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At PaTTAN, our goal is to provide educators with a breadth of publications that are grounded in proven best practices and a deep research base, reflecting a commitment to school improvement. PaTTAN offers publications on a variety of topics, all focused on improving educational results for students with and without disabilities.

Whether you are just starting out in the field of education, or you want to improve upon the work you and your team are already doing, let PaTTAN support you with the expertise of our educational consultants. Pennsylvania educators, school administrators, and families can view, download, and order PaTTAN publications mailed to their school or home.

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May 24, 2019

Student Confidentiality: Guidance for Educational Interpreters

This document has been developed to clarify for local educational agencies (LEAs) the important liability issues that may be present when providing sign language interpreters in settings that involve the sharing of confidential information by a student who is deaf or hard of hearing (e.g., when interacting with outside agencies, crisis response and management, in-school therapy and counseling).

May 1, 2019

Pennsylvania's Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports System: Defining and Managing Challenging Behaviors

This publication focuses on "clearly defined and consistently implemented systemic procedures for dealing with misbehavior," a critical feature of an effective schoolwide behavior system.

May 1, 2019

HUNE: Using an Early Warning System (EWS) to Increase Graduation Rates of Students with Disabilities

This publication is about using Early Warning Systems (EWS) to increase graduation rates for students with disabilities.

Also available in Spanish.

April 1, 2019

The Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Education of Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (PACES-BVI)

This fact sheet outlines the vision, mission, membership, and responsibilities of PACES-BVI.

April 1, 2019

Special Education Resources for Families

Do you have questions about . . .

The special education process or your rights?
Your child’s Evaluation Report (ER), Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or other documents?
Working with your child’s school or IEP team?
Ways that youth with disabilities can participate in their own educational and transition planning?

. . . If so, these free resource organizations can help with answers! These organizations can also assist families whose primary language is not English.

This publication is written in English on one side, and in Spanish on the reverse side.

March 1, 2019

Technology Resources for Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind

This publication describes a variety of assistive equipment and technologies, both instructional and medical, that are currently available to assist individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind at home, in schools, and in the community.

January 1, 2019

Writing Effective IEP Goals

Central to the creation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) by the IEP team, is development of measurable annual goals, which are based on a student’s current levels of academic and functional performance, and which should align to and reference the Pennsylvania standards. This publication focuses on the components of a well-written measurable annual goal.

November 29, 2018

Using Guided Notes to Improve Student Performance

This rack card provides information about the use of guided notes to help students take accurate, effective, and meaningful notes.

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PaTTAN - East