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AccommodationsSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Accessing the General EducationCurriculum: Inclusion Considerations forStudents with Disabilities(McLaughlin/Nolet)

This module highlights classroom considerations that promoteaccess to the general education curriculum for students withdisabilities.

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Accommodations to the PhysicalEnvironment: Setting up a Classroom forStudents with Visual Disabilities(Originally developed by Anne Corn;revision by Brenda Naimy)

The resources in this module offer helpful tips on setting up thephysical aspects of your classroom and will introduce types ofequipment used by students with visual disabilities.

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Accommodations: Instructional andTesting Supports for Students withDisabilities(Ryan Kettler)

This module provides an overview of accommodations forstudents with disabilities.

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Accountability: High-Stakes Testing forStudents with Disabilities(McLaughlin/Nolet)

This module presents information on legal requirements andaccommodations for testing students with disabilities, inaddition to highlighting considerations for interpretingperformance data for this population.

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Assistive Technology: An Overview (Dave Edyburn)

This module offers an overview of assistive technology (AT)and explores ways to expand students' access to it in theclassroom.

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Bookshare: Providing AccessibleMaterials for Students with PrintDisabilities

This module presents an overview of Bookshare, a projectsupported by the U.S. Department of Education and OSEP,which provide books in digitized formats to individuals whohave print disabilities. On hand is information about how suchstudents can access textbooks, other instructional materials,and text-reader software at no cost, as well as how teachers canuse this information in their daily instructional planning.

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Content Standards: Connecting Standards-Based Curriculum to InstructionalPlanning(Zina Yzquierdo)

Teachers are required to implement the adopted contentstandards and to make the connection between standards-basedcurriculum and the planning and designing of lessons to ensurethat students meet expected content standards. This moduleserves as a basic guide for the process.

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Cultural and Linguistic Differences: WhatTeachers Should Know

This module examines the ways in which culture influences thedaily interactions that occur across all classrooms and providespractice for enhancing culturally responsive teaching. Thismodule is a revision of 'Teachers at the Loom: WeavingTogether Culture, Family, and Instruction for Culturally andLinguistically Diverse Exceptional Students.'

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Effective Room Arrangement(Evertson/Poole)

This group of case studies includes engaging scenarios tointroduce students to important concepts regarding classroomarrangement for effective classroom management.

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Instructional Accommodations: Makingthe Learning Environment Accessible toStudents with Visual Disabilities(Originally developed by Anne Corn;revision by Brenda Naimy)

This module highlights tips for modifying lessons and ways tomake lessons accessible for students with disabilities.

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Teaching and Learning in New Mexico:Considerations for Diverse StudentPopulations(Naomi Tyler)

Though developed specifically for the New Mexico PublicEducation Department, this module offers a broad overview ofhow diversity (i.e., culture, language, exceptionality, andsocioeconomic status) affects learning and how teachers canbetter meet the needs of all students in their classes.

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The Pre-Referral Process: Procedures forSupporting Students with Academic andBehavioral Concerns(Don Compton)

This module highlights the benefits of the pre-referral process—a preventative approach that can eliminate inappropriatereferrals to special education—and outlines the six stages mostcommonly involved in its implementation.

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Universal Design for Learning: Creating aLearning Environment that Challengesand Engages All Students

This module examines the three principles of Universal Designfor Learning (UDL) and discusses how to apply theseprinciples to the four curricular components (i.e., goals,instructional materials, instructional methods, andassessments).

Assessment (includes Progress Monitoring)STATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Accommodations: Instructional andTesting Supports for Students withDisabilities(Ryan Kettler)

This module provides an overview of accommodations forstudents with disabilities.

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Classroom Assessment (Part 1): AnIntroduction to Monitoring AcademicAchievement in the Classroom(Fuchs/Fuchs)

This module discusses how progress monitoring can affect theacademic outcomes of students, and it demonstrates how toimplement curriculum-based measurement with a classroom ofstudents.

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Classroom Assessment (Part 2):Evaluating Reading Progress(Fuchs)

This module explores in detail the assessment proceduresintegral to RTI. It also outlines how to use progress monitoringdata to determine if a student is meeting the establishedperformance criteria or if more intensive intervention isneeded.

