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Special Education



POWER OF 2, THE (THIRD EDITION)

The third edition of the Power of 2 preserves the fundamental concepts, the classic six classroom approaches-that still have validity after two decades of scrutiny-while at the same time updating the examples that reflect co-teaching's evolution, such as, an examination of services provided by teachers of students who are English language learners.

Updates to the third edition include in-depth understanding of how to provide specialized education services by utilizing the skills of both general education and special education (or other specialized) personnel in the general education classroom. Featured teachers discuss how they use data to specially design instruction, plus we focus attention on co-teacher's roles in the provision of specially designed instruction for students with disabilities. Featured teachers also discuss in detail how they use data to group students, design instruction, and monitor progress.

The Power of 2 will assist educators-early career teachers as well as those with many years of experience-to collaborate and share their knowledge and skills in order to ensure students maximize their potential.


DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 120 minutes

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STUDENTS WITH AUTISM

The autism spectrum covers a complex range of conditions. Understanding the characteristics of autistic behaviour and its neurological causes is essential for effective interaction and communication with people with autism.

This program takes a first-hand look at a highly effective school-based program for autistic students and presents perspectives from parents, teachers and other professionals.


DVD (With English Subtitles) / 2014 / (Middle Secondary - Professional) / 26 minutes

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ORIGINAL MINDS

Directed by Tom Weidlinger

Inspirational film that shows a way to bring out the individual talents of five teenagers normally classified as learning disabled.

Wounded by the stigma of being in "special ed" the five teenage protagonists of ORIGINAL MINDS struggle to articulate how their brains work.

Kerrigan is a deep thinker, often seeing connections between disparate ideas and concepts, but when it comes to telling you what you've just said he hasn't a clue.

When Nee Nee writes her fingers have a hard time keeping up with her thoughts.

People often get annoyed with Nattie because she doesn't know when to stop teasing and kidding around.

Marshall spends a lot of time in the bathroom, where his parents can't bug him about homework. He says he wants to "turn over a new leaf" but he's lost nine of his last fifteen math assignments.

Members of Deandre's family tell him he is not college material. He's determined to prove them wrong.

Parents, teachers, friends, therapists, and coaches all weigh in, sometimes with conflicting views, but it's the kids who become the experts in this film, as they work intensively with the filmmaker to tell their stories and discover that they are smarter than they thought. Their narratives reveal the unique approach to learning that each must discern and claim as his or her own if they are to succeed in the world. ORIGINAL MINDS eschews the confusing thicket of labels for learning disorders and reveals universal truths about how we all acquire and process information.


DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2011 / (Grades 9-12, College, Adult) / 57 minutes

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RELEASING THE POWER! DISTRICT AND SCHOOL-BASED LEADERS ON INCLUSIVE SCHOOLING AND CO-TEACHING

Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend

Leaders at the Charlotte-Mecklenberg School District decided that to meet achievement and accountability standards mandated in federal education law, they had to do something very different. If students with IEPs continued to be educated largely in special classes and resource rooms, those students would have a difficult path to success. Releasing the Power illustrates how the Charlotte-Mecklenberg School District researched, created, and implemented a district-wide co-teaching initiative. Today CMS is an exemplary model of what can happen when a district releases the power of two.

First on this DVD, CMS Superintendent and his top deputy for Special Education discuss the district's inclusive practices and co-teaching journey from conception through implementation. Then you'll hear CMS principals discuss, in practical detail, the expectations, challenges, and supports necessary to ensure all students are learning in co-taught classrooms.


DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2010 / 59 minutes

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INCLUSION: A SERVICE, NOT A PLACE - A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH

By Alan Gartner, Kerzner Lipsky

This production provides a comprehensive framework for administrators, teachers and staff developers to build an effective schoolwide approach that focuses on "service" rather than "location" in teaching special education students. Using clips from actual classrooms. the framework takes on additional meaning as its main features are seen "in action." This is true theory in practice and includes reference to RTI.

