TEACHING & LEARNING
Adapting Activities and Materials for Young Children with Disabilities
This handout provides examples of potential adaptations that can be made to ensure that children with disabilities can be included in general education instruction.
Using Hand Gestures to Improve Teaching and Learning
This video explains why including kinesthetic movements, like hand gestures, can help students recall information.
3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do
This article from Edutopia discusses how teachers can differentiate instruction in three areas to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Teaming and Partnering to Improve Results: A Primer for Paraeducators and Special Education Teachers
This manual provides paraeducators and teachers information regarding roles and responsibilities and a plan to meet the needs of the teacher, paraeducators, and students.
Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards Crosswalked with the ASL Standards- 2nd Grade
This document provides a comparison between Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards and the new ASL Content Standards.
Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards Crosswalked with the ASL Standards- 1st Grade
This document provides a comparison between Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards and the new ASL Content Standards.
Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards Crosswalked with the ASL Standards- Kindergarten
This document provides a comparison between Arizona’s English Language Arts Standards and the new ASL Content Standards.
Literacy Skills Developmental Age Chart
This chart provides milestones from birth to 2, 2 to 5, 5 to 7, and 7 to 9 years of age in the areas of literacy socialization, phonological awareness, print knowledge, reading, and writing.
Student Center Activities from the Florida Center for Reading Research
Student Center Activities and a Teacher Resource Guide that offers important insights on differentiated instruction and how to use the Student Center materials.
56 Active Engagement Strategies
This document contains 56 strategies to get students engaged in the lesson.