EALA

Resource Format: Web-based Content

  • Students with Disabilities: Louisiana Department of Education

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    This resource offers guidance for families, educators, and administrators on accessibility, accommodations, direct services, staffing, a family toolbox, and IDEA timelines. Each PDF walks through a three step process of Identify Resources, Develop Approach, and Implement Remote Direct Service.

  • Helping Traumatized Students Learn

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    Students, familes and educators alike are facing stressful challenges resulting from sudden school closures and abrupt shifts to remote learning. The Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative convened a group of trauma-sensitive school leaders to listen to the many ways in which they are using the trauma lens to buffer the traumatic effects of these challenges…

  • GUIDANCE: USDOE English Language Learner Guidelines

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    The U.S. Department of Education offers guidances to help states, districts, and schools provide effective services to English learners (ELs), to improve their proficiency and achievement and ensure that they’re college and career ready. It can be used with the department’s guidance on IDEA to support ELs with a specific learning disability (SLD).

  • UDL Scan Tool

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    This tool from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities helps teachers understand the alignment of online/digital materials to the needs of those with disabilities. It provides a Google Form or Microsoft Excel tool to examine instructional decisions closely against UDL principles.

  • Using Assistive Technology to Empower Students with Disabilities

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    Article highlighting different assistive technology tools for students with learning disabilities. Most of these tools can be applied to help with online learning.

  • Executive Functioning in Online Environments

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    This resource provides a brief definition of executive funcitoning, a video example and strategies for supporting executive functioning in online environments.