BESA At-A-Glance

View the At-A-Glance to learn the basics about the Bilingual Spanish-Enlgish Assessment (BESA). Read More

Fair is Not Always Equal / Juste ne veut pas toujours dire « égal ».

Print out the French version of the Fair is Not Always Equal poster adapted from Universal Design for Learning in Action by Whitney H. Rapp, Ph.D., and Teaching Everyone by Whitney H. Rapp, Ph.D., & Katrina L. Arndt, Ph.D. Read More

Blended practices for supporting ALL children in inclusive early childhood settings

As more and more early childhood settings implement inclusive practices, teachers need to blend special and general education techniques to help all children learn. Read More

Using the TILLS Practice Kit to support your instruction in language/literacy assessment

This webinar will provide an overview of how to use the TILLS Practice Kit to help faculty teach pre-service professionals (e.g., future speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, special education resource personnel, and school psychologists) some principles and practices of individualized, standardized assessment. Read More

Changing perspectives on intellectual and developmental disabilities

Read this chapter excerpt to discover three different perspectives on intellectual and developmental disabilities and how these have influenced supports for people with disabilities. Read More

Stackables, Purposeful Puzzles, and other differentiation activity ideas

In this video clip, sample a few of Paula Kluth's 100 ways to differentiate instruction in K-12 inclusive classrooms. These ideas will gives students a variety options when expressing their knowledge of a topic. Read More

Using feeling words

View the first sample lesson, Using Feeling Words, to introduce a variety of feeling words and increase students' emotional vocabularies. The second lesson, Identifying Happy Expressions, will help elementary school students with special needs identify faces showing happy expressions through common characteristics as well as differentiate between happy expressions and other facial expressions. Read More

3 Common Legal Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids with Special Needs

Here are three common mistakes that special educators might make in regard to special education law, alongside suggested solutions. This list was excerpted and adapted from Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law,an essential addition to every teacher's professional library—and an ideal supplementary text for teachers in training. Read More

Methods for Collaborating with Families of Children with Special Needs

In this excerpt, school personnel will learn some key approaches and methods to use while working in collaboration with families with children with severe and multiple disabilities. Read More

Placement characteristics

This chapter provides a brief summary of typical educational settings for students who are emotionally disturbed, necessary staffing parameters and skills, successful classroom characteristics, and appropriate program characteristics for effective ED placements. Read More