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Effective School Practices: PromotingCollaboration and Monitoring Student'sAcademic Achievement(McLaughlin/Nolet)

This module focuses on the entire school population andhighlights partnerships between general education and specialeducation faculty that result in the creation of a 'collectiveresponsibility' and shared high expectations for all students.

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Functional Behavioral Assessment:Identifying the Reasons for ProblemBehavior and Developing a Behavior Plan(Kathleen Lane)

This module explores the basic principles of behavior and theimportance of discovering the reasons that students engage inproblem behavior. The steps to conducting a functionalbehavioral assessment and developing a behavior plan aredescribed.

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RTI (Part 4): Putting It All Together(Fuchs/Fuchs/Vaughn/ Woodruff)

This module synthesizes the information in RTI (Parts 1, 2, and3) to provide teachers and other school personnel with a morecomprehensive illustration of how to successfully implementRTI.

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RTI: Data-Based Decision MakingThis case study provides information about how to examine astudent's progress monitoring data to determine if the student isresponding adequately or if the student would benefit frommore intense intervention. It can serve as a companion to themodules 'RTI (Part 2): Assessment' and 'RTI (Part 4): Putting ItAll Together.'

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RTI: Progress MonitoringThis case study set is intended to be a supplement to the IRISCenter's RTI Module series, providing additional opportunitiesto practice the application of basic progress monitoringconcepts within the response to intervention (RTI) approach,including the administration and scoring of probes as well asthe graphing of student progress.

Assistive TechnologySTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Bookshare: Providing AccessibleMaterials for Students with PrintDisabilities

This module presents an overview of Bookshare, a projectsupported by the U.S. Department of Education and OSEP,which provide books in digitized formats to individuals whohave print disabilities. On hand is information about how suchstudents can access textbooks, other instructional materials,and text-reader software at no cost, as well as how teachers canuse this information in their daily instructional planning.

Behavior and Classroom ManagementSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Addressing Disruptive and NoncompliantBehaviors (Part 1): Understanding theActing-Out Cycle(Lane/Wehby)

The first in a two-part series, this module discusses problembehavior in terms of the stages of the acting-out cycle andsuggests ways to respond to students in the cycle's differentphases.

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Addressing Disruptive and NoncompliantBehaviors (Part 2): BehavioralInterventions(Lane/Wehby)

The second in a two-part series, this module describesinterventions that can increase initial compliance to teacherrequests as well as interventions that can be implemented todecrease disruptive and noncompliant behaviors.

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Classroom Management (Part 1):Learning the Components of aComprehensive Behavior ManagementPlan(Mike Rosenberg, Lori Jackman)

This module—a revision of Who's In Charge? Developing aComprehensive Behavior Management System—highlights theimportance of establishing a comprehensive classroombehavior management system composed of a statement ofpurpose, rules, procedures, consequences, and an action plan. Italso provides information about how culture, classroomfactors, and teacher actions can influence student behavior.

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Classroom Management (Part 2):Developing Your Own ComprehensiveBehavior Management Plan(Mike Rosenberg, Lori Jackman)

This module—a revision of You're in Charge! DevelopingYour Own Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan—reviews the major components of classroom management(including rules, procedures, and consequences) and guidesusers through the steps of creating their own comprehensivebehavior plan. The module is a companion to ClassroomManagement (Part 1): Learning the Components of aComprehensive Behavior Management Plan.

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Defining Behavior(Sara Bicard/ David Bicard)

This case study describes how to clearly define a student'sbehavior so that when they occur they can be reliablyidentified, measured, or counted in some way. This case studycan serve as a companion for the Functional BehaviorAssessment module.

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Encouraging Appropriate Behavior(Christina Curran)

This case study unit outlines positive behavior managementtechniques that can be employed with individual students whohave behavioral concerns that are not effectively addressed bycomprehensive classroom rules.

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Fostering Student Accountability forClassroom Work(Evertson/ Poole)

Through realistic classroom scenarios, this case study setintroduces five key components of an effective accountabilitysystem and offers guidance on how to implement thesestrategies in a classroom setting.

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Functional Behavioral Assessment:Identifying the Reasons for ProblemBehavior and Developing a Behavior Plan(Kathleen Lane)

This module explores the basic principles of behavior and theimportance of discovering the reasons that students engage inproblem behavior. The steps to conducting a functionalbehavioral assessment and developing a behavior plan aredescribed.

