Resources to Support Students with Disabilities Remote Learning ● Secondary Content Area Resources ● Sample Elementary Special Education Teacher Schedule

RESOURCES BY CONTENT AREA FOR SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

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Content Area Resources How it supports SWDs

ELA: LMS Gale Literature: Lit Finder Embedded accessibility and differentiation Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 features, such as text-to-speech (the “Listen” Resources 606454485 feature), text translation, annotation tools, and highlighting.

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ELA: LMS Springboard Additional supports such as: Turnitin Revision Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 Assistant for instant feedback on writing in the Resources 224792312 assessment platform, Spanish/English glossary, graphic organizers, and parent letters. Access to Springboard for ELA (MS) & ELA unit-aligned content that is differentiated by (HS) reading level via Zinc Learning Labs.

ELA: LMS Edgenuity Edgenuity’s instruction is explicit; uses UDL Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/2 strategies to provide multiple means of Resources 263759435 representation, expression, and engagement; provides immediate feedback, and tutoring models that provide intervention in missing skills.

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ELA: https://readtheory.org/ Personalized reading comprehension exercises for Supplemental K-12 and ESL students. ReadTheory’s reading Resources comprehension practice is adaptive and caters to individual’s needs. Automatically recognizes the student’s reading level and matches them with the appropriate text and questions.

ELA: BFW High School The e-books and alternate book formats include Supplemental accessibility with short and long text. Videos with Resources closed captioning with audio descriptions to video programs. Works with screen reader software, alternative keyboard devices.

ELA: Read Works- Thousands of free K-12 articles. Search by grade Supplemental www.readworks.org or by lexile. Free content, curriculum and tools for Resources K-12 learning. Students can highlight, annotate and complete assignments online. Text-based questions. Practice with word families and metacognition.

ELA: Khan Grammar- Transcripts and subtitles are available. Supplemental https://www.khanacademy.org/hu Resources manities

ELD: LMS Springboard Additional supports such as: Turnitin Revision Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 Assistant for instant feedback on writing in the Resources 224792312 assessment platform, Spanish/English glossary, graphic organizers, and parent letters. Access to Springboard for ELD 3-4 (MS) unit-aligned content that is differentiated by reading level via Zinc Learning Labs.

Math: LMS Edgenuity Edgenuity’s instruction is explicit; uses UDL Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/2 strategies to provide multiple means of Resources 263759435 representation, expression, and engagement; provides immediate feedback, and tutoring models that provide intervention in missing skills.

https://www.edgenuity.com/wp-content/uploads/20 16/12/Edgenuity-Special-education-report.pdf

Math: Imagine Math Imagine Math is designed to support students who Supplemental are struggling with mathematics. The program Resources transitions students to the rigor of the Common Core State Standards and prepares them for Algebra and beyond. Math: ALEKS by McGraw Hill ALEKS will allow you to use your Schoology Supplemental account to use McGraw Hill ConnectED and Open Resources Learning platforms without an additional username and password.

Math: Big Ideas Big ideas utilizes a research-based balanced Supplemental instructional approach that includes both discovery Resources learning and direct instruction lessons for sixth-grade mathematics through Algebra 2. (CORE)

Math: https://www.stmath.com/home-acc ST Math is a visual math program that builds a Supplemental ess deep conceptual understanding of math through Resources rigorous learning and creative problem-solving.

Science: LMS None currently available on LMS Embedded Resources

Science: Khan Science- Learn about all the sciences, from physics, Supplemental https://www.khanacadem chemistry and biology, to cosmology and Resources astronomy, across hundreds of videos, articles and practice questions.

For learners with low vision or colorblindness. Khan Academy has developed its own tool for checking accessibility. Since its introduction, the number of help requests concerning accessibility issues for those with low vision or colorblindness has been in steady decline. We've also added the ability to hide visually-dependent content and remove color from videos. Logged-in users can choose this feature via Settings > Accessibility.

For learners who are deaf or hard of hearing. Transcripts and subtitles are available shortly after video publishing.For learners with sensitivity to animations. Khan Academy has a reduce-motion feature. Logged-in users can choose this feature via Settings > Accessibility.

Science: NASA- https://www.nasa.gov/ Explore NASA's online activities, e-books, podcasts Supplemental and other content. Resources NASA STEM Engagement-https://www.nasa.go NASA STEM Engagement,delivers tools for young v/stem Americans and educators to learn and succeed.

Closed caption and audio available.

Science: NOVA- NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of Supplemental https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ science and engineering, answering the big Resources questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives.