The viewer will, by watching the video be able to:
  • Understand the concept of a "whole school" approach to inclusion
  • Recognize the value that an effective school-wide approach has on all students
  • Observe best inclusionary practices, based upon experience and current research that support growth of all students
  • Identify the components of effective co-teaching, and be familiar with print resources from the manual that support on-going development of collaborative teams
  • Recognize that inclusive environments support the needs of a diverse learning community, such as ELL, at risk, etc.
  • Identify roles of all stakeholders in the implementation of a whole school approach
  • Better understand Response to Intervention (RTI)


  • DVD (With Publication) / 2008 / 38 minutes

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    RTI TACKLES READING

    By Karen Kemp

    This production addresses the five essential components of reading achievement as identified by the National Reading Panel and NCLB - phonetic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension. It demonstrates how a Response to Intervention (RTI) model can be used to assist students in the acquisition of reading skills in the general education classroom, thus substantially reducing the number of referrals to special education.

    Ms. Kemp, innovative educator and national presenter, identifies specific strategies that can be used in reading instruction. Observe general education classrooms where effective RTI is being implemented, and learn how a district has moved separate and independent systems of special education and general education toward a unified and effective collaborative model that embraces all students.


    DVD / 2008 / 30 minutes

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    WINNING STRATEGIES FOR INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

    By Dr Rebecca Hines and Dr. Lisa Dieker

    Winning teams execute sound strategies and good coaching. It is no different in today's inclusive classrooms where teamwork and collaboration are essential for success.

    Join Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker from the University of Central Florida as they provide winning strategies for general and special education staff working in inclusive environments. These strategies not only improve team functioning, but also raise student achievement.

    Utilizing a sports metaphor including pre-game and post-game analyses, Hines and Dieker take you into elementary classrooms where they present and review strategies that empower inclusive teams to more effectively:

  • Manage Their Time
  • Use Their Expertise
  • Collaborate on Content
  • Understand Their Roles & Responsibilities

  • Learn how to execute winning Co-Teaching, Facilitative Support and Paraeducator staffing patterns and move your inclusion program forward. An informative, reality-based, fun-filled and practical DVD that can be used for general staff development as well as for enhancing current team practice and/or coaching new teams for success.


    DVD / 2008 / (Elementary) / 40 minutes

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    ART AND SCIENCE OF WRAPAROUND, THE: CONTINUING THE CONTINUUM OF SCHOOLWIDE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT

    With Lucille Eber

    Wraparound is a family-centered, strength-based philosophy of care used to guide service planning for students with or at-risk of Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) and their families. As a philosophy of care with a defined planning process, wraparound results in a uniquely designed individual plan for a child and family to achieve a set of outcomes that reflect family/youth voice and choice. Integrated through related service structures in schools (i.e. special education, early intervention, school-wide discipline planning, etc.), the wraparound approach can facilitate proactive partnerships among families, schools and other community representatives.

    This programl provide:
  • A Comprehensive Definition of Wraparound
  • The Relationship Between Wraparound and PBIS
  • Tips for Establishing a Team
  • Guidelines for the Initial Team Meeting
  • Successes and Challenges Encountered by Facilitators
  • Wraparound Planning Indicator Worksheets
  • A Sample Wraparound Implementation Survey
  • Parents and Professionals Sharing Their Challenges and Successes


  • DVD (With Training Manual) / 2003 / 44 minutes

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    LEADING A DISTRICT TO SCALE: ACCESS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR EVERY STUDENT

    Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend

    The Problem of Scale
    The problem of scale is what Elmore describes as "innovations that require large scale changes in the core of educational practice." He argues it seldom occurs and it seldom lasts very long. The Schaumburg Elementary District 54 is a district that has almost all of its 27 elementary schools to scale practicing an inclusive philosophy. It is a diverse school system of 16,000 students with 30% minority enrollment and a special enrollment of approximately 2000 students. Students speak forty-two different languages. Dr. Marilyn Friend invited Dr. Leonard Burrello, to accompany her to the district. He found that Schaumburg #54 was probably one of the very best at getting to scale, and only one of two districts that he has ever visited that is making a difference across every school in its entire system.

