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Resource Format: Web-based Content

  • A Third-Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills

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    This Third Grade Teacher’s Guide provides information for third grade teachers on how to support families as they practice foundational reading skills at home. It serves as a companion to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade. Both guides present four research-based recommendations…

  • Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse

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    The Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse provides resources for communities, schools, educators, and families as we work together to continue to reopen our schools for in-person learning and support the needs of all students, particularly historically underserved students and those who have been impacted greatest by the pandemic.

  • Conversation Starters to Use With Your Child’s Teachers

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    Not sure how to talk to teachers about your child’s struggles in school? Try these conversation starters. They’ll help you bring up topics like school services, evaluations, behavior challenges, and more.

  • TIES: Inclusive Practice Series Tips: Tip #15 Turn and Talk in the Inclusive Classroom

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    In this TIPS, we show how to remove barriers to allow students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) to engage in Turn and Talk activities during instruction in general education classes through the UDL framework. The examples presented are reflective of a collaborative process required to plan the use of any strategy, such as Turn and…

  • Academies for Learning Advancement: Research and Practitioner Perspectives

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    Short-term “vacation” academies are a learning recovery option that have shown positive literacy and mathematics results in several sites. This collection of short videos, actionable checklistis, and other materials explains the features of successful academies, reports on research about the impact of academies on student achievement, and describes ways to adapt the academies to address…

  • FI – Understanding Internet Safety for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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    The Internet has dramatically changed the way we interact with the world. It has become a global means of communication in our every day life. However the internet can also put people at risk for cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate material, online predators and the possibility of revealing too much personal information. Hosted by The Arc…

  • 8 Powerful Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom

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    We put together a list of eight steps you can take today to build an open and equitable classroom for all your students.

  • Advocating for My Child’s Literacy Needs

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    A literacy advocate supports or speaks out for someone else’s educational needs or rights in reading, writing, and language. As a family member, you know your child best. You have seen your child’s literacy skills progress over time. You can embrace your role as an advocate and learn how to work together with your child’s…

  • How to Universally Design and Administer a District Survey

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    It is important that all groups have voice and choice regarding the happenings in the district and in the school but without a universally designed approach, the results may not represent all of the stakeholders. In order to get accurate data, the barriers that keep people from participating in surveys need to be considered and…

  • Participating in Virtual Stakeholder Meetings: Five Considerations

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    Participating in virtual stakeholder meetings opens doors to connect and engage with broader groups more frequently and in a more flexible manner, but it can also add additional challenges and considerations. This document includes five considerations to help participants fully engage in virtual stakeholder meetings. The accompanying Participant Checklist for Virtual Meetings provides tips for…