Author name: John Westerman

What Works Clearinghouse: Reading Interventions for Grades 4-9

What Works Clearinghouse from the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) has published a guide about the evidence base for reading interventions in grade 4-9. This guide will help teachers pick reading interventions that will be most effective in meeting the reading needs of their students.

Six Principles of IDEA

A Day in Our Shoes hi-lights the 6 Principles of IDEA, and how to implement at your next IEP meeting.

APA Racial Equity Plan

The American Psychological Association (APA) has published a set of resources regarding the role of institutions like psychology, behavioral health, and education in dismantling racism and promoting racial equity. Their racial equity audit focuses on knowledge production, health, the workforce, training of professionals, and education as areas where systems change must happen for psychology and […]

Institutional Bias & Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota published a research brief about mitigating institutional bias related to Medicaid funding for intellectual or developmental disabilities. Current policy requires states to provide institutional services but allows a waiting list for home- and community-based services. Recommendations include emphasizing person-centered services, home- and community-based services, […]

TIES Tips to Support Inclusive Education

As we prepare to start a new year, an excellent resource to look through is the TIES Center’s tips on supporting inclusive education. The TIES Center is associated with the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Linked tips include suggestions such as using the least dangerous assumptions in educational decisions, planning for […]

Responding to the Effects of Trauma on Young Children

The Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota has release a tip sheet about the effects of trauma on young children and ways to support children who have experienced trauma. Tips include ways to increase predictability, build relationships, promote co-regulation, and know when to seek additional support.

MTSS, Schools, and Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) are used in many schools as a way to provide different levels of support to students based on need. The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) partnered with the TASH Inclusive Education Community of Practice (CoP) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to write this FAQ and fact sheet for […]
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