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Knowledge is Power.

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https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/accessJustice/Legal-Aid-Grant-Recipients.pdf

https://www.lawhelpca.org/

https://www.publiclawcenter.org/services/

What should your child be doing now?  A developmental guide/ list, step by step.  It can be used to create IEP goals.  

Banco de Metas y Objectivos OREGON IEP ESPANOL Jan 2020 Update

IEP Goals and Objectives Bank (Redmond, Oregon) - English

Self-Determination in California

Control My IEP

Teaching from home: Resources for Parents

In today's world, it’s important for parents to have the support of family and friends. But equally important is to have access to resources that will help us and our children to evolve along the way. 

NOTE: Technology resources for parents and students - Change the website language - Video instructions / How to change a website to Spanish or another language

Free Activities, Hand-outs and Information Sheets

Browse all the free Your Therapy Source special education, occupational and physical therapy printables, forms, worksheets, and activity ideas. These pages are very easy to navigate.   Check out even more free stuff here.

Webinars & Toolkits

• Sesame Street

  • Not only did they create a specific page for COVD-19 resources but their website has a ton of toolkits, printable activities, and fun interactives for kids!

• Autism Speaks

  • Resources range from parent training, visual supports, stress and mental health links, and more.

• Autism Society

  • Provides several toolkits to help with modifying routines, education, lifestyle supports, and more. They also have a Facebook live series.

• Autism Research Institute

  • Includes webinars, social stories, and other resources aimed at reducing anxiety and restoring a sense of routine during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Autism Society

  • Provides several toolkits to help with modifying routines, education, lifestyle supports, and more. They also have a Facebook live series.

• National Autism Association

  • They created a list of different resources ranging from caregiver tips to teaching tools. They also have several different useful toolkits available to download on their website.

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

  • A compilation of webinars and resources.  

    • Resources for Families

Teaching Tools & Social Stories

Dolch Sight Words List

The Dolch Sight Words list is the most commonly used set of sight words.   These words comprise 80% of the words you would find in a typical children’s book and 50% of the words found in writing for adults. Once a child knows this list of words, it makes reading much easier, because the child can then focus his or her attention on the remaining words.

GRADE LEVEL

• Pre-K Dolch Sight Words
  (40 words)
• Kindergarten Dolch Sight Words
  (52 words) 
• First Grade Dolch Sight Words
  (41 words)  
• Second Grade Dolch Sight Words
  (46 words) 
• Third Grade Dolch Sight Words
  (41 words)
• Noun Dolch Sight Words
  (95 words)

POWERFUL LANGUAGE PROGRAM

• Speaking of Speech

     This site provides:

• Printable and interactive materials
  • Goal banks
  • AAC Activity Analysis, AAC Communication Log, AAC Home Questionnaire, AAC and Core Language
• Therapy blogs and information
• Social Community for SLPs

• Do2Learn

  • A resource that offers free pages of social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills

• We Are Teachers

  • 300+ online learning resources for all ages!

• Scholastic Learn at Home

  • A free resource chock full of exciting articles, stories, videos, and fun learning challenges that children can complete at any time, in any order for grade Pre-K - 9. They also have separate resources available for parents and teachers.

• PBS

  • Videos, lesson plans, and activities that support learning at home for PreK-12.

• CircleTime

  • A free resource for the little ones (ages 0-8). You can join live classes or watch recorded sessions from yoga to family sing-alongs.

• Little Puddings

  • A coronavirus social story offered in different languages. They also have a variety of printables and tips.

• HippoCampus

  • Over 7,000 videos in 13 subjects! This is a free resource for middle school-aged children to college.

• Boom Learning

  • Boom Cards are self-grading exercises gamified for students. 

Activities

• America’s Test Kitchen

  • Resources to learn the ins and outs of the kitchen and make something delicious along the way!

• Highlights Kids

  • Highlights Hidden Pictures was always my favorite. Highlights Kids has a variety of free educational, but fun activities, games, and other interactives available on their site.

• Crayola

  • Not only do they have 100s of craft ideas like creating a paper plate Sloth, they also have a ton of lesson plans and resources available for teachers throughout their site.

