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Wednesday, April 5, 2006
April Theme — Special Education
For the month of April, we are highlighting resources related to special education and hosting three new Online Events focused on the topic. We have organized our site's special education resources for easy reference here.
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Standards-Based Instruction: Could it Happen in Special Education?
 April 6 - Free Online Event
How can we close the achievement gaps that seem to be persistent or widening for special education students? Research-based systematic standards-focused instruction has tremendously improved outcomes for general education students, but how can this same approach facilitate closing the achievement gap between general and special education students? In this interactive presentation, learn how special educators can implement standards-focused instruction and how appropriately written Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) can support the attainment of grade-level standard skills. Silvia DeRuvo, Special Education Resources Development Specialist for Center for Prevention and Early Intervention at WestEd, will present information on how teachers can "unpack the standards" to drive instruction that will meet standards-based IEP goals. Free registration required.
Successful Strategies for Middle and High School Inclusion
 April 20 - Free Online Event
This interactive presentation will focus on practical classroom applications to support students with mild to moderate disabilities in the general education setting. In this presentation, Lisa Dieker, Associate Professor in the Department of Child, Family and Community Sciences at the University of Central Florida, will highlight co-teaching between general education and special education; building collaborative school and classroom environments; and adapting the environment, as well as curriculum and instruction, with techniques proven to help all students. Free registration required.
IDEA and Literacy
 April 27 - Free Online Event
The recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) includes several important components related to literacy instruction, including early intervention, the use of a response to intervention (RTI) model in providing services, and the implementation of research based strategies. In this interactive presentation, Catherine Christo, professor of school psychology at California State University, Sacramento, will focus on strategies for fostering reading success that are aligned with IDEA 2004. Topics will include the characteristics of research-based interventions and essential elements of a response to intervention model. Free registration required.
Full Inclusion Helps All Students
Special education teachers team with general education teachers to raise achievement for all students at a California high school.
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