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December 2019
December 2019December’s Resource of the Month is just in time for the holiday season!from the American Physical Therapy Association. It has suggestions for types of toys that may delight children with special needs and various abilities. There is also a link to a podcast by two mothers raising children with special needs and a panel discussion of toy buying tips for the holidays.So, check it out and maybe share it with parents of the students whom you serve.Happy Holidays! -
November 2019
November 2019November's Resource of the Month is a pair of autism-spectrum-related websites from the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13 Educational Service Center.Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) provides training, support, and resources for educators serving students with autism. It has an online course library with over 80 courses, a video library with short videos to support educators and parents as well as the Texas Autism Resource Guide for Effective Teaching (TARGET) which has a strong emphasis on evidence-based and peer-reviewed strategies in two sections, one on assessments and one on interventions.Autism Circuit Academy offers professional development courses to help Texas educators acquire and implement evidence-based practices in educating students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Persons completing the training can earn an endorsement, a visible sign of the work accomplished to become skilled in the implementation of the evidence-based practices identified by the National Professional Development Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder. The training is free for employees of local educational agencies in Texas.Links to the recommended websites: Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training -
October 2019
October 2019Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database and comes from Australia. It is a free database of thousands of randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines for physical therapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible. Trials on PEDro are independently assessed for quality. The quality ratings can quickly guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid and to contain sufficient information to guide clinical practice. One feature of PEDro that you may like is “Evidence in Your Inbox” which will provide monthly links to the latest clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews and clinical trials for selected physical therapy topics.PEDro is produced by the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and is hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). PEDro is in partnership with the Australian Physiotherapy Association.Go to PEDro here: PEDro.org.au -
July 2019
July 2019Summer Reading Program with Bookshare
Bookshare is an initiative that makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their reading experience to suit their own learning style. Bookshare’s eBooks can be read in audio, braille, and other easy-to-read formats on almost any device. Bookshare is FREE for qualified U.S. students and schools.This summer, Bookshare offers an enriching summer reading program designed to keep students reading over the summer. Reading lists are curated and modeled after the Collaborative Summer Library Program, including level-appropriate tales of fantasy, science fiction, #ownvoices, and other topics for leisure reading. 2019’s theme from the Collaborative Summer Library Program is “A Universe of Stories;” so, although many different subjects are available in the Bookshare summer reading list, books with the theme of Space Exploration are featured.Follow this link: Bookshare - Summer Reading Program -
May 2019
May 2019
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month’s recommended resource is a set geared toward schools. All come from the National Association of School Psychologists or from Every Moment Counts. Follow the links: -
April 2019
April 2019In honor of Autism Awareness Month, April’s recommended resource includes two autism-related resources from AOTA. We have also added these two resources to the TxSpot Resource page.Click the links below: -
February 2019
February 2019The SETT FrameworkThe SETT Framework is an organizational tool to help collaborative teams create Student-centered, Environmentally useful, and Tasks-focused Tool systems that foster the educational success of students with disabilities. The SETT Framework is built on the premise that in order to develop an appropriate system of assistive technology devices and services, teams must first gather information about the student, the customary environments in which the students spend their time, and the tasks that are required for the students to be active participants in the teaching/learning processes that lead to educational success. * *Quote taken from SETT Framework websiteFollow the links to access it and to find out more: SETT Framework Website