Supplemental Security Income (PPT Download)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome.

Preparing for Summer

Participants will learn about Extended School Year Services (ESY), various summer programs and techniques for making other summer activities successful.

Preparing for Your Child's IEP (Presenter)

This presentation will provide you information on the special education process. You will learn ways to effectively communicate your child's needs and to actively participate in the IEP meeting. It will teach parental roles and responsibilities, as well as the school's roles and responsibilities. Participants will leave with the ability to feel like an equal partner in the IEP process

Addressing Sensory Issues

The information in this module addresses Sensory processing disorder and the tools to incorporate sensory activities into a daily routine.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview

This down-loadable, free multimedia presentation defines and provides basic information about autism spectrum disorders.

New training with updated DSM-V information!

Defining Asperger Disorder (Presenter)

A video presentation detailing Asperger disorder.

Understanding Early Signs of Autism (Presenter)

There are four objectives to this tutorial.  They are: To review the milestones of early development and the differences in children with autism spectrum disorders. To identify potential differences in early development that serve as “red flags” for additional evaluation. To provide a brief summary of early childhood screening tools. To illustrate the outcomes of the diagnostic and intervention process through sharing one child’s experience.

Walking the Walk (Video)

The story of one family's perspective of their daily life with autism.

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

Addressing Challenging Behavior

This presentation will provide information about many causes of challenging behavior, strategies for how to predict and prevent behaviors, what to do in the case of a 'meltdown' and an overview of the process of teaching new behaviors in the home through the use of visuals, prompts, reinforcement and positive support.

Reinforcing Desirable Behaviors (Presenter)

This presentation will provide you with information on using reinforcement in your everyday lives to teach others desirable behaviors.  Reinforcement is a powerful tool to increase motivation, teach new skills and build self-esteem in children and adults.

Understanding the 3 B's: Beliefs, Behavior and Building Support (Presenter)

This tutorial will guide your understanding of the basic beliefs and concepts that are a starting point for building a positive, effective and long lasting behavior supports for your child.

• Text Version

Abordando los Comportamientos Desafiantes en el Hogar (Spanish)

This presentation will provide information about challenging behavior in the home

Addressing Sleep Issues

Addressing Sleeping Issues Participants will learn different techniques to reset their child’s sleep cycle.

Addressing Feeding Issues

Participants will learn strategies to facilitate the introduction of new foods and expanding their child's food choices.

Caring for the Caregiver

• Presentation: "Caring for the Caregiver"

Related Resource Materials:

• “STOPS CHAOS” Method for Better Cardiovascular Health
• What I Should Know About Good Health and Hygiene

Dental Care for Individuals with ASD

• Presentation: "Dental Care for Individuals with ASD"
• Resource Material: Dental Care Task Analysis

Critical Pathways to Adulthood: Health Literacy, Communication and Self-Management

• Presentation: "Critical Pathways to Adulthood: Health Literacy, Communication and Self-Management"

Additional Resource Materials:

• "Since You're Not a Kid Anymore" Booklet
• Using a Voice Recorder at Your Next Doctor’s Visit
• Pathways to Adulthood: Health Care Self-Management Electronic Resource List

Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders

• Presentation: "Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders"

Additional Resource Materials:

• Food Chaining Exercise
• Food Inventory
• Food Log

Pediatric Sleep Problems and ASD

• Presentation: Pediatric Sleep Problems and ASD: Types, Assessment, & Intervention

Additional Resource Materials:

• Sleep and ASD Handout
• Sleep Tool-Kits

Autism and Recreation: Getting Off the Bench

Introduction to Being an Algebra Detective

This presentation is the initial module in an ongoing series to provide constituents, families and teachers insight to explaining Algebra in a practical, concrete and visual manner.

Understanding the Number System

This presentation is Part Two in the First Module in the CARD Algebra Series to provide constituents, families and teachers insight to explaining Algebra in a practical, concrete and visual manner. This module identifies the real number system and concepts that move beyond arithmetic by introducing the use of negative numbers. Concepts to be introduced are real numbers; absolute values; computation of positive and negative number values; and evaluate expressions with letter values.

Using the Algebra Detective's Toolbox to Solve Algebraic Equations

This presentation is the second module of an algebra series, Part 1 of 3, to provide constituents, families and teachers to explore the CARD Algebra Detective’s Tool Box. The concept of algebraic equations and inverse operations are introduced in this module.

