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In the Classroom: Help With Behavior and Discipline
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports:
http://www.pbis.org/
This website is from OSEP and is extremely helpful for understanding
what's meant by "positive behavior interventions" as a means
of preventing and resolving behavioral issues.
Multimodal Functional Behavioral Assessment: http://mfba.net/
This site offers plenty of researched based information on FBA and BIP
(functional behavior assessment and behavioral intervention planning,
taken from the perspective developed by the Duquesne University School
Psychology Program. This "multimodal approach" is slightly
different (more comprehensive) than the general FBI information typically
promoted by districts and state education agencies. The site includes
forms for downloading and use as well as research based information.
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Functional Behavior
Assessment: http://cecp.air.org/fba/default.htm
This well-organized site trains the user in the basics and practical
applications of FBA. The three training segments include "how to"
information. The documents in this series were written with some of
the country's leading experts, were designed and reviewed by panels
that have included teachers and administrators, parents, school psychologists,
union representatives, researchers, policy makers and others, and were
vetted by the U.S. Department of Education for consistency with the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The site also includes
a series on Addressing Student Problem Behavior is available to read
online and to download as PDF.
Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction's FBA Resources: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/sbfba.html
This site includes information from Wisconsin's Dept. of Public Instruction
on functional behavior assessments: policy, procedure, IEP goals to
address behavioral issues, and DPI created training materials on FBA
and behavioral intervention plans in IEPs.
"You can handle them all" http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
This is a tool to assist teachers and parents in deciding how best to
respond to common misbehavior, as well as a way of understanding why
inappropriate behaviors occur in many children. While it does not address
behavioral issues that are specifically caused by a disability (for
example, behaviors that are not a child's choice or are a direct result
of a disability), the basic understanding of the link between meeting
underlying needs and behavior is helpful. The site focuses more on the
common types of class (and home) misbehavior that disrupt teaching and
learning. It offers specific approaches or responses that adults can
use to teach alternative behaviors rather than simply using ineffective
and unprofessional punishment.
Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans
http://ericec.org/digests/e571.html
Understanding the relationship between learning and behavior must be
a key ingredient in planning the individualized education program (IEP)
for a student with disabilities. IEP Teams charged with developing IEPs
are required to address the children's behavioral as well as learning
problems. IEP teams must conduct a functional behavioral assessment
(FBA) and implement behavior intervention plans that include positive
behavioral interventions and supports. This digest explains how and
why an IEP Team does an FBA and integrates their findings in the child's
IEP.
Sometimes Children Can't Help How They Behave? http://www.emedicine.com/ped/developmental__behavioral.htm
Sometimes, it really helps to understand why a child with a disability
is behaving in a certain way. Sometimes the behaviors we see in our
classrooms (or homes) are manifestations of the disability itself. This
site offers detailed information and explanations of various types of
disabilities and disorders that typically have behavioral components.
It will be helpful in understanding why certain types of commonly used
classroom or home interventions simply won't work, since some behaviors
have physiological or medical roots.
A Teacher's View and Suggestions: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/7315/subjects/behavior.html
Dr. Kay Davis, Ph.D., has compiled this long list of behavior related
web resources specifically for educators. She has worked in the field
of special education for over ten years as a special educator and an
administrator of a special services cooperative. She has a master's
degree in mildly handicapped education from Henderson State University,
and a doctorate in special education administration and supervision
from Virginia Tech.
In the Classroom: Help with Teaching and Accommodating
Teachers' Book on Inclusion in Education: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/intro.htm
While this is a Canadian site, set up as a "handbook" for
teachers, it provides logical, easy to implement, and well-researched
ideas, suggestions, and pedagogical perspectives on successfully teaching
children with disabilities in the general education setting. The Handbook
is the core of the site, with specific sections for elementary and secondary
teaching. The section called Feedback contains more than 100 interviews
with teachers who have experienced success including special needs children
in their classrooms. Teachers will be able to relate to the experiences,
and the wisdom and commitment represented here. The section called Resources
provides original material and reprints from important books about inclusion.
There is also a section for feedback, where users can ask a question,
make a comment, or contribute information about your own success with
inclusion.
Accommodation Checklist: http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/accommodations_checklist.htm
Found on the "Inclusion: Yours, Mine, Ours" website, from
the Florida Inclusion Network (http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/homepage.htm),
this printable checklist helps IEP teams identify possible accommodations
for consideration based on a child's individual needs and abilities.
Inclusion: University of Northern Iowa: http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion
This Web site is designed for general education teachers, special education
teachers, parents, and school staff to help provide some answers about
how inclusive education can be accomplished. Resources for making accommodations
and for successfully teaching children with disabilities in an inclusive
setting are included.
Educators' Reference Desk: http://www.eduref.org/
This site allows you to access 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to
online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. The
Educator's Reference Desk provides a search interface to the ERIC Database,
providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational
research, theory, and practice.
Technology Integration: Using Technology and Computers in Your Classroom:
http://www.lburkhart.com/
Tips, interactive projects, integrating the Internet, using assistive
technology, and more, written by a teacher, for teachers. The site is
organized by elementary school, middle school, and special education
needs, but ideas from each section can easily be adapted and used across
age groups.
NCIP: http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), located at Education
Development Center, Inc., was funded by the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective
use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with
sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities. This
site includes a collection of resources pertaining to using assistive
technology, on-line courses, and links on technology in special education
teaching.
