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For additional information and registration contact: Center on Disabilities Studies (CDS) Jacki Rhuman Shannon Simonelli Department of Education (DOE) Educational Specialist on Literacy, Educational Specialist School Based Behavioral Health and Functional Hawaii Families as Allies (HFAA) Vicky Followell, Sharon Nobriga, Yvonne Abang CDS Media Center UCLA School Mental Health Project (SMHP) -The School Mental Health Project (SMHP) was created in 1986 to pursue theory, research, practice and training related to addressing mental health and psychosocial concerns through school-based interventions. This site is a key website for SSC materials, built on the work of Dr. Howard Adelman & Dr. Linda Taylor. See url: smhp.psych.ucla.edu Links Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) - The Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) is a parent to parent organization in Hawaii that provides information, support and referral to parents of children and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who serve them. See url: http://www.spinhawaii.org Autisum Autism Society of North Carolina - The Autism Society of North Carolina is committed to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by autism through the provision of advocacy, information and referral services and a wide variety of individualized, community based programs. See url: autismsociety-nc.org Student Support Branch (SSB), Honolulu, HI - The Student Support Branch provides leadership and support to schools in assuring that a Comprehensive Student Support System (CSSS) is in place at every school. CSSS is a learner needs-driven delivery mode. It assures timely and direct delivery of preventative and developmental services as well as intervention and corrective services to target students and families. This branch is responsible for addressing the primary, secondary, and tertiary needs of all students--building a support network which includes all other appropriate agencies, departments, and service providers. See url: http://sssb.k12.hi.us/ Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren (TEACCH) - The TEACCH mission is to enable individuals with autism to function as meaningfully and as independently as possible in the community; to provide exemplary services throughout North Carolina to individuals with autism and their families and those who serve and support them; as a member of the University community, to generate knowledge; to integrate clinical services with relevant theory and research; and to disseminate information about theory, practice, and research on autism through training and publications locally, nationally and internationally. See url: www.teacch.com School Based Behavioral Health Literacy National Council for Teachers of English - The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English. See url: www.ncte.org National Reading Conference - NRC is a professional organization for individuals who share an interest in research and the dissemination of information about literacy and literacy instruction. NRC sponsors a conference each year during the first week in December. The program consists of keynote addresses by distinguished speakers, symposia, paper sessions, research reviews of current trends and issues, and alternative format sessions. See url: www.oakland.edu/~mceneane/nrc Lindamood/Bell (LIPs) - Intensive phonemic awareness, and phonemic decoding. See url: www.lblp.com Wilson Language Training (Barbara Wilson) - Intensive phonemic awareness, decoding, writing, spelling, work attack, fluency - very appropriate for older students w/serious reading problems. See url: www.wilsonlanguage.com Phono-Graphix - Intensive phonemic decoding, language structure, phonemic awareness, etc. - very efficient. See url: www.readamerica.net Spell/Read P.A.T. (Spell/Read Phonological Auditory Training) - A new program from Canada . Joe & colleagues just did a study using it very successfully with LD students in spec ed settings. See url: www.spellread.com Great Leaps (Cecil Mercer et al. - U of Florida) - Great Leaps is divided into three major areas: (1) Phonics: developing and mastering essential sight-sound relationships and/or sound awareness skills; (2) Sight Phrases: mastering sight words while developing and improving focusing skills; and (3) Reading Fluency: using age-appropriate stories specifically designed to build reading fluency, reading motivation, and proper intonation. ** Great Leaps is designed to be used as a tutorial - 15-20 min per day - can be done by a parapro/assistant. See url: www.greatleaps.com Language! (Jane Fell Green - Sopris West pub) - A comprehensive language arts program for struggling readers: intensive phonemic awareness, decoding, language structure, writing, spelling etc. See url: www.language-usa.net Corrective Reading (Gary Johnson/Ziggy Englemean - SRA) - One of the oldest and most effective interventions for older students scripted direct instruction in deocoding and comprehension. See url: www.sra-4kids.com/product_info/ocr/standard.phtml?CoreProductID=16 REWARDS (Anita Archer, Mary Gleason, Vicky Vashon) - A powerful multi-syllabic decoding/fluency program for students reading about 2.5 and above with problems in reading longer words. VERY efficient and effective - 20 lessons, scripted, & effective. Learn More about REWARDS PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies) - Based on the work of the Fuchs - extended by Mathes & Torgesen - both K and gr. 1 - and teacher/intervention ... excellent practice for phonemic awareness and begining decoding/sight words/fluency: See url: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals/ Read Write & Type - Tech based support for ELL and English speakers - phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and more...* Torgesen found RWT as effective as LIPs in one study!! (and far less expensive in terms of staff training etc.)* Built in Spanish translator... little books to go home with it & more. See url: www.readwritetype.com Read Naturally - A fluency building program featuring repeated readings w/audio tape support/CD. See url: www.readnaturally.com |
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