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Measuring Behavior(Sara Bicard/ David Bicard)

This case study unit provides information on how to collectobservational data on student behavior. Methods introducedinclude event, interval, duration, and latency recording.

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Norms and Expectations(Evertson/ Poole)

This case study set provides scenarios and strategies that focuson the establishment of classroom norms and expectationsthrough the development of rules and procedures.

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SOS: Helping Students BecomeIndependent Learners(Bob Reid)

This module describes how teachers can help students stay ontask by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategiesdiscussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting,and self-reinforcement.

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Addressing the Revolving Door: How toRetain Your Special Education Teachers(Bonnie Billingsley)

This module highlights the key elements for schooladministrators who seek to support special educators andincrease teacher retention.

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Beginning Teacher Support(Bonnie Billingsley)

Providing effective strategies for the support of beginningteachers, this case study offers school leaders guidance forincreasing the retention of beginning special educators.

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Collaborating with Families(The PACER Center)

Designed to help teachers build positive relationships withfamilies, this module highlights the diversity of families andaddresses the factors that school personnel should understandabout working with the families of children with disabilities.

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Guiding the School Counselor: AnOverview of Roles and Responsibilities(Amy Milsom)

This module offers an overview for school counselors andincludes definitions of counselors' various roles andresponsibilities when working with students with disabilities.Those viewing the module can learn about how counselorsmay participate in IEP team meetings, how to determine theneed for group or individual counseling, how to assist withtransition planning, and how to pursue referrals to otherprofessionals when appropriate.

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School Counselors: FacilitatingTransitions for Students with Disabilitiesfrom High School to Post-School Settings(Blalock/Noonan/O'Leary/Patton)

This module provides information for counselors and othereducation professionals to assist high school students withdisabilities in the transition from the school environment to apost-school setting.

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School Nurses: Roles and Responsibilitiesin the School Setting

This module is designed for school nurses. It provides anoverview of school nurses' roles in serving all students in theschool environment, in addition to addressing specific roles forworking with students with disabilities. More specifically, itdiscusses participating in 504 plan and IEP meetings,advocating for students with health care needs, promoting theirservices and their roles as school nurses, collaborating withothers, and establishing networks.

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Serving Students with VisualImpairments: The Importance ofCollaboration(Diane Fazzi)

This module underscores the importance of the generaleducation teacher's collaborating with professionals and otherindividuals knowledgeable about the needs of students withvisual disabilities.

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Supporting Beginning Special Educators:Tips for Educational Leaders(Bonnie Billingsley)

This module emphasizes the importance of administrativesupport for beginning special education teachers. Itdemonstrates how teacher support can increase the teacher'seffectiveness in the classroom.

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Working With Your School Nurse: WhatGeneral Education Teachers Should Do toPromote Educational Success for StudentsWith Health Needs

This module is designed for school personnel who may becollaborating with the school nurse during IEP meetings orduring other occasions involving the health problems ofstudents with disabilities.

Content InstructionSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Algebra (Part 1): Applying LearningStrategies to Beginning Algebra (Kim Paulsen)

This case study unit offers strategies for working with studentswith disabilities who have difficulty with beginning algebra. Itprovides information on strategies such as using algebramanipulatives, teaching vocabulary, and implementing graphicorganizers.

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Algebra (Part 2): Applying LearningStrategies to Intermediate Algebra(Kim Paulsen)

This case study unit offers strategies for working with studentswith disabilities who have difficulty with algebra. It providesinformation on strategies such as using intermediate algebramanipulatives, teaching vocabulary, and implementing graphicorganizers.

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CSR: A Reading Comprehension Strategy(Sharon Vaughn)

This module outlines Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), astrategy for helping students to improve their readingcomprehension skills. In CSR, students work together in smallgroups to apply comprehension strategies as they read textfrom a content area, such as social studies or science.

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Comprehension and Vocabulary: Grades3-5(Kim Paulsen)

This case study unit focuses on comprehension and vocabularystrategies that correspond with third-through fifth-gradereading curriculum.

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Early Reading(Sayeski/Paulsen)

This case study set offers realistic scenarios that introducestudents to reading strategies appropriate for Kindergarten andfirst-grade classrooms.

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Fluency and Word Identification: Grades3-5(Kim Paulsen)

This case study unit identifies strategies that may beimplemented when students are having difficulties with wordidentification and fluency in the upper-elementary grades.

