EALA

Resource Format: Resource Compilation

  • Instructional Practice Briefs

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    This series of practice briefs highlight six evidence-based, high-leverage practices that research has shown support implementation of high-quality instructional programming for students with and at risk for disabilities regardless of their identified disability category or grade span. These practices were identified through an extensive, systematic meta-analysis. The briefs use a three-phase cycle for planning, delivering,…

  • IEP Tip Sheet Series

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    This series of tip sheets introduce key components of the individualized education program (IEP). They include brief summaries of federal regulations, tips for implementation, and resources. Check with your state for additional requirements.

  • Resource roundup: Special education and inclusion

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    Students with special needs often experience challenges related to being included in the classroom. Through inclusion strategies and instructional practices tailored for children with special needs, general education and special education teachers can better meet the needs of these students. As an introduction, we rounded up resources from across the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional…

  • Building Bridges to College and Career: Social Emotional Preparation

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    REL AP staff shared tools and resources on preparing students with social emotional skills for successful postsecondary transitions. The session provided research-based strategies for building school culture, growth mindset, and self-efficacy for all educators including teachers, principals, school counselors, leaders from schools and school districts, university college and career readiness counselors, and career and technical…

  • Fluency with Text

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    This toolkit helps teachers and families understand what fluency is and how to support a child’s development of fluency with text.

  • Addendum 6: Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together

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    This document provides further guidance related to the education of students receiving specialeducation and related services within the school reopening framework.

  • Addendum 6: Adapt, Advance, Achieve: Connecticut’s Plan to Learn and Grow Together

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    This document provides further guidance related to the education of students receiving specialeducation and related services within the school reopening framework.

  • Planning for ESSER with Students with Disabilities in Mind

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    Are students with disabilities included throughout your school district’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) planning and budgeting process? What does your allocation plan for students with disabilities say about your district’s definition of equity? By integrating supports for students with disabilities, we are better able to support the variable needs of ALL students.

  • Designing for Inclusion: Key Takeaways and Resources

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    This document is a summary of the core content found within the ISTE U professional development online course, Designing for Inclusion. It includes key points and relevant resources that guide educators in using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to proactively plan and design learning experiences that are welcoming, accessible, and engaging for the…

  • How can educators engage these families?

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    To successfully achieve family engagement, educators must get to know, build positive relationships with, and meaningfully involve families. Establishing positive relationships creates an atmosphere conducive to family involvement. This is vital in improving outcomes for students, families, and the school, as well as in the greater community. Let’s look at a number of actions educators…