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PALS: A Reading Strategy for High School
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This Module outlines the benefits of implementing PALS for high school, a peer tutoring strategy in which students work in pairs to strengthen their reading skills. Also included are step-by-step instructions for each of the three PALS activities as well as printable PALS materials (est. completion time: 1 hour).

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Education
Special Education
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Vanderbilt University
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IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/18/2018
The Pre-Referral Process: Procedures for Supporting Students with Academic and Behavioral Concerns
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This Module highlights the benefits of the pre-referral process—a preventative approach that can eliminate inappropriate referrals to special education—and outlines the six stages most commonly involved in its implementation (est. completion time: 1 hour).

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Education
Special Education
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Module
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Vanderbilt University
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IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/17/2018
Providing Instructional Supports: Facilitating Mastery of New Skills
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This Module explores the importance of scaffolding and modeling for students as they learn new skills and strategies (est. completion time: 1 hour).

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Education
Special Education
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Vanderbilt University
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IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI: Considerations for School Leaders
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This Module provides information about ways to build support for RTI, factors that should be addressed when implementing RTI, and methods of collecting data and evaluating the effectiveness of the RTI approach (est. completion time: 3 hours).

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Education
Special Education
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Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI (Part 1): An Overview
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This Module outlines the differences between the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) approach. It also offers a brief overview of each tier in the RTI model and explains its benefits (est. completion time: 1 hour).

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Education
Special Education
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Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI (Part 2): Assessment
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This Module explores in detail the assessment procedures integral to RTI. It also outlines how to use progress monitoring data to determine whether a student is meeting the established performance criteria or whether more intensive intervention is needed (est. completion time: 2 hours).

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Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI (Part 3): Reading Instruction
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This Module illustrates different research-based reading strategies that may be used with the response-to-intervention model to improve reading skills (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

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Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
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IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI (Part 4): Putting It All Together
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This Module synthesizes the information in RTI (Parts 1, 2, and 3) to provide teachers and other school personnel with a more comprehensive illustration of how to successfully implement RTI (est. completion time: 3 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
RTI (Part 5): A Closer Look at Tier 3
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This Module describes which students will receive Tier 3 intervention (i.e., special education services), components of Tier 3 reading interventions, and students' response to this individualized intervention. This Module also explores parent involvement and issues related to English language learners (est. completion time: 2 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
Related Services: Common Supports for Students with Disabilities
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This Module offers a description of related services and an overview of the benefits they provide to students with disabilities in the general education classroom. It highlights five commonly used related services (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology Services, Social Work Services, and Psychological Services) and briefly highlights many of the other related services as identified through IDEA '04 (est. completion time: 1 hour).

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Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners
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This Module describes how teachers can help students stay on task by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategies discussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting, and self-reinforcement (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
SRSD: Using Learning Strategies To Enhance Student Learning
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This Module features the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model, which outlines the six steps required to effectively implement any instructional strategy and emphasizes the time and effort required to do so (est. completion time: 1 hour).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
School Counselors: Facilitating Transitions for Students with Disabilities from High School to Post-School Settings
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This Module provides information for counselors and other education professionals to assist high school students with disabilities in the transition from the school environment to a post-school setting (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
School Nurses: Roles and Responsibilities in the School Setting
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This Module is designed for school nurses. It provides an overview of school nurses' roles in serving all students in the school environment, in addition to addressing specific roles for working with students with disabilities. More specifically, it discusses participating in 504 plan and IEP meetings, advocating for students with healthcare needs, promoting their services and their roles as school nurses, collaborating with others, and establishing networks (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 1): Teaching Vocabulary and Comprehension in the Content Areas
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This Module describes how teachers can incorporate vocabulary and reading comprehension skills instruction into content-area lessons and will introduce you to a variety of effective practices—including the use of graphic organizers—to help students better understand what they read (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/07/2018
Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 2): Deepening Middle School Content-Area Learning with Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies
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This Module examines some of the reasons that adolescents struggle with content-area text and overviews effective strategies teachers can use to improve the vocabulary and comprehension skills of students with a wide range of abilities and across a variety of subjects (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
Secondary Transition: Helping Students with Disabilities Plan for Post-High School Settings
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This Module focuses on the transition process from high school to post-secondary settings. Among other topics, it discusses IEP planning, engaging students in the process so as to become better advocates for their own needs, and the importance of outside agencies such as vocational rehabilitation (est. completion time: 1 hour).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
Secondary Transition: Interagency Collaboration
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This Module defines and discusses the purpose of interagency collaboration and addresses the importance of partnering with agencies to improve outcomes for students with disabilities who are transitioning from high school (est. completion time: 2 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
Secondary Transition: Student-Centered Transition Planning
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This Module will help users to better understand the benefits of student-centered transition planning, identify ways to involve students in collecting assessment information and developing goals, and be able to prepare students to actively participate in their own IEP meetings (est. completion time: 2 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018
Serving Students with Visual Impairments: The Importance of Collaboration
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This Module underscores the importance of the general education teacher's collaborating with professionals and other individuals knowledgeable about the needs of students with visual disabilities (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

Subject:
Education
Special Education
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
Vanderbilt University
Provider Set:
IRIS Center
Date Added:
09/13/2018