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High-Quality Mathematics Instruction:What Teachers Should Know

This module describes the components of high-qualitymathematics instruction: a standards-based curriculum andevidence-based strategies. It also highlights several effectivepractices teachers can use to teach mathematics.

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Improving Writing Performance: AStrategy for Writing Persuasive Essays(Torri Lienemann)

This module highlights the differences between students whowrite well and those who struggle. Elements of the writingprocess are discussed, as are the prerequisite skills studentsneed to write good papers. The module outlines and describesthe process for teaching students the POW+TREE strategy, awriting strategy to help students produce better persuasiveessays.

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PALS: A Reading Strategy for Grades 2–6 This module outlines the benefits of implementing PALS forGrades 2–6, a peer tutoring strategy in which students work inpairs to strengthen their reading skills. Also included are step-by-step instructions for each of the three PALS activities aswell as printable PALS materials.

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PALS: A Reading Strategy for Grades K–1

This module outlines the benefits of implementing PALS forGrades K–1, a peer tutoring strategy in which students work inpairs to strengthen their reading skills. Also included are step-by-step instructions for each of the PALS activities as well asprintable PALS materials.

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PALS: A Reading Strategy for HighSchool

This module outlines the benefits of implementing PALS forhigh school, a peer tutoring strategy in which students work inpairs to strengthen their reading skills. Also included are step-by-step instructions for each of the three PALS activities aswell as printable PALS materials.

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Providing Instructional Supports:Facilitating Mastery of New Skills(Bob Reid)

This module explores the importance of scaffolding andmodeling for students as they learn new skills and strategies.

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RTI (Part 3): Reading Instruction(Fuchs/Fuchs/Vaughn/ Woodruff)

This module illustrates different research-based readingstrategies that may be used with the Response-to-Interventionmodel to improve reading skills.

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SRSD: Using Learning Strategies toEnhance Student Learning(Reid/Graham/Harris)

This module features the Self-Regulated Strategy Development(SRSD) model, which outlines the six steps required toeffectively implement any instructional strategy andemphasizes the time and effort required to do so.

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Written Expression: Grades 2–5(Bob Reid)

This case study offers information about writing strategies thatwill benefit those students who struggle with writtenexpression, helping them to feel less anxious or frustratedwhen faced with a writing assignment.

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Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing theLearning of All Students

This module discusses the importance of differentiating threeaspects of instruction: content, process (instructional methods),and product (assessment). It also explores the student traits—readiness level, interest, and learning profile—that influencelearning.

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Universal Design for Learning: Creating aLearning Environment that Challengesand Engages All Students

This module examines the three principles of Universal Designfor Learning (UDL) and discusses how to apply theseprinciples to the four curricular components (i.e., goals,instructional materials, instructional methods, andassessments).

DisabilitySTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Instructional Accommodations: Makingthe Learning Environment Accessible toStudents with Visual Disabilities(Originally developed by Anne Corn;revision by Brenda Naimy)

This module highlights tips for modifying lessons and ways tomake lessons accessible for students with disabilities.

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Serving Students with VisualImpairments: The Importance ofCollaboration(Diane Fazzi)

This module underscores the importance of the generaleducation teacher's collaborating with professionals and otherindividuals knowledgeable about the needs of students withvisual disabilities.

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What Do You See? Perceptions ofDisability(Smith/Yzquierdo)

This module encourages students to explore their own attitudesand beliefs about people with disabilities. It highlights theabilities of students with disabilities.

DiversitySTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Classroom Diversity: An Introduction toStudent Differences

This revision of the Teaching and Learning in New Mexico:Considerations for Diverse Student Populations module offersa broad overview of how diversity (i.e., culture, language,exceptionality, and socioeconomic status) affects learning andhow teachers can better meet the needs of all their students intheir classes.

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Cultural and Linguistic Differences: WhatTeachers Should Know

This module examines the ways in which culture influences thedaily interactions that occur across all classrooms and providespractice for enhancing culturally responsive teaching. Thismodule is a revision of 'Teachers at the Loom: WeavingTogether Culture, Family, and Instruction for Culturally andLinguistically Diverse Exceptional Students.'

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Teaching English Language Learners:Effective Instructional Practices

This module helps teachers understand second languageacquisition, the importance of academic English, andinstructional practices that will enhance learning for EnglishLearners.

