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"The Communication Supports Inventory- Children & Youth (CSI-CY) is a tool to help professionals working with students with complex communication needs make educational plans that are comprehensive enough to capture their strengths and restrictions. The  CSI-CY is designed to make goal writing easier for teachers and speech-language pathologists who work with students who are augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users or potential users. By itself, it is not an assessment, but rather a guide to organize the professional's understanding of the impact of a student's communication strengths and limitations on their participation at school and home."

By Linda Darling-Hammond With the assistance of Channa Cook, Ann Jaquith, and Madlene Hamilton Stanford University

"Looking for some quality online close reading choices for your students?  These sites all address Common Core standards, provide exposure to non-fiction, have embedded reading comprehension questions, and access to a teacher dashboard for easy management."

"Many iPad apps are available to support learners with reading and writing difficulties. This 'Wheel of Apps' is not comprehensive, but attempts to identify relevant apps and to categorise them according to some of the difficulties faced by people with dyslexia. It was originally published as an A3 poster, but works equally well as an A4 leaflet. Links on the electronic version are 'clickable, taking you information about the individual app on the iTunes site for the UK."

"What is the CCRS Organizer? The Organizer is a graphic that displays a consolidated overview of the many elements that impact a student's ability to succeed in college and careers at both the institutional and individual levels. It is intended to be a comprehensive and visual representation of the complexities of college and career readiness and success."

"The CCRS Center, in partnership with the Center on Great Teachers and LeadersExternal Links icon (GTL Center) and RTI InternationalExternal Links icon, developed Integrating Employability Skills: A Framework for All Educators, a Professional Learning Module (PLM), to support regional comprehensive centers, state educational agency staff, and state regional centers in building their knowledge and capacity to integrate and prioritize employability skills at the state and local levels. This interactive module - a collection PowerPoint slides, handouts, sample agenda, a workbook and tools for individuals or state workgroups, and a facilitator's guide - provides the following activities:"

Welcome to EduWikis This site aims to answer one question: With your help we aim to provide: 1. A list of articles and resources that describe how to use wikis in education 2. A comprehensive list of existing educational wikis that we can learn from 3. A place to post ideas and discuss them This is a collaborative effort so please, jump in, contribute, and let's all help each other bring the power of wikis to our schools

Fast Track is a comprehensive, multi-site intervention designed to prevent serious and chronic antisocial behavior in a sample of children selected as high-risk at school entry because of their conduct problems in kindergarten and home. The intervention is guided by a developmental theory positing the interaction of multiple influences on the development of antisocial behavior."

"It sounds like the Education Department is edging closer and closer to releasing its draft proposal on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. And even though we haven't seen a comprehensive draft, a lot of the details have already been made public, either through announcements from the White House, the fiscal 2011 budget proposal, Race to the Top regulations, or U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's speeches. For instance we already know that:"

"The following Wallace Foundation research synthesis will be of use to policymakers at all levels of education who are developing comprehensive approaches to achieving the Race to the Top reform objectives and other federal strategies to improve public education. Drawing from more than a decade of experience and research in the fields of educational leadership, out-of-school time learning and arts education, the report presents evidence-based policies and practices critical to the success of educational reforms at the local, district, and state levels. "

" The Florida Response to Intervention (RtI) website provides a central, comprehensive location for Florida-specific information and resources that promote schoolwide practices to ensure highest possible student achievement in both academic and behavioral pursuits. "

Our virtual reality tour of a Family Friendly Partnership School combines the concepts of architecture and improvement planning for a sustained program of actions by educators and families. This site was created to illustrate a variety of elements that might be present in your Family Friendly Partnership School. The virtual reality tour of our Family Friendly Partnership School offers: * Suggestions/ideas on how to make your school family-friendly. * Choices of activities that could be part of the school's comprehensive, goal-oriented school, family and community partnership program linked to student success.

"Wrise is a word processor that makes reading and writing accessible for everyone. Designed to support reading comprehension and text composition it can also be beneficial for individuals with dyslexia."

"The framework of six types of involvement helps educators develop more comprehensive programs of school-family-community partnerships."

Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage.

"ZERO TO THREE has long incorporated techniques for supporting the development of early language and literacy into comprehensive approaches to promote all aspects of young children's healthy development and well-being. These resources will help parents, professionals, and policymakers understand the importance of supporting early language and literacy and how best to do so."

"he Journey to Life After High School: A Road Map for Parents of Children with Special Needs" This comprehensive guide examines the laws that impact a child with special needs, the importance of the individualized education plan, and the different paths a child with special needs can take after graduating from high school. "The Journey to Life after High School" not only provides the steps that need to be taken prior to graduation but also the preparation required for the new adult's legal and medical rights"

"Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension - and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen."

"Social stories or visual scripts are stories that describe with words and pictures different activities or events that happen in life in a step by step detailed way. The social stories or visual scripts listed are mostly in PDF format (unless otherwise noted). If you do not have a PDF reader, you can download Adobe PDF Reader."