• National Geographic Kids

  • Explore, play, and learn with a variety of activities, games, and interactives.

• Go Noodle

  • Learning content and games to get your kids up and moving! Who doesn’t need a mid-afternoon dance party?

• Book Creator

  • Kids can get creative and create   their own book! They are currently offering a free trial for 90 days. They also have a variety of available webinars and resources throughout their site.

• Sensory Smarts

  • List of helpful websites to help your child with sensory needs.

Self Care & Coping

• Self-care resources for parents

  • Cincinnati Children’s

  • Family Caregiver Alliance

  • Child Mind Institute

• Self-care resources for educators

  • Mindful Practices

  • Positive Discipline

  • Waterford.org

This isn’t an exhaustive list and there’s so much more out there.  We hope any of these resources will be useful or not so much. Please also let us know of any other resources you’ve found helpful! We want to create a community of sharing and support.

As always, let us know if you need anything!

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More resources are shared by parents and teachers.  In  Spanish

K-2

Libros en voz alta - Una lista compilada de libros leídos en voz alta en Youtube en español./ Compilación de libros leidos en voz alta en español.

Videos educativos música en español : estos videos ayudan a los niños a desarrollar el lenguaje y el vocabulario en español. Lista de videos musicales educativos para niños. Algunos son bilingües.

Videos educativos de música en inglés - Estos videos ayudan a los niños a desarrollar el lenguaje y el vocabulario en inglés. Las animaciones ayudan a los niños a hacer conexiones con el nuevo vocabulario.

Cortometraje - Recopilación de cortometrajes para enseñar valores y alfabetización. La mayoría de las películas tienen poco o ningún diálogo. La serie de preguntas sirven como una guía para ayudar a los maestros o padres a desarrollar la alfabetización y los valores de los estudiantes. Las preguntas están en inglés / español para que los maestros las den a los padres o para los maestros bilingües.

Starfall -  los niños se divierten mientras aprenden, especializándose en lectura, fonética.

Footsteps to Brilliance - Footsteps2Brilliance® es una solución de alfabetización de pre-K a 2do grado que utiliza tecnología móvil para conectar la escuela, el hogar y la comunidad para el éxito académico. Libros, canciones en inglés y español. Puede obtener una cuenta a través de las bibliotecas o su escuela.

3-5

Exploratorium - Actividades de Ciencias para Hacer en casa - ve este video para ver Cómo cambiar el idioma a español.

6-8

National Geographic - Versión en español - artículos sobre ciencia, espacio y el mundo. Biblioteca Mundial de la UNESCO Español

9-12

Recursos para materias académicas

K-12

PBS At Home Learning- horario de televisión educativa, creado por PBS SoCal / KCET y Los El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles está vinculado a los estándares estatales de California. Ubiquen PBS en sus condados en California.

comenzará a transmitir programas educativos y, en colaboración con el Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de San Bernardino, se han creado varias lecciones y proyectos para los estudiantes. 

Ver el guía de aprendizaje en el hogar: Guía de aprendizaje

ESL en el hogar : ideas para 4 semanas de aprendizaje no tecnológico en el hogar para estudiantes que estan aprendiendo ingles. Las listas están en varios idiomas. Actividad de muestra: crear un gráfico T. Haga una lista de las cosas que le gusta aprender en casa que en la escuela. 

Scholastic Aprendizajeen el hogar: proyectos diarios para mantener a los estudiantes aprendiendo. Ofreciendo cursos diarios gratuitos en línea para K hasta 6to grado. Los niños pueden realizar actividades solos, con sus familias o con sus maestros. Los recién llegados pueden cambiar la página a su propio idioma. Vea cómo hacerlo - Cambiar el idioma del sitio web

Excursiones virtuales - Más de 30 excursiones con enlaces

Visitas virtuales de los museos de Madrid -  galerías de arte que ofrecen interesantes recorridos virtuales que le permiten no solo ver su colección y detalles de las obras, sino que son tan realistas que pensará que ha estado allí. A continuación revelamos en qué museos es posible.