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Teaching and Learning in New Mexico:Considerations for Diverse StudentPopulations(Naomi Tyler)

Though developed specifically for the New Mexico PublicEducation Department, this module offers a broad overview ofhow diversity (i.e., culture, language, exceptionality, andsocioeconomic status) affects learning and how teachers canbetter meet the needs of all students in their classes.

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Providing Instructional Supports:Facilitating Mastery of New Skills(Bob Reid)

This module explores the importance of scaffolding andmodeling for students as they learn new skills and strategies.

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SOS: Helping Students BecomeIndependent Learners(Bob Reid)

This module describes how teachers can help students stay ontask by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategiesdiscussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting,and self-reinforcement.

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SRSD: Using Learning Strategies toEnhance Student Learning(Reid/Graham/Harris)

This module features the Self-Regulated Strategy Development(SRSD) model, which outlines the six steps required toeffectively implement any instructional strategy andemphasizes the time and effort required to do so.

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Secondary Reading Instruction: TeachingVocabulary and Comprehension in theContent Areas

This module describes how teachers can incorporatevocabulary and reading comprehension skills instruction intocontent-area lessons and will introduce you to a variety ofeffective practices—including the use of graphic organizers—to help students better understand what they read.

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Study Skills (Part 1) This module will examine the importance of effective studyskills strategies and include information on why some studentsstruggle with those skills and why it's critical for teachers toexplicitly teach such strategies.

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Study Skills (Part 2)This companion to the Study Skills (Part 1) module reiteratesthe importance of teachers providing explicit instruction on theuse of study skills strategies and overviews a number ofeffective strategies: graphic organizers, note-taking,mnemonics, organizing materials, time management,comprehension strategies, and self-regulation strategies.

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Teaching English Language Learners:Effective Instructional Practices

This module helps teachers understand second languageacquisition, the importance of academic English, andinstructional practices that will enhance learning for EnglishLearners.

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MathSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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RTI: Mathematics This module describes the RTI framework as applied tomathematics. It includes discussions of instruction, assessment,and data-based decision making at the primary, secondary, andtertiary levels

RTI (includes Early Intervening)*STATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Classroom Assessment (Part 1): AnIntroduction to Monitoring AcademicAchievement in the Classroom(Fuchs/Fuchs)

This module discusses how progress monitoring can affect theacademic outcomes of students, and it demonstrates how toimplement curriculum-based measurement with a classroom ofstudents.

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RTI (Part 1): An Overview(Fuchs/Fuchs/Vaughn/ Woodruff)

This module outlines the differences between the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) model. It also offers a brief overview ofeach tier in the RTI model and explains its benefits.

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RTI (Part 5): A Closer Look at Tier 3(Fuchs/Fuchs)

This module describes which students will receive Tier 3intervention (i.e., special education services), components ofTier 3 reading interventions, and students' response to thisindividualized intervention. This module also explores parentinvolvement and issues related to English language learners.

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RTI: Considerations for School Leaders This module provides information about ways to build supportfor RTI, factors that should be addressed when implementingRTI, and methods of collecting data and evaluating theeffectiveness of the RTI approach.

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RTI: Data-Based Decision MakingThis case study provides information about how to examine astudent's progress monitoring data to determine if the student isresponding adequately or if the student would benefit frommore intense intervention. It can serve as a companion to themodules 'RTI (Part 2): Assessment' and 'RTI (Part 4): Putting ItAll Together.'

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RTI: Mathematics This module describes the RTI framework as applied tomathematics. It includes discussions of instruction, assessment,and data-based decision making at the primary, secondary, andtertiary levels

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RTI: Progress MonitoringThis case study set is intended to be a supplement to the IRISCenter's RTI Module series, providing additional opportunitiesto practice the application of basic progress monitoringconcepts within the response to intervention (RTI) approach,including the administration and scoring of probes as well asthe graphing of student progress.

Reading, Literacy, Language ArtsSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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RTI (Part 5): A Closer Look at Tier 3(Fuchs/Fuchs)

This module describes which students will receive Tier 3intervention (i.e., special education services), components ofTier 3 reading interventions, and students' response to thisindividualized intervention. This module also explores parentinvolvement and issues related to English language learners.