Closed caption and audio available. Science: National Park Services Learn and National parks are great places to explore anything Supplemental Explore- kids can imagine. Go on an outdoor adventure. Resources https://www.nps.gov/kids/index.ht Walk in the footsteps of famous people. Take in m unique scenery. Explore new interests. Experience real places you may have only heard about. But most of all, national parks are places where you can have fun and create memories that last a lifetime. Science: Brainpop-https://www.brainpop.co BrainPop (styled BrainPOP) is a group of Supplemental m/ educational websites with over 1,000 short Resources animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social

studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music. Science: Switch Zoo -Switch Zoo Animal Site resources include lesson plans for grades Supplemental Games 6th-8th. Switch Zoo animal games make it fun to Resources learn about animals' characteristics and habitats.

Social Studies: Discovery Discovery Education Streaming is a LMS Ed-https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profil comprehensive service with a variety of Embedded e/1027552322 Resources multimedia learning resources, videos, lesson

starters, activities.

Social Studies: https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 Houghton Mifflin provides K-12 educational LMS 938396770 content and services, combining digital Embedded Resources innovation and research to make learning more engaging and effective.

Social Studies: https://sheg.stanford.edu/ The Reading Like a Historian (RLH) curriculum Supplemental makes disciplinary, historical inquiry accessible to Resources (partnership with LAUSD since diverse groups of learners. With this approach, 2014) students read closely, evaluate, and interpret historical sources in order to use text based evidence to reach a conclusion

Social Studies: Teachtopia-https://teachtopia.com/ The resource that is of significant value and free is Supplemental printable-cut-outs.html the printable cut outs. Whether it is building Resources community models, colonial villages, school models, or creating a setting to a story, this is a screen-free resource that only requires a printer, scissors, tape , and some crayons. Hours of fun and learning all at home.

Social Studies: TCI-https://www.teachtci.com/onli TCI is a K-12 curriculum for educators based on Supplemental ne-teaching-during-coronavirus-ou proven teaching strategies and practices that bring Resources tbreak/ education to life in order to engage diverse learners and achieve consistent and positive classroom results (free access to online platform for K12 SS through June)

Social Studies: Bites Bites Media is a 6-12 grade education technology Supplemental Media-https://bitesmedia.com/ innovator that gives educators and students Resources access to trusted and enjoyable news to transform a new generation's engagement with the m edia.

Social Studies: Brainpop-https://www.brainpop.co BrainPop (styled BrainPOP) is a group of Supplemental m/ educational websites with over 1,000 short Resources animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.

LOTE: LMS Rosetta Stone Education Self-paced lessons, with speech recognition. Embedded https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 Resources 714870388

Must have school licenses. LOTE: languagehttps://www.duolingo.co Students can learn in small increments - 10,15,20 Supplemental m/ minutes. Uses pictures, words, and audio in Resources language students are trying to learn.

LOTE: https://www.busuu.com/ Both free and premium online versions. Fun Supplemental lessons with visual and gamelike levels. Resources Interactive and engaging lessons using visuals and text to speech.

LOTE: https://www.memrise.com/courses Free mobile and web app. It makes use of your Supplemental /english/ native language’s phonemes to expand your Resources knowledge of another language.Uses images for better word and phrase association.

LOTE: https://www.mindsnacks.com/ Students can learn to speak & read another Supplemental language, all by playing games on the go with this Resources App. With 9 games designed for essential vocabulary & conversation skills.

Art: Soundtrap Uses speech to text technology. This app is a LMS https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/51 collaborative platform for music making and audio Embedded 8123779 editing. Art: Khan Academy- Music and Art History For learners with low vision or colorblindness. LMS https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/67 Khan Academy has developed its own tool for Embedded 933789 checking accessibility. Since its introduction, the number of help requests concerning accessibility issues for those with low vision or colorblindness has been in steady decline. We've also added the ability to hide visually-dependent content and remove color from videos. Logged-in users can choose this feature via Settings > Accessibility.

Art: Louvre Museum- Online Tours for Students can explore museums as though actually Supplemental Teachers and Students there. Resources https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites- en-ligne

Art: Music is for everyone Students conduct hands-on music experiments Supplemental https://musiclab.chromeexperi with lots of visuals. Resources ments.com/Experiments

Computer: Typing: TypingClub provides a comprehensive curriculum Supplemental https://www.typingclub.com/ for K-12 students, TypingClub is accessible for Resources students who are unable to participate in standard typing courses because of visual impairments, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or physical impairments. Students can enable audio instructions that narrate text and provide helpful feedback. The font size and color of typing lessons can also be adjusted to meet students’ unique needs. The following list contains some of TypingClub’s accessibility features: • Compatible with all the major screen-readers (JAWS and NVDA in Windows, Apple VoiceOver in iOS, ChromeVox on a Chromebook) • Multilingual key-by-key instructions • Audio feedback on student performance • Different levels of audio feedback • Easy standard navigation • High contrast themes and extra-large font option • Custom additional audio feedback on student performance.

