP breaks down how to make every aspect of the IEP goal measurable by differing if a skill is observable or not, does the goal have accurate criteria, and a method fro evaluation. This presentation provides great examples and great visuals to keep people engaged and able to understand the material fully. ]]> 2020-10-25 22:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859908750 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859914110 This transition assessment toolkit breaks down in great detail every aspect of a transition assessment. Throughout the five different sections of this toolkit teachers are able to better understand age appropriate transition assessments, sample instruments, surveys of transition assessment planning practices, transition assessment implementation timelines, and informative links and other sources of information regarding transition assessments. ]]> 2020-10-25 22:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859914110 harriske2 https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859919319 This resource was designed for secondary education transition teachers, but can be used by all special educators as a way to determine different assessment to give to students throughout their schooling in the categories of employment, independent living and education/training. This easy to use resource allows for a teacher to quickly select a domain, grade level and disability area. After these have been selected there are assessments, questionnaires, and checklists provided that teachers can give to their students to assess different areas of everyday life. These assessment are geared towards preparing students for understanding their abilities and services provided for transitioning into life after graduating school. These assessments are available in English, Spanish and Burmese. This is a diverse and great resource for teachers and parents to use who are working with students with disabilities entering the transition stage from school to independent living, postsecondary schooling, or pursuing a career. ]]> 2020-10-25 22:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/harriske2/ch2mnwweqaobexew/wish/859919319