    On this DVD, Schaumburg #54 representatives discuss their direction and planning philosophy at the district and school level. Schaumburg #54 will inspire you, and help you reach your own goals.

    The elements of the Schaumburg story are depicted in the following segments:
    1. The Planning Philosophy - start small and honor all commitments
    2 . Shared Vocabulary - creating a communal lexicon
    3. Ongoing Professional Development - starting with the special education community of teachers and related service staff
    4. Sustaining the Momentum - provide the same resource basis for change in each school
    5. Growing Collaboration - instructional practices that provide access to the curriculum for all students. Voice recognition technology helps Jason write. (His mom likes it too.)
    6. Parent and Community Partnerships - that invite and set realistic expectations for participation
    7. Defining Success - from test scores to a sense of belonging, Schaumburg #54 is making inclusion a priority across its district


    DVD (With Digital Viewing Guide) / 2001 / 32 minutes

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    SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL INCLUSION: MAKING ACCESS A REALITY FOR ALL STUDENTS

    Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend

    The Problem of Scale
    High schools have been the bastions of tradition and resistant to implementing inclusive practices. Drs. Marilyn Friend and Leonard Burrello, have visited North Central High School over years, admiring their exemplars of co-teaching in English, math, foreign language, and science. During their last visit, they learned about the tipping point that led to a transformation of the entire philosophy to a concept they call Universal Access. Taking a high school to scale is what Elmore describes as "innovations that require large scale changes in the core of educational practice." He argues it seldom occurs and it seldom lasts very long. North Central is the exception.

    The Context
    North Central High is a comprehensive 3,200-student high school with a very diverse student body. It has about 320 identified students, of which 250 are identified as students with mild disabilities.

    The Strategy
    On this program, the principal and his staff describe the tipping point and their engagement of the staff in transforming their high school from a set of parallel systems for typical and disabled students into one dedicated to assisting all students to meet higher expectations. The major components of their story are:

  • A development of a communal vocabulary to guide their communication.
  • Structures that support collaboration -including a focus on the curriculum and time.
  • A student profile document developed by a building committee of general education teachers.
  • Co-teaching between general and special education teachers within academic departments.
  • A Learning Center to serve all students. (The DVD documents the LC's evolution.)
  • Communicating within a professional community with parents.


  • DVD (With Digital Viewing Guide) / 2001 / 35 minutes

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    PROBLEM SOLVING IN RTI: A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING KIT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTERVENTION TEAMS

    This complete professional development training kit offers a full overview of an easy-to-implement problem solving process that elementary school teams can use to meet the needs of struggling students and reduce inappropriate and disproportionate referrals for special education evaluation. National professional development trainer Renae Azziz Ed.S., NCSP provides strategies based on current research and step-by-step instructions to teach teams to:

    Use a 5 step problem solving process to:
  • Identify and prioritize student concerns
  • Develop effective intervention plans
  • Utilize data to determine responsiveness

  • Build collaborative interactions and relationships between educators, parents, and students. Increase communication and coordination among staff in special education and general education. Develop and implement focused response to intervention team training with research-based interventions to meet the unique needs of students at the first signs of difficulty. Systematically use data to determine student needs and level of improvement, thereby reducing inappropriate and disproportionate referrals for special education evaluation.


    5 DVDs (With Workbook, CD)

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    PROBLEM SOLVING IN RTI: A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING KIT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL INTERVENTION TEAMS

    This complete professional development training kit, offers a full overview of an easy-to-implement problem solving process that secondary school teams can use to meet the needs of struggling students and reduce inappropriate and disproportionate referrals for special education evaluation. National professional development trainer Renae Azziz Ed.S., NCSP provides strategies based on current research and step-by-step instructions to teach teams to:

    Use a 5 step problem solving process to:
  • Identify and prioritize student concerns
  • Develop effective intervention plans
  • Utilize data to determine responsiveness

  • Structure a consultation model that works effectively at the secondary level. Increase communication and coordination among staff in special education and general education. Develop and implement focused response to intervention team training , research-based interventions to meet the unique needs of students at the first signs of difficulty. Systematically use data to determine student needs and level of improvement, thereby reducing inappropriate and disproportionate referrals for special education evaluation.


