A Review of Evidence-Based Practices For Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents 
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.
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 - Calendar of upcoming
trainings for caregivers and parents.
FACTS: The Newsletter of LEARNS
- Fostering Achievement, Creating Achievement, Together for All Our Students -
find all the issues here.
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.
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.