Computer: Coding Step by step lessons teach students fundamentals Supplemental https://www.codecademy.com/ of coding. Hands-on, with corrective feedback Resources embedded.

Transition Naviance (College and Career)- Unclear accessibility features, but commonly used District https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/1 during regular school year at many schools. Platform 938408648 Student familiarity.

Transition Khan College and Career- Accessibility features for students who are deaf, District https://lms.lausd.net/apps/profile/67 color blind, low vision and more. Platform 933789 https://www.khanacademy.org/colle ge-careers-more

Transition Careeronestop- Explore careers. The documents on our site are in Supplemental https://www.careeronestop.org/Get many formats and we strive to make them MyFuture/ExploreCareers/explore-ca accessible to people who use screen reading reers.aspx software and to those with other vision or mobility impairments.

California Career Zone Virtual career counselor. Organized by grade with 5-6 www.californiacareers.info lessons per grade related to career exploration and self determination. Officially promoted by CA Dept of Ed for use with middle and high school students. .

Reference: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/frontpage/faq/rr/policyguidance/Supple%20Fact%20Sheet% 203.21.20%20FINAL.pdf

Sample Daily Schedule for Elementary Special Education Teachers of Special Day Programs on Core Curriculum Resources Program Students: Follow Schedule of their General Education Class(es) ***These are ideas to use with your students throughout the school day***

Subject Task Delivery Model(s) Method Resources & Supports (What student can do) (How it can be presented) (How student can complete)

8:00AM Students look over a daily Post daily agenda, norms, Check off list Restorative Justice Practices Daily agenda, with norms, materials, and behavior Expectations for materials, and behavior expectations for the day on Sanford Harmony Lessons Working & expectations for the day. schoology or google Studying at classroom. Home Record yourself and post on you-tube platform, schoology, google classroom.

Writing Students write in Google Docs assignment Google Docs Use a writing prompt from the Warm-Up response to a journal Benchmark/Wonders unit. topic Write in a home journal/ Journal prompt ideas composition book/notebook 180 Journal Writing Prompts: paper Enough for Every Day of the School Year

Question of the Day

www.stonesoup.com Literary magazine with blogs, stories and art that students can respond to in their journals.

Google Docs Accessibility Writing: Voice Over Reading: Screen Reader skip lines, extended time as needed to complete entry, highlighter, journal ideas.

Language Arts: Students annotate text, Whole group mini-lesson Benchmark Advance Online PBS Reading/Story respond to prompt recorded for students and virtual book (schoology), posted on schoology, Record learning: Submit via Elementary Resources For K Listen to a read aloud google classroom. Schoology. to 2

Read independently Assign a reading page from Google Docs Elementary Resources For 3 i-ready packet (accessible to 5 from home) Self-selected book Reader’s Theater Zoom Break-out session. https://stories.audible.com/ Students can work in small (free now) groups during a Reader’s

Theater read aloud. Free Children’s online books http://www.childrenslibrary.org /icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?il ang=English

Read aloud: https://www.storylineonline.net /about-us/

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Reading tracker (rulers) Text-to-speech Enlarged Font Picture cues (pictures that provide important clues of what is happening in the story) Audio books Closed Captions on Storyonline

Social Student complete an Watch a short video Legos PBS Mindfulness Videos & Emotional indoor/outdoor stretching Activity Ideas By Age Group

Development activity Puzzles Brain Break Food may be collected at Ride bike,scooter (20 MINUTES) Grab and Go sites Chalk sidewalk

Dance to your favorite songs

Language Arts: Students write in Whole group mini-lesson Word Processing Story Jumper: students create Writing response to a reading recorded on schoology or Google Doc/word their own books and can read google classroom for Notebook, notebook paper other student’s books as well Writing prompt is given students to review. Benchmark Advance Online https://www.storyjumper.com/s pecial-help-for-schools-affecte Work on completing Teacher is available to d-by-coronavirus essays (various genres) conference individually with students Write and illustrate story Sentence frames Cloze Sentences Story Starters Teacher prepared outline Chunk writing assignments Text box Raised line paper (modified digitally with thick line and various color) Highlighter

www.storyboardthat.com Students can create storyboards with vocabulary words in context. Retell /summarize a story using the storyboards. Characters /settings are included.

