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Special Services At-Home Learning Resources

The resources listed below are intended to provide our students with meaningful activities related to their special needs and to help the adults in their homes during this time of At-Home learning.  We encourage and recommend that our students and their families explore these additional resources and use those they find helpful for addressing their individual needs.  

At-Home Learning is a new experience for everyone and may bring up needs that we did not expect for our students who have disabilities.   Please contact your student’s special education teacher or their campus if you have questions. When you need our support, we are here to help. blue paw print with heart

Check back often for updates to this list.
Please click on the following links to access activities and information selected by our Special Education Department.

​ Social - Emotional - Behavioral (SEB)

  • SEB Newsletter by Angela Reid

    A document titled 'Paris I.S.D. Student Support' with a cartoon illustration of a tree, flowers, and a rabbit.

    Activities and information to help our students (and their grown-ups) understand and cope with at-home learning and social distancing.

  • © Action for Happiness 2011A red banner with a blue border reads 'ACTION FOR HAPPINESS'.

    Their monthly calendars are packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world.
     

     

     

    Meaningful May 2020:
    Daily actions to respond to this crisis with a sense of purpose and meaning.

    A colorful calendar with 31 actions to promote happiness and well-being throughout May 2020.

    Download as an image for sharing or a PDF for printing.
    Download the actions to your calendar using this Google Calendar or iCalendar file.
    There is also a B&W PDF version for those who want to print out in black & white and a
    text-only version for use with screen readers.

    * Click here at their website and scroll to the bottom to sign up to receive future calendars *

    And don’t forget their app

    App icon for Action for Happiness, featuring a blue sky with white clouds and green grass.

    Screenshots of a mobile app called 'Action for Happiness' showing features like daily challenges, inspirational quotes, and action calendars.

  • A logo for 'positively PRESENT' with a colorful circle and the words 'positivity, awareness, self-love' below.

    Everything at Positively Present is intended to support the idea that life is best lived if it's lived right now with a positive attitude© 2009-2020 DANI DIPIRRO

     

    Be positive. Be present. This is your life.

    The ABCs of Self-Care

    28 full-size pages or 1 page of pocket-size prints

    Four colorful cards with letters A, B, and C, each featuring a different self-care tip.colorful alphabet cards, each featuring a different self-care tip.

    © 2009-2020 DANI DIPIRRO

    Coloring Pages

    A stack of coloring book pages featuring whimsical illustrations and the title 'Illustrated Inspiration.' A stack of coloring book pages featuring whimsical illustrations and the title 'Illustrated Inspiration.'

    © 2009-2020 DANI DIPIRRO

    Everyday Optimism© Worksheets 

    A set of colorful worksheets with titles like 'Bad Mood Busters,' 'Brand Yourself,' 'Use Positive Language,' 'Relationships,' 'I Love Me List,' and 'Glass Half Full.'  A set of colorful worksheets with titles like 'Bad Mood Busters,' 'Brand Yourself,' 'Use Positive Language,' 'Relationships,' 'I Love Me List,' and 'Glass Half Full.'

    © 2009-2020 DANI DIPIRRO

     

  • In response to university and student feedback around the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharpen Health is offering its Sharpen Colleges app for free until the 2020 fall semester to students directly and through universities.
    A smartphone screen displaying the Sharpen Colleges app, featuring a welcome message, news articles, and a navigation bar.

    Sharpen Health collaborates with licensed mental health providers to provide students self-help information, techniques, and guidance in a safe environment. Sharpen Colleges content is offered in the voices and perspectives of students themselves.

    Sharpen provides tools for self-help and psychoeducation. It does not replace the importance of a counselor. The app connects students to a library of evidence-based psycho educational content, national sites, and links for crisis support, and vetted COVID resources.

  • A grid of eight downloadable resources with titles like 'Helping a Friend Who Might Be Suicidal' and 'Coronavirus Comic Resource'.

    TeenCentral is a website powered by KidsPeace as a free and safe prevention and intervention resource specifically for youth. On TeenCentral, you can find information on a variety of topics. You can also submit a story or post about any crisis, problem or situation you’re struggling with and receive a therapeutic support response within 24 hours, safely, anonymously, and free of charge.

  • A colorful infographic with tips for managing children's behavior during at-home learning, provided by the Texas Education Agency.