Classroom Tools: http://www.do2learn.com/index.htm
Teacher organizational tools, games for students with significant disabilities,
downloadable picture cards to help you make your schedules, story strips,
communication cards, and more are available for free on this teacher/parent
friendly site. The site also includes other products you can purchase.
Research Based Practices for Educators: http://www.fape.org/research/index.htm
This index includes dozens of articles identifying and explaining applications
for current best-practices research in special education: juvenile justice,
help with behavioral problems, early intervention, best practices in
teaching reading, family involvement, dropout rates, and much, much
more!
Resources for ParaEducators/ Paraprofessional Educators:
http://www.special-ed-careers.org/educator_resources/para_resources.html
This site contains links to such resources for and about paraeductors
and paraeducator professional development as: Paraprofessional Certification
Checklist, National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals, National
Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources, and more.
Early Intervention/ Birth-Three Services: http://www.zerotothree.org/
Links for both parents and professionals connect users to a wide variety
of resources for B-3 or early intervention. Includes parenting tips,
links to articles, downloadable handouts on development, and more.
Educating Young Children with Disabilities: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dltcl/bbfcsp/ecspedhm.html
This is the official Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website
for "Bright Beginnings," the state's early childhood program.
On it, find information about laws and policy, least restrictive environment,
transition from birth-to-three to primary education, and links to other
relevant web sites.
Disability Rights: Laws and Policies
EdLaw: http://www.edlaw.net/frames.html
In addition to a special education law library, with access to the texts
of laws governing the provision of special education, this site offers
users specially formatted texts of statutes, regulations, decisions
and interpretive materials. Many of these materials are available free
from other sources; however, frequently they are not available in a
format that is conducive to downloading, easy reading or compatible
printing.
An Overview of IDEA: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/Policy/IDEA/overview.html
An overview of P.L. 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (1997) from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP).
A copy of IDEA: Download a copy of IDEA in pdf format from this OSEP site: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/Policy/IDEA/the_law.html
IDEA Regulations (and other IDEA materials created by OSEP): http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/Policy/IDEA/regs.html
IDEA Best Practices: http://www.ideapractices.org/
IDEA materials, best practices information, and information created
by a federally funded OSEP project called IDEA Practices.
Federal Policy on IDEA: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/memo.html
Memos from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) set policy
for implementing IDEA. This federal site offers access to all OSEP memos
and letters clarifying implementation of IDEA.
Legislative Advocacy: IDEA Reauthorization
Council for Exceptional Children: http://capwiz.com/cek/home/
The legislative advocacy website from CEC, Council for Exceptional Children,
a membership organization for teachers and other professionals serving
children with disabilities. This site offers live links and ideas for
emailing or writing letters to legislators. It also offers CEC's perspective
on what needs to be changed in the federal statute.
National Center for Learning Disabilities: http://capwiz.com/ld/home/
The legislative advocacy website from NCLD, National Center for Learning
Disabilities, a membership organization whose goal is to strengthen
public policy in relation to issues impacting individuals with learning
disabilities. This site offers live links and ideas for emailing or
writing letters to legislators on IDEA as well as on No Child Left Behind
(NCLB or ESEA legislation) and other issues pertinent to learning disabilities
issues.
Wisconsin Chapter 115 (Special Education Law for Wisconsin)
Special Education in Plain Language http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/Parents/plainlanguageindex.htm
This user-friendly, interactive site explains both federal and state
special education laws and state policies on implementing special education,
IEPs, and rights. Users can also download a print version of the book
Special Education in Plain Language.
Wisconsin's Special Education Policies: Information Bulletins:
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/bulindex.html
Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction creates "Information
Bulletins" to promulgate policy requirements to all school districts
in the state. These policies have the force of law, and are based on
Wisconsin's implementation of Wisconsin Statute (Ch. 115) and administrative
code (P.I. 11). These offer specific, enforceable policy statements
for educators, administrators and parents.
Chapter 115: Text http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/Statutes.html
This site offers the actual text of Wisconsin statute pertaining to
special education.
PI 11: Wisconsin's Administrative Code governing special education:
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/pi11_0701.html
PI 11 offers the official definitions of disabilities in Wisconsin special
education, explanations of disabilities served by public education,
and eligibility criteria for each area of disability in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/hmtopics.html
DPI is the SEA, or state education agency, authorized to implement special
education law in Wisconsin. This portion of their website includes an
index allowing users to quickly access information on a variety of topics.
Americans With Disabilities Act/EEOC
http://www.equity.appstate.edu/www_docs/depart/equity/ADA.htm
This site, by Appalachian State University, offers access to a variety
of resources on the ADA. While children with disabilities in public
school have their rights protected by IDEA, educators, staff, parents,
and employees of school districts who have disabilities are covered
under ADA.
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
The Job Accommodation Network offers a content-rich site on the ADA,
with numerous links to additional information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): http://www.eeoc.gov/
This federal agency helps enforce federal laws related to discrimination
on the basis of age, sex, disability, equal pay and compensation, race,
etc. This site offers links to easy-to-understand resources. Links available
in Spanish, Hmong, Korean, and other languages.
Guide to Disability Rights Laws: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/disabilityrights.html
This guide, prepared by the National Council on Disability and the National
Urban League, provides a summary of federal civil rights laws that ensure
equal opportunity for people with disabilities. Summarizes and links
for all the federal disability rights laws (ADA, IDEA, 504, Fair Housing,
and more).