Indoor/outdoor activity PBS Mindfulness Videos & Break Activity Ideas By Age Group

(20 MINUTES) Food may be collected at Grab and Go sites

Cosmic Kids Yoga

www.cosmickids.com

Math: Warm up Solve a problem of the In a daily math journal day https://www.brainpop.com/mat List of math facts, students h/ Practice math facts make flash cards https://illuminations.nctm.org/ Play virtual math game Virtual game is assigned

Mathematics Math skill review Instruction via zoom https://www.stmath.com/ video/mini math lesson Google classroom https://www.mathplayground.c om Record yourself and share on You-tube platform https://illuminations.nctm.org/

Assign a video to watch on https://www.curriculumassocia topic tes.com/supporting-students-a way-from-school?utm_source PBS =i-RC_IRE-566918&utm_medi um=i-ReadyCentral_FamilyCe Assign a math page from nter&utm_content=athome&ut i-ready packet (accessible m_campaign=vanity from home) Use of calculator, counters, abacus, rulers, graph paper, manipulatives (items available in household) Provide/use:

list of math facts (+ - × ÷) picture cues (pictures that provide clues to abstract math concepts) extended time (small breaks/preferred activity as needed)

IPAD Accessibility Tools

Google Chromebook Accessibility Tools

Google Classroom Accessibility Tools

Free, fun educational app for young kids

Logic/puzzle/wo Virtua photograph puzzle Provide: extra clues, visuals, rd problems audio supports

https://www.jigsawexplorer.co m/

Visual/Performin PBS Students take a picture and Shorten lesson g Arts post it on a social media Modify physical activity Instruction via zoom, platform that is set up by provide lists of vocabulary teacher used

Google classroom https://www.youtube.com/studi Assign a “how to” video ojjk from you-tube

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Itinerant Teachers

artprojectsforkids.org

Social Whole group mini-lesson via Google classroom Exploring places, diversity, Science/History teleconferencing platform. current events, online safety, Recorded for students to review. After reading an article https://go.brainpop.com/COVI write/say/text at least two D19?utm_source=bp-com&ut things you learned from each m_medium=banner&utm_cam article. paign=coronavirus&utm_conte nt=free-access Sketchnote what you learned in a notebook or on a digital https://bensguide.gpo.gov/ platform.

Call or Facetime a friend to tell them what you learned.

Give an elevator pitch (2 minutes) explaining the most significant points from each article. Maybe record on video, youtube, or TikTok.

Lunch/Recess Eat and Exercise Provide time for exercise (45 MINUTES) Cycling etc.. GoNoodle Physical challenge

Cosmic Kids Yoga www.cosmickids.com

Science Students read newsela Whole group mini-lesson via After reading an article Khan Academy article online, complete teleconferencing platform. write/say/text at least two the activities, and take Recorded for students to things you learned from each Newslea.com the quiz review. article. Games and videos on space Listen to a podcast and PBS Sketchnote what you learned https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/m respond in a notebook or on a digital enu/solar-system/ Zoom platform. Explore outdoors using a Call or Facetime a friend to tell guided activity Podcast for kids: https://www.massaudubo them what you learned. https://www.vpr.org n.org/get-outdoors/young Give an elevator pitch (2 -explorers/activity-sheets Students can research a topic minutes) explaining the most https://www.dkfindout.com/us/t significant points from each Read an online article eachers/ article. Maybe record on video, and respond youtube, or TikTok.

Short readings provided by national geographic https://www.nationalgeographi c.org/education/resource-librar y/?q=&page=1&per_page=25

Front load concepts: Provide picture cues (pictures that provide clues to concepts) Use visuals (graphs, charts, etc...),

Vocabulary lists chunk lessons (explain ideas in parts, check for understanding before moving on to the next idea

Physical Healthy habits Instruction via zoom Go Noodle, outdoor activities Provide visuals Education https://www.healthykids.n (jumprope, running, play catch) Model if necessary sw.gov.au/kids-teens.asp Google classroom Instruction via zoom, google Modify exercise routines x classroom etc.,provide APE curriculum options Provide exercise routines exercise routines, online Go Noodle resources Jumprope, catch, running)

Cosmic Kids Yoga www.cosmickids.com Free lesson plans for physical education at home Openphysed.org

Wrap-up/Closin Share highs/lows of the Provide sentence g Journal Entry day starters/frames

2:15 End of Day (Sign-off)

Reference:

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