    5 DVDs (With Workbook, CD)

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    ASPERGER SYNDROME: SUCCESS IN THE MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM

    This video provides proven techniques and tips to help make mainstreaming a child with Asperger Syndrome a positive learning experience for him or her -- AND for teachers and classmates. Whether your child's classroom has one teacher, or the support of special education teachers and aides, these approaches can help make the difference in your child's education.

    DVD / 44 minutes

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    LESSONS IN OBSERVATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION LOWER SCHOOL

    Lesson observation is a key skill, and developing efficient and effective practices in order to objectively evaluate teaching and its impact on learning is a vital part of raising achievement. Feature realistic, natural footage of teaching and learning, together with staff interviews, examples of lesson plans and pupil work.

    Lessons in Observation: Special Education Lower School includes lessons which focus on:

    Year 1 Literacy: The Home; speaking and listening; following instructions.
    Year 2 Numeracy: Recognising numbers, saying names and ordering numbers 1-10. Knowing what is one more/what comes next.
    Year 5 Science/Food Technology: Healthy eating; making a sandwich
    Year 5 Physical Education: Hand/eye coordination and racket skills.
    Year 7 Science: Acids and alkalis; their properties and differences.


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    LESSONS IN OBSERVATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION UPPER SCHOOL

    Lesson observation is a key skill, and developing efficient and effective practices in order to objectively evaluate teaching and its impact on learning is a vital part of raising achievement. Feature realistic, natural footage of teaching and learning, together with staff interviews, examples of lesson plans and pupil work.

    Lessons in Observation: Special Education Upper School includes lessons which focus on:

    Year 8 Maths: Money/coins; same or different.
    Year 9 English: Persuasive texts; developing presentation skills to aid persuasive writing.
    Year 9 PSHE: Building positive relationships; developing good listening skills; exploring different emotions.
    Year 10 English/Drama: Creating and sustaining different roles in groups and individually; recounting/retelling stories.
    Year 12 Learning Walk: Work-life skills; gardening; construction; business enterprise; personal finance; student profile.


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    RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION: AN EASY TRAINING KIT FOR TEACHERS ON IMPLEMENTING RTI IN THE CLASSROOM

    This complete professional development training kit offers a full overview of a response to intervention framework that teachers can use to help all students meet or exceed academic and behavior standards. National professional development trainer Renae Azziz Ed.S., NCSP provides strategies based on current research and step-by-step instructions to help:

  • Reduce inappropriate referrals to special education
  • Move teachers away from a wait to fail model of instruction
  • Rely on assessment data to improve instruction
  • Develop an overall awareness of the essential components of Response to Intervention


  • DVD (With Workbook, CD)

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    SPECIAL EDUCATION

    The simple activities of daily living can be challenging for children with special needs; consequently, making them challenging for the child-care provider, as well. Causes of disabilities will be discussed, along with a review of the characteristics, capabilities and expectations for children with varying special needs - mental retardation, physical or neurological impairments, sensor defects, physical disabilities, communication limitations, learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders.

    DVD / 20 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 1: INTRODUCTION - RECOGNIZING, UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING LEARNING DISABILITIES

    With Judith R Birsh, Ed.D.

    Dr. Birsh, series editor, presents an overview of the TLD VIDEO PROGRAM with a brief look at all the educators in action. This video will help teachers recognize learning disabilities. It explains learning problems and demonstrates practical teaching strategies. Ideal for the general classroom teacher with mainstreamed LD students and as a concise preview for the entire series.