    This is a stressful time and behaviors may become overwhelming.  If you need some quick advice on managing behavior at home, download this document.  It includes 6 tips with a link to resources for each.

  • The word 'ADDITUDE' in white bold letters on a red background.

    The nation’s leading source of important news, expert advice, and judgment-free understanding for families and adults living with attention deficit disorder.

     

    FREE TOOLS

    NEWSLETTERS MAGAZINE
    A book cover titled 'ADHD Medication & Treatment' from the editors of ADDITUDE magazine. A newsletter titled 'Top 5 Articles This Week' from the website 'ADDitude' features articles about ADHD, including '6 Essential Supplements for ADHD' and 'When I Feel Sad'. The cover of 'Additude' magazine features a woman breaking through a wall, symbolizing overcoming challenges.

     

    PODCAST
    An illustration of a desk with a laptop, headphones, books, a tablet, a calendar, a cup of coffee, glasses, and writing materials. The text reads 'Listen to "Coronavirus Crash Course for Parents: Keeping Kids with ADHD in 'Study Mode' While Home from School"'.

     

    WEBINARS

    An illustration of headphones with a play button, representing a webinar on managing teens with ADHD.

     


     

     

  • Thrive Inside with Smiling Mind A blue brain shaped like a thought bubble with a smiling face on a pink background.

     

    A free app to support your mental health while social distancing. 

    A purple logo with a house and heart, text reads 'Thrive Inside with Smiling Mind'.

  • Get the Remind app

     A white cloud shaped like a speech bubble on a blue square background.   

             Want to join from a computer instead ?
    Remind Website

    Information that may be helpful for everyone – parents, students, and staff.  Feel free to share this group with others.
      
    + click the image to enlarge

    A pink reminder card with text that reads 'Remind for psychological services. If your child is served by special education and you would like to receive mental health resources and alerts during at-home learning, please sign up for the LSSP's Remind group. LSSP Alerts @Isspal Text this code to 81010 (Include the @ symbol)'

     

    Information that is important for students who already receive some type of service from Ms. Field. 

    + click the image to enlarge

     A reminder for psychological services at various schools, with contact information and instructions to sign up for the LSSP's Remind group.

Speech

  • A simple clock face with three hands, showing the time. 6 min readA list of nine tips for making speech therapy homework more effective, including scheduling time, minimizing distractions, and using apps.


    Access this one page PDF document at the end of the article. 

  • A woman speaks into a microphone, explaining how to use one activity to work on multiple skills.

  • A woman demonstrates how to pronounce the 'L' sound, holding an illustration of an open mouth.

  • A woman smiles and gestures with her hands while teaching how to pronounce the 'S' sound.

  • A woman demonstrates how to pronounce the 'R' sound using a model of a mouth.

  • A peach-shaped logo with the text 'Peachie Speechie' in white cursive lettering, with a green leaf and a registered trademark symbol. Videos that demonstrate how to form individual speech sounds

  • The phrase 'Mommy Speech Therapy' is spelled out in colorful playdough.

    Activities to help parents improve their child’s communication skills in a variety of areas

  • A graphic with a house shape and the text '18 Home Practice Activities for Speech & Language' surrounded by images of games, apps, and activities.

    Videos to help children understand and form speech sounds

  • A webpage listing websites for articulation activities, featuring resources for speech and language development.

Others

  • A toolkit for schools to use during closures, featuring a smiling person waving, buttons for schedules, token boards, and resources, and illustrations of a person working on a laptop, a CDC building, and viruses.

  • An illustration shows a person in bed with a thermometer, explaining that sometimes people get sick.

    An interactive social story.  No printing necessary!

  • Hatch: Focus for Students from Time Focus, LLC A white sheep icon on a purple square background.

     

    Three screenshots of a mobile app that uses a timer and a hatching egg to encourage users to stay focused.

    Hatch is a powerful tool to help you check your phone less while you study, work, or just take a break from all the noise. Get ready to become a focus black belt while hatching fun digital creatures. Use your focus energy to unlock legendary and ultra rare exotic species.

     

  • The Kids Activities website logo features the words 'Kids Activities' in colorful, hand-drawn letters with a star and a yellow line.

    Provides a list of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings


We understand that At-Home Learning is a new experience for everyone, but we’re here to help.  Please contact your child’s special education teacher or campus if you have questions. 

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