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Secondary Reading Instruction: TeachingVocabulary and Comprehension in theContent Areas

This module describes how teachers can incorporatevocabulary and reading comprehension skills instruction intocontent-area lessons and will introduce you to a variety ofeffective practices—including the use of graphic organizers—to help students better understand what they read.

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Related ServicesSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Guiding the School Counselor: AnOverview of Roles and Responsibilities(Amy Milsom)

This module offers an overview for school counselors andincludes definitions of counselors' various roles andresponsibilities when working with students with disabilities.Those viewing the module can learn about how counselorsmay participate in IEP team meetings, how to determine theneed for group or individual counseling, how to assist withtransition planning, and how to pursue referrals to otherprofessionals when appropriate.

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Related Services: Common Supports forStudents with Disabilities

This module offers a description of related services and anoverview of the benefits they provide to students withdisabilities in the general education classroom. It highlightsfive commonly used related services (Physical Therapy,Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology Services,Social Work Services, and Psychological Services) and brieflyhighlights many of the other related services as identifiedthrough IDEA '04.

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School Nurses: Roles and Responsibilitiesin the School Setting

This module is designed for school nurses. It provides anoverview of school nurses' roles in serving all students in theschool environment, in addition to addressing specific roles forworking with students with disabilities. More specifically, itdiscusses participating in 504 plan and IEP meetings,advocating for students with health care needs, promoting theirservices and their roles as school nurses, collaborating withothers, and establishing networks.

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Working With Your School Nurse: WhatGeneral Education Teachers Should Do toPromote Educational Success for StudentsWith Health Needs

This module is designed for school personnel who may becollaborating with the school nurse during IEP meetings orduring other occasions involving the health problems ofstudents with disabilities.

School Improvement/ LeadershipSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Addressing the Revolving Door: How toRetain Your Special Education Teachers

This revised module will highlight the key elements for schooladministrators who seek to support special educators andincrease teacher retention.

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Addressing the Revolving Door: How toRetain Your Special Education Teachers(Bonnie Billingsley)

This module highlights the key elements for schooladministrators who seek to support special educators andincrease teacher retention.

Availableonline

Beginning Teacher Support(Bonnie Billingsley)

Providing effective strategies for the support of beginningteachers, this case study offers school leaders guidance forincreasing the retention of beginning special educators.

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Collaborating with Families(The PACER Center)

Designed to help teachers build positive relationships withfamilies, this module highlights the diversity of families andaddresses the factors that school personnel should understandabout working with the families of children with disabilities.

Availableonline

Creating an Inclusive SchoolEnvironment: A Model for SchoolLeaders(Pearl Sims)

This module offers a general overview of the concepts thatprincipals should consider when creating inclusive schools.

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Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing theLearning of All Students

This module discusses the importance of differentiating threeaspects of instruction: content, process (instructional methods),and product (assessment). It also explores the student traits—readiness level, interest, and learning profile—that influencelearning.

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Fidelity of Implementation: Selecting andImplementing Evidence-Based Practicesand Programs

This module discusses the importance of selecting evidence-based practices and programs. It also examines actions thatschool personnel can take to increase the likelihood that thepractice or program is implemented as it was designed.

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RTI (Part 1): An Overview(Fuchs/Fuchs/Vaughn/ Woodruff)

This module outlines the differences between the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) model. It also offers a brief overview ofeach tier in the RTI model and explains its benefits.

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RTI: Considerations for School Leaders This module provides information about ways to build supportfor RTI, factors that should be addressed when implementingRTI, and methods of collecting data and evaluating theeffectiveness of the RTI approach.

Available Fall2013

Supporting Beginning Special Educators:Tips for Educational Leaders

This revised module will emphasize the importance ofadministrative support for beginning special educationteachers. It also will demonstrate how teacher support canincrease the teacher's effectiveness in the classroom.

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Supporting Beginning Special Educators:Tips for Educational Leaders(Bonnie Billingsley)

This module emphasizes the importance of administrativesupport for beginning special education teachers. Itdemonstrates how teacher support can increase the teacher'seffectiveness in the classroom.

TransitionSTATUS MATERIALS DESCRIPTION

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Transition from High School toPostsecondary Settings

This module will focus on the transition process from highschool to secondary settings. Among other topics, it willdiscuss IEP planning, engaging students in the process so as tobecome better advocates for their own needs, and theimportance of outside agencies such as vocational rehab.

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