Videos

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) develops resources with the intent of sharing these tools with those in the field to better help students. Dr. Kristen Starosta, a consultant with the inclusive practices initiative, shares information about the Supplementary Aids and Services Toolkit.

This session focuses on the implementation of interventions for students for whom Tier 1 practices are unsuccessful. A switch to systems-centered language in our communication around Tier 2 interventions is discussed. A variety of Tier 2 interventions that can be implemented to improve students′ social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes, including peer-mediated interventions are provided along with links to additional resources via the Padlet link below. Padlet Link: https://bit.ly/3RgMgld

Planning for, delivering and reflecting of comprehension lesson for 5th grade students.

This video will review the evidence-based practices and processes associated with viable and sustainable multi-tiered systems of support.

MTSS represents a framework that is associated with the "how" of school improvement. This video will review 30 years of what has been learned about the "how" or effective implementation practices, processes and tools provided by the National Implementation Research Network.

Susanne Morgan Morrow presents this short video on tactile sign. In the video she will discuss the importance of reducing visual clutter, hand placement, touch and respect of touch.

Provides an overview of the skills a student should have prior to initiating teaching tacts of actions and provides models of techniques that will allow assessment of a student’s existing repertoire of skills related to tacts of actions.

Provides suggestions for extending basic tacts of actions in combination with a student’s ability to tact objects to use of two component tacts. The segment suggests ways to encourage novel recombination of verb-noun tacts so that learners acquire generative skills.

Teachers play various roles within our school settings all with the common goal of student success. Teachers of the Deaf, specifically, have a unique role for a population of our students. Here from Deb Genet with the Capital Area Intermediate Unit on how these individuals bring a global perspective to the IEP team.