To check out one or more of these resources for 3 weeks, you will need to: Email Angie Ricci with your name, school, position, and resource title or number. If available they will be sent on the CESA van.
Highly Qualified Criteria
This booklet lists competencies for paraprofessionals in the state. These non-mandatory guidelines are designed to be used to assist in professional development.
This article gives useful tips for creating a portfolio of evidence of highly qualified criteria. It has a useful checklist of portfolio contents.
Teamwork and Communication
Information on Specific Conditions
An overview of mental health issues and the role of the school in intervention for mental health.
This fact sheet was compiled by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. It list the characteristics and educational impact of autism.
Information on Asperger Syndrome from the Autism Society of America
Information from the National Institute of Child Mental Health and Development from 2005.
An AD/HD fact sheet from the NationalDisseminationCenter for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY).
Find overview information on specific disorders including Down’s Syndrome, Epilepsy, Childhood Disintegrative disorder and visual and hearing impairments. Scroll down for an alphabetical listing.
From the Learning Disabilities Association of America
Behavior Management
A link to handouts created by Dr. Jean Bluestein.
An overview of Dr. Greene’s explanation of the skill deficits of the explosive child and strategies to teach new skills.
Information that stresses early and intensive intervention for young children who have behavioral challenges.
Lots of information on intervening with young children with challenging behavior.
Download a filebox full of visual supports, planning and problem solving tools to organize and teach young children with challenging behavior.
Behavior Contract Handout
This handout from the Utah Least Restrictive Behavior Intervention site explains how to develop a behavior contract.
A downloadable and fillable example of a behavior contract.
This handout from the Utah Least Restrictive Behavior Intervention site explains the important features of positive reinforcement.
This handout from the Utah Least Restrictive Behavior Intervention Site explains how to use reinforcement to teach replacement behavior.
This handout from ULRBI explains the importance of giving understandable and quality directions to students.
Links to Para Resources
The CESA 4 Para Posts are newsletters designed with para needs in mind. This link takes you to archived copies of the newsletters.
This site is developed and maintained by CESA 4 for paras in Wisconsin.
Recess Strategies
Six steps to a trouble free playground, based on Curt Hinson’s work.
Try out some of these playground games with your students.
Assistive Technology
How to import and export graphics in most assistive technology programs.
Download the (very large digital) online version of the Boardmaker manual.
This guide includes overview information on assistive technology. It also includes examples of types of assistive technology and lists of sources for more information.
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