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  • Learning Recover Briefs SPED Strategies X Blue Engine

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    Blue Engine and SPED Strategies, two organizations on a mission toimprove outcomes for students who think and learn differently, have come together to elevate strategies and practices that school systems can use to design for and meet the needs of students with disabilities as part of continued school reopening. Over many years working with schools,…

  • Restart & Recovery Access and Equity for English Learner Students and Families during COVID-19: Recommendations for State Leaders

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    In consultation with members of CCSSO’s English Learners Collaborative, the authors of this paper curated all EL-related information within these documents across five areas: (1) family engagement, (2) instruction, (3) assessment, (4) professional learning, and (5) leadership. This paper also includes guidance on supporting ELs’ social-emotional learning (SEL) and serving ELs with disabilities. Note that,…

  • Social Injustice and Equity in Schools

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    School business officials are in a unique position within the school community to financially guide district leadership and school boards toward decisions that may lead to greater equity.

  • Developing Standards-Based IEP Goals and Objectives A Discussion Guide

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    This discussion guide was designed to help IEP teams develop standards-based IEP goals and objectives. It has been reviewed by and pilot-tested with Minnesota special educators serving students with a wide range of disabilities. Their input and feedback has been invaluable. Based on this feedback, we understand that the first few times you use this…

  • Supporting Children’s Reading at Home: Practice Reading for Understanding

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    The strategies and supporting activities described below are taken primarily from Supporting Your Child’sReading at Home, a resource developed by REL Southeast and informed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)Practice Guide titled Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade.This resource is part of a series of instructional briefs designed to…

  • Supporting Children’s Reading at Home: Blending Letters, Recognizing, and Reading Words

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    The strategies and supporting activities described below are taken primarily from Supporting Your Child’sReading at Home, a resource developed by REL Southeast and informed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)Practice Guide titled Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade.This resource is part of a series of instructional briefs designed to…

  • Supporting Children’s Reading at Home: Linking Sounds to Letters

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    The strategies and supporting activities described below are taken primarily from Supporting Your Child’sReading at Home, a resource developed by REL Southeast and informed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)Practice Guide titled Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade.This resource is part of a series of instructional briefs designed to…

  • Supporting Children’s Reading at Home: Developing Language

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    The strategies and supporting activities described below are taken primarily from Supporting Your Child’sReading at Home, a resource developed by REL Southeast and informed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)Practice Guide titled Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade.This resource is part of a series of instructional briefs designed to…

  • Evaluating Children for Special Education During COVID-19 and Beyond

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    n the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are grappling with the impact of the widespread instructional loss that most students have experienced. Some students have also experienced stress, disruptions at home, and trauma, and historically marginalized populations are likely to be most impacted academically. Even where educators, school administrators, and caregivers worked to deliver…

  • Brief #1: State and District Obligations to Locate, Evaluate, and Serve Children With Disabilities

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    The rights of children suspected of having a disability and the process to evaluate them for special education are just two of the many components in our nation’s special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).