Dare County Schools

From DCS School Psychologist, KHES based Rebecca Wilcox with DCS Director of Exceptional Children, George Graham:
(these are in random order, please scroll to peruse the entire page - email suggestions here)

NEW - click here for Positive Behavior Support RTI Toolkit

From the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) The Special Education Resources for General Educators (SERGE) site can
be accessed at http://serge.ccsso.org 
Content on these pages is organized by "Essential Question" or theme, accessed with this link: http://serge.ccsso.org/essential_questions.html
Finally, there is a section devoted to general education teachers and research-based practices: http://serge.ccsso.org/question_2_6.html
 

• Here are two excellent university based website on behavior and social emotional development. Both have been involved in PBS for a long time and received OSEP and USDE grants. Many of their resources are free. Check out the right sidebar at this website for great downloadable resources. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/
  and check out  http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/

• The new "Doing What Works" site, offers a user-friendly interface to quickly locate teaching practices that have been found effective by the department's research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences, and similar organizations.

• Florida Center for Reading Research  (This has center activities based of the 5 Components of Scientifically Based Reading Research. This are very easy to use. All you have to do is pick one of the 5 components, pick a center activity and print. Research Support for Comprehension Plus. Comprehension Plus was published in 2002 and incorporates research-based practices according to the findings from the Report of the National Reading Panel (2000) and Put Reading First (2001). (Although the comprehension instruction used in the program is consistent with current knowledge, no formal research studies regarding its efficacy have been conducted to date).

  See also:

The What Works Clearinghouse

            The Promising Practices Network

The International Campbell Collaboration
 

NC DPI EC Site for Behavior Support

A new page has been added to the Behavior Support and Special Programs section on the Exceptional Children Web site>>
Description of Seriously Emotionally Disturbed that provides guidance for screening for students with serious emotional disabilities.
Non- EC teachers should be aware of student behaviors that may indicate emotional disabilities and normal behavior for specific childhood developmental levels. Additionally, they should be aware of the potential ramifications of labeling a student “emotionally disabled.” Information sharing and in-service training can reduce misunderstandings and unnecessary concerns. 

"The Behavior Home Page"
- Website is designed for "Teachers, parents, or other professionals working with children who display challenging behaviors..." by the Kentucky Dept. of Ed. & Dept. of SPED Rehabilitation Counseling at U of K.   Includes an interactive forum for parents/educators for consultation.  Includes links to federal law. Within this site  - Discussion of Universal, Targeted, and Tertiary interventions (Tiers One, Two, and Three), click here.

And . . .

U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has posted Question and Answer Documents on their web site, here. 

For a list of state and district RTI initiatives, models, and resources, see:
www.nasponline.org/advocacy/rtistatedistrict.pdf

Language arts areas: http://www.readingrockets.org

Teaching Reading (it addresses English language learners (ELLs) but works with many struggling readers): http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/teaching

• This website (in association with What Works Clearinghouse) answers the question, "What are some educational programs that have been successfully evaluated in valid research?"  Includes Math K-12, Technology, Secondary Level Reading, and Reading for ELL students http://www.bestevidence.org/

• This page links to the IES document "Using strategy instruction to help struggling high schoolers understand what they read."  It supports Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) and Reciprocal Teaching Strategies http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/central/pdf/REL_2007038.pdf

• NC's Responsiveness to Instruction initiative as well as NC 2007 Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities requires data collection for monitoring student progress. This website is from the National Center for Student Progress Monitoring (associated with the "What Works"  website): http://www.studentprogress.org/default.asp

• Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades - This guide is for teachers, specialists, and administrators who face the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English language learners in the elementary grades. It includes recommendations and implementation ideas for Assessing and Monitoring Reading instruction, vocabulary instruction, and academic language (CALP) acquisition. Published by the US Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/20074011.pdf

And:

Strategy instruction is one of the most effective ways of improving academic performance for children with learning difficulties. This site will show you how to do it, will provide examples or strategies, and provide a forum to discuss your experiences and questions.

• This web site was made possible by a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development grant from the Nebraska Department of Education.
  www.unl.edu/csi/index.shtml

• Go directly to Reading http://www.unl.edu/csi/reading.shtml

• Go directly to Math http://www.unl.edu/csi/math.shtml

Also: Autism Speaks

Modules of the Autism Speaks School Community Tool Kit:
What is autism?           
How might a child with special needs be a part of our school?   
General Strategies for Intervention
For specific members of the School Community           
Resources

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