Resources - School Age Resources

Alternate Assessment Professional Development – Designed for teams of teachers and administrators representing special education, regular education, and English as a Second Language programs.

Child Welfare Training Institute (CWTI) – CWTI is part of the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. View their calendar of upcoming trainings for caregivers and parents.

Learning Ideas tipsheets – tipsheets on a variety of topics related to Pre-K and school-aged children.

Literacy By Design: Creating a Universally Designed Reading Environment For Students With Significant Disabilities – Presented at CEC 2006 Annual Convention April, 2006 in Salt Lake City.

Parents’ Guide to Special Education in Maine – A guidebook that provides information, resources and guidance to help parents effectively advocate for their child’s special education program (IDEA, 1997).

Professional Development and Technical Assistance Information and Request Forms – School personnel can request information about Professional Development or Technical Assistance.

Review of Evidence-Based Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents (PDF) by Alan Kurtz. – This guide summarizes some of the findings from a Review of Evidence Based Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders prepared by the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies in 2008. This Review summarizes the research on the effectiveness of various Comprehensive programs for students with ASD, as well as research on best practices in the following domains: Social development, Communication, Cognition and academic skills, Problem behavior, and Adaptive behavior.

Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired – Materials from workshops designed to provide administrators with the knowledge and skills necessary to address relevant issues and develop strategies for ensuring a comprehensive educational service delivery system for all students who are visually impaired.