Announcements

Professional Journals
For a list of Special Education Journals available for checking out, click here.

Links

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Attitude Magazine
  • Teaching Children with ADHD
    Instructional Practices and Strategies
• Autism
  Links to support the lives of individuals with autism.
  • Autism Society of America
    Improving the lives of all affected by autism
  • Autism Speaks
    Learn more about autism and stay up to date on recent research
  • Autism Speaks Video Series
    Link takes you directly to informational and supporting videos.
  • Autism Training Modules
    Linking research to real life
  • Center for the Study of Autism
    Autism collaboration
  • Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Published 1/17/2014
  • JobTIPS
    JobTIPS is a free program designed to help individuals with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment.
  • Kentucky Autism Training Center
    University of Louisville - Support to parents, families, and professionals, sign up to receive updates.....
  • Kids Can Dream Autism Website
    Home and School Social Stories - Ready to Print!
  • National Professional Development Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Polyxo
    Polyxo.com is a resource for parents, professionals, or anyone interested in teaching children with autism or other related developmental disorders.
  • Positively Autism
    An Autism Newsletter with Free Articles, Resources, and Teaching Materials.
  • Structured Classroom
    How to set up a structured classroom!
  • Visual Strategies for Preschool
• Common Core State Standards
  • Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS)
    The Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS) is an online technology platform for Kentucky educators. When complete, CIITS will be the one-stop shop for Kentucky's standards, instructional resources, student level data, assessments, professional development, and more.
  • English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
  • Mathematics
  • NEW Teaching Tools - Combined Curriculum Document
    Identifies many relationships between the Academic Expectations, Program of Studies, and Core Content for Assessment
  • Parents' Guide to Student Success
    The National PTA Parents Guide to Student Success in English and Spanish was developed in response to the newly adopted academic standards in English language arts and mathematics. Link includes guides for K-12.
  • Quality Core - ACT
    Materials for End of Course Assessment
  • The Lexile Framework for Reading
  • The Quantile Framework for Math
• District Resources

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  •  Information Warehouse
• Early Childhood
  Support for children from birth to 5 year olds.
  • Building a Strong Foundation for School Success Series
    Access to the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards; Kentucky Early Childhood Parent Guides; the GPS to a Child's Success: Field Guide to the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards; the Kentucky Early Childhood Continuous Assessment Guide; and other guidance documents.
  • Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
    Research and evidence-based practices to promote social emotional development and school readiness in young children birth to age 5.
  • CONNECT
    The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge.
  • CONNECT Modules
    Web-based, instructional resources for staff who work with young children and their families.
  • Mouse Skills
    Mouse Skill Resources on Internet4Classrooms
• General Disability Links
  Links to information regarding various disabilities.
  • Disability Etiquette -
    Tips on Interacting With People With Disabilities
  • Epilepsy
    The Epilepsy Foundation and Discovery Education give you the facts and dispel myths surrounding seizure disorders.
• Instruction
  • Career Options Curriculum Alignment
  • Kahn Academy
    Online Tutoring Support
  • KDE Best Practices
    A clearinghouse for practices that motivate, engage, and provide measurable results in student learning.
  • ReneYates2Math
    Regional Content Specialist,
    Kentucky Department of Education - Serving the Southeast/Southcentral region of Kentucky
  • Teaching Channel
    Contains a video collection of strategies.
  • Toolkit for High School Teachers
    Connecting content and the ILP
  • Toolkit for Middle School Teachers
    Connecting content and the ILP                
• Research Based Practices
  • Best Evidence Encyclopedia
    Reviews of research-proven educational programs
  • Center for Evidence-Based Practices
    Bridge the research-to-practice gap
• Transition
  • Get A Life
    Planning for the transition from high school to adult life
  • Life after High School the Next Chapter
    A collection of stories of eight young adults in Kentucky
  • National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
    Making the Connection between Youth with Disabilities & Employment
  • The KY Directory of Transition Services
    Available in print and in digital format.
  • The KY Directory of Transition Services
    Available in print and in digital format.
  • Think College LEARN
    Think College LEARN provides self-paced modules using multimedia tools such as videos, publications, interactive learning activities and podcasts to share information on topics related to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
  • Transition One Stop
    Provides information related to the many transitions we encounter across our life spans. It is designed as a resource for anyone going through, or helping someone with, a life change including people with disabilities who may have additional needs during times of transition.
  • YOUTHHOOD.ORG
    A dynamic, curriculum-based tool that can help young adults plan for life after high school; whether it be college, technical school, community living, etc.
• Carl D Perkins Vocational Training Center
  Mission is to provide services to individuals with disabilities so they may achieve suitable employment and independence.
• Human Development Institute
  Kentucky’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service. Focus is on improving lifelong opportunities and services for individuals with disabilities, their families and the community
• Idea Partnership
  Site dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities through shared work and learning.
• Infinite Campus
  Special Education Data Standards for Infinite Campus and other IC Supporting Documents
• KDE-Exceptional Children 
  Includes all aspects of special education programs in public schools.
• Waiver Process
  Regulations, Documents, and Forms
• What Works Clearinghouse
  A central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education.

Potential Support Programs and Services

Technical Assistance

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