    DVD / (Teachers K-Adult) / 33 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 2: MOTIVATION - HOW TO ENCOURAGE THE LEARNING DISABLED STUDENT

    With Margaret Jo Shepherd, Ed.D.

    Dr. Shepherd explains techniques teachers can use to instill motivation in learning disabled children so that these students can move from a feeling of learned helplessness to one of confidence, raising their self-esteem. She illustrates why children who struggle to learn have such a fragile sense of themselves. Her goal is to encourage teachers and parents to inspire students to work for the satisfaction learning rather than from a desire for approval.


    DVD / (Teachers K-Adult) / 30 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 3: ORGANIZING TIME, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION

    With Connie Slover Burkhalter, Ed.M.

    Connie Burkhalter tells why study skills need to be organized and takes the viewer one step at a time through procedures that will help break old habits and build effective, new ways to learn. These essential thinking tools, once applied, will help the LD student cope with note-taking, classroom listening, studying and completing homework - usually insurmountable tasks. We know what the student needs to know - this tells how they can do it.


    DVD / (Grades K-College) / 40 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 4: MATHEMATICS LEARNING STRATEGIES

    With Jeannette Fleischner, Ed.D.

    Drs. Fleischner and Garnett explain how LD students actually solve math problems and give practical tips on how to get at the root causes of their math errors. With demonstrations of specific strategies, the video covers problem solving, basic arithmetic, and makes points about number systems.


    DVD / (Grades K-8) / 55 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 5: SCIENCE FOR THE SENSES

    With Ira Kanis, Ed.D.

    As a former Assistant to the Director of Science for the City of New York Public Schools, he was responsible for city wide pedagogical functions relating to Science Curriculum and Instructional Development. Dr. Kanis has written extensively about methods of science instruction for the classroom teacher. Dr. Kanis shows why science is particularly good multisensory subject for the LD student. He takes teachers through two lively, hands-on scientific experiments, which also stress the LD student's use of math and the language arts skills in the inquiry and process of science. He engagingly demonstrates how the scientific method can be applied to day-to-day problem solving situations with elementary and middle school students.


    DVD / (Grades 4-10) / 43 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 6: MULTISENSORY SOCIAL STUDIES

    With Margo Mastropieri, Ph.D.

    Dr. Mastropieri, who specializes in strategies for teaching exceptional students, uses the model called reconstructive elaborations (mimetics, keywords, pegwords), to show how various skills can be adopted and mastered so that the LD student can confidently and successfully become involved in social studies. By using this model, content area information becomes more meaningful, familiar and concrete and, therefore, more memorable and ready for use in the regular classroom.


    DVD / (Grades 4-10) / 28 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 7: TRAINING THE BRAIN TO LEARN

    With Jane Healy, Ph.D.

    Dr. Healy covers a wide variety of topics about the brain's development and how it relates to the difficulties encountered by the LD student. Practical guidelines for teachers who want to understand how study skills develop and help students acquire them. She offers insight and hope in talking about why some students' brains seem naturally "disorganized", what skills should we expect at different ages and how to deal with "memory problems". Maladaptive learning skills can be eliminated if the brain is exposed to new dimensions and ways of learning. She explains how.


    DVD / (Teachers of All Grade Levels) / 30 minutes

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    TEACHING LEARNING DISABILITIES 8: EARLY LEARNING / READING COMPREHENSION

    Concept Acquisition and Early Learning (Part I)
    Reading Comprehension: Interactive Strategies (Part II)

    Part I: Dr. Boehm shows how a firm grounding in basic concepts such as position, size, and quantity can enable the learner to move to more complex situations and problems. She demonstrates how the strategy interview can be used to find out why the LD student cannot grasp basic concepts, often used when teachers give directions. With Anne E. Boehm, Ph.D.

    Part II: Dr. Williams presents her excellent synthesis of current research on teaching reading comprehension strategies - a carefully organized model for teaching reading comprehension to LD students.
    With Joanna P. Williams, Ph.D.


    DVD / (Grades K-Adult) / 60 minutes

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