Translating Word problems and Solving Algebraic Expressions

This is part 2 of 3 in the second module of the CARD Algebra Series and explores how to translate the language in word problems into algebraic expressions. The training incorporates the Algebra Detective’s toolbox and tips for finding key words in word problems in order to correctly translate from words into mathematical expressions and solve them.

The Algebra Detective Identifies and Combines Like Terms

This is part 3 of 3 in the second module of the CARD Algebra Series and explores how to work with algebraic terms, identify and combine like terms, and simplify algebraic expressions.

Creating Visuals

This presentation will introduce various types of visual strategies and their functions. Participants will learn the functional use of visual supports and how they can be used in a child's everyday life. They will also be able to develop a plan for creating and using at least one visual support strategy.

Enhancing Communication

This presentation will introduce basic terminology and variety of forms of non-symbolic and symbolic communication. Participants will learn the major milestones of communication and language development and they will become familiar with effective strategies for teaching communication to children with autism.

Cues and Prompting (Presenter)

This presentation will provide you with information about the use of cues and prompting strategies, a very important part of teaching a new skill.

• Text Version

Differentiating Mathematics Instruction for All Students (Module)

This module focuses on how to use the guidelines for differentiation along with sound mathematical strategies guided by a responsive decision-making framework so that all students can achieve at the highest level.

Differentiating Reading Instruction for Students: Making It Explicit (Module)

This module is designed for teachers who want to enhance their skills in teaching students who are experiencing reading difficulties, especially those with significant and persistent difficulties.

Differentiating Science Instruction for All Students (Module)

This module focuses on how to use the guidelines for differentiation along with a high-quality science curriculum guided by a responsive decision-making framework so that each student can achieve at the highest possible level.

Enhancing Engagement in Science (Presenter)

This presentation will offer strategies for home and school to support students with ASD in learning the science curriculum.

Learning to Play With Your Child With Autism (Presenter)

This tutorial will show you how to engage in play with your child.  Play is important in the development of a child’s language and social skills.

Toilet Training (Presenter)

This tutorial addresses 3 main areas of toilet training.  They are: To identify the challenges associated with toilet training a child with autism. To define the readiness skills needed for toilet training. To provide information about strategies that can be implemented when toilet training a child with autism.

• Constructing Visual Supports for Toileting Activities (English Version | Spanish Version)

Visual Supports - Creating the Right Tool for the Job (Presenter)

This tutorial will provide you with the guidance you will need for choosing the right visual support and constructing it with careful consideration for how your child learns.

Addressing Sensory Issues

The information in this module addresses Sensory processing disorder and the tools to incorporate sensory activities into a daily routine.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview

This down-loadable, free multimedia presentation defines and provides basic information about autism spectrum disorders.

New training with updated DSM-V information!

Defining Asperger Disorder (Presenter)

A video presentation detailing Asperger disorder.

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

Accommodations and Modification (Presenter)

This tutorial will give information about accommodations and modifications in the classroom and will explain the differences.

Administrators Guide to Educational Programming for Students w/ASD (Printable materials)

The classroom observation instruments below can be utilized by general and special education teachers as well as administrators to align classrooms with essential components that best serve students with autism spectrum disorder. Please consider these materials as a package:

• Administrator Training Video this video will give school administrators information on best practice strategies for both General Education and Special Education classrooms. This training is an introduction to a package of materials that includes the items below.
• Administrator Guide identifies educational foundations for students with autism, regardless of the classroom setting.
• Self-contained autism classrooms
  • Observation instrument (BAU Fidelity Form)
  • Article "Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders" provides evidence for use of the BAU fidelity form.
  • Tutorial (to guide the use of this instrument during classroom observations)
    
• General education classrooms
  • Observation instrument (Autism Observation Instrument for General Education Classrooms)
  • Tutorial (to guide the use of this instrument during classroom observations)

Believe in One; Believe in All

A video detailing inclusion of a student.

Autism and Recreation: Getting Off the Bench

Reinforcing Desirable Behaviors (Presenter)

This presentation will provide you with information on using reinforcement in your everyday lives to teach others desirable behaviors.  Reinforcement is a powerful tool to increase motivation, teach new skills and build self-esteem in children and adults.

Promoting Social Competence for Students with Autism (Presenter)

This tutorial is intended to expand your knowledge of some of the foundational concepts that are a part of teaching not just social skills, but social competence, to students who don’t intuitively understand how to interact successfully with others.

• Text Version

Understanding the 3 B's: Beliefs, Behavior and Building Support (Presenter)

This tutorial will guide your understanding of the basic beliefs and concepts that are a starting point for building a positive, effective and long lasting behavior supports for your child.