Youtube aprendiendo en casa -  Youtube se ha asociado con creadores de aprendizaje para brindar recursos y actividades familias y sus hijos. El canal está organizado en categorías por edad o contenido.

Free Activities, Hand-outs and Information Sheets

https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freestuff.html

Browse all the free Your Therapy Source special education, occupational and physical therapy printable, forms, worksheets, and activity ideas.  They have finally reorganized these pages so it will be easier for you to navigate. If you were used to the old page and knew where everything was just scroll down. Check out even more free stuff here.

Teaching from home: Resources for Educators

With things constantly changing and uncertainty, it’s important to have key resources to help to teach others.  So as we move through this together and learn how to keep ourselves and those we care about safe during COVID-19, here are some resources to help you along the way.

Webinars & Toolkits

• Sesame Street

  • Not only did they create a specific page for COVD-19 resources but their website has a ton of toolkits, printable activities, and fun interactives for kids!

• Autism Speaks

  • Resources ranging from parent training, visual supports, stress and mental health links, and more.

• Autism Society

  • Provides several toolkits to help with modifying routines, education, lifestyle supports, and more. They also have a facebook live series.

• Autism Research Institute

  • Includes webinars, social stories, and other resources aimed at reducing anxiety and restoring a sense of routine during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Autism Society

  • Provides several toolkits to help with modifying routines, education, lifestyle supports, and more. They also have a facebook live series.

• National Autism Association

  • They created a list of different resources ranging from caregiver tips to teaching tools. They also have several different useful toolkits available to download on their website.

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

  • A compilation of webinars and resources to help during the pandemic

    • Resources for Families

    • Planning for virtual lessons

    • Communicating with students about COVID-19

Teaching Tools & Social Stories

• Do2Learn

  • A resource that offers free pages of social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills

• We Are Teachers

  • 300+ online learning resources for all ages!

• Scholastic Learn at Home

  • A free resource chock full of exciting articles, stories, videos, and fun learning challenges that children can complete at any time, in any order for grade Pre-K - 9. They also have separate resources available for parents and teachers.

• PBS

  • Videos, lesson plans, and activities that support learning at home for PreK-12.

• CircleTime

  • Free resource for the little ones (ages 0-8). You can join live classes or watch recorded sessions from yoga to family sing-alongs.

• Little Puddins

  • A coronavirus social story offered in different language. They also have a variety of printables and tips.

• HippoCampus

  • Over 7,000 videos in 13 subjects! This is a free resource for middle school aged children to college.

• Boom Learning

  • Boom card are self-grading exercises gamified for students. Schools may be eligible for a free account if you’ve been impacted by COVID-19.

Activities

• America’s Test Kitchen

  • Resources to learn the ins and outs of the kitchen and make something delicious along the way!

• Highlights Kids

  • Highlights Hidden Pictures was always my favorite. Highlights Kids has a variety of free educational, but fun activities, games, and other interactives available on their site.

• Crayola

  • Not only do they have 100s of craft ideas like creating a paper plate Sloth, they also have a ton of lesson plans and resources available for teachers throughout their site.

• National Geographic Kids

  • Explore, play, and learn with a variety of activities, games, and interactives.

• Go Noodle

  • Learning content and games to get your kids up and moving! Who doesn’t need a mid afternoon dance party?

• Book Creator

  • Kids can get create and create their own book! They are currently offering a free trial for 90 days. They also have a variety of available webinars and resources throughout their site.

• Sensory Smarts

  • List of helpful websites to help your child with sensory needs.

Self Care & Coping

• Self care resources for parents

  • Cincinnati Children’s

  • Family Caregiver Alliance

  • Child Mind Institute

• Self care resources for educators

  • Mindful Practices

  • Positive Discipline

  • Waterford.org

• Self care resources for children

  • Gottman Institute

  • Kids n Clicks

  • Community Access Network

This isn’t an exhaustive list and there’s so much more out there but these are either resources I’ve used myself or have been recommended. If you’ve used any of these resources let us know how it’s been useful or not so much. Please also let us know of any other resources you’ve found helpful! We want to create a community of sharing and support.

As always, let us know if you need anything!

Organizations in support of people with disabilities in California

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