• Text Version

Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning in Students with ASD

This presentation is for educational staff who have some general knowledge about ASD and want to better understand how executive functioning in a student with ASD affects classroom performance. There are examples of classroom strategies to address attention, planning and organization.

Introduction to Being an Algebra Detective

This presentation is the initial module in an ongoing series to provide constituents, families and teachers insight to explaining Algebra in a practical, concrete and visual manner.

Understanding the Number System

This presentation is Part Two in the First Module in the CARD Algebra Series to provide constituents, families and teachers insight to explaining Algebra in a practical, concrete and visual manner. This module identifies the real number system and concepts that move beyond arithmetic by introducing the use of negative numbers. Concepts to be introduced are real numbers; absolute values; computation of positive and negative number values; and evaluate expressions with letter values.

Using the Algebra Detective's Toolbox to Solve Algebraic Equations

This presentation is the second module of an algebra series, Part 1 of 3, to provide constituents, families and teachers to explore the CARD Algebra Detective’s Tool Box. The concept of algebraic equations and inverse operations are introduced in this module.

Translating Word problems and Solving Algebraic Expressions

This is part 2 of 3 in the second module of the CARD Algebra Series and explores how to translate the language in word problems into algebraic expressions. The training incorporates the Algebra Detective’s toolbox and tips for finding key words in word problems in order to correctly translate from words into mathematical expressions and solve them.

The Algebra Detective Identifies and Combines Like Terms

This is part 3 of 3 in the second module of the CARD Algebra Series and explores how to work with algebraic terms, identify and combine like terms, and simplify algebraic expressions.

Creating Visuals

This presentation will introduce various types of visual strategies and their functions. Participants will learn the functional use of visual supports and how they can be used in a child's everyday life. They will also be able to develop a plan for creating and using at least one visual support strategy.

Enhancing Communication

This presentation will introduce basic terminology and variety of forms of non-symbolic and symbolic communication. Participants will learn the major milestones of communication and language development and they will become familiar with effective strategies for teaching communication to children with autism.

Cues and Prompting (Presenter)

This presentation will provide you with information about the use of cues and prompting strategies, a very important part of teaching a new skill.

• Text Version

Differentiating Mathematics Instruction for All Students (Module)

This module focuses on how to use the guidelines for differentiation along with sound mathematical strategies guided by a responsive decision-making framework so that all students can achieve at the highest level.

Differentiating Reading Instruction for Students: Making It Explicit (Module)

This module is designed for teachers who want to enhance their skills in teaching students who are experiencing reading difficulties, especially those with significant and persistent difficulties.

Differentiating Science Instruction for All Students (Module)

This module focuses on how to use the guidelines for differentiation along with a high-quality science curriculum guided by a responsive decision-making framework so that each student can achieve at the highest possible level.

Enhancing Engagement in Science (Presenter)

This presentation will offer strategies for home and school to support students with ASD in learning the science curriculum.

Supporting Literacy for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Presenter)

Provides an overview to the issues and challenges that often occur in the development of literacy skills for students with ASD. This tutorial also provides specific strategies to promote reading abilities for these students.

Visual Supports - Creating the Right Tool for the Job (Presenter)

This tutorial will provide you with the guidance you will need for choosing the right visual support and constructing it with careful consideration for how your child learns.

Getting Started: The 10 Most Important Things for a Teacher to do (Presenter)

This tutorial will briefly identify 10 things that are most important for getting your school year off to a good start.  Some of them you’ll be able to do right away.  Others will take a bit of time to establish.

National Standards Report: Translating Research into Educational Practice (Presenter)

By Susan Wilczynski, Ph.D., BCBA.
These modules provide a current overview to the findings and implications of the National Standards Report. Modules 1-4 and 6-7 contain interactive quizzes for review of content.

• Module 1: Introduction to the National Standards Report
• Module 2: Review of the Research
• Module 3: National Standards Repost Findings
• Module 4: Behavioral Package
• Module 5: Naturalistic Teaching Strategies
• Module 6: Summary of Research Findings
• Module 7: Evidence-Based Practice

Using an Activities Planning Matrix (Presenter)

An activities matrix is a tool that allows teachers to identify opportunities to address specific instructional targets for these students in the context of typical academic instructional activities. This tutorial will show you how to do it.

Addressing Sensory Issues

The information in this module addresses Sensory processing disorder and the tools to incorporate sensory activities into a daily routine.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview

This down-loadable, free multimedia presentation defines and provides basic information about autism spectrum disorders.

New training with updated DSM-V information!

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For