COVID19 School Closure Resources

Internet Access for Students: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has launched the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, which many broadband carriers have signed. For the next 60 days, its core provisions will:

•    not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic;
•    waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic; and
•     open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them
•    Additionally, limited income households can apply for $5 to $10 per month internet access (AT& T Access,Cox Connect 2Compete, Centurylink Lif eline ). Charter Communication offer free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a subscription.  

ATT - https://m.att.com/shopmobile/internet/access/

Cox - https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/connect2compete.html

Century Link - https://www.centurylink.com/aboutus/community/community-development/lifeline.html

Charter/Spectrum - https://broadbandnow.com/Charter-Communications 

EATEL Student Lite Internet $25 per month     

Download speed up to 35 Mbps/Upload speed up to 5 Mbps, No Installation Fee, Priority Install, No Contract, No Data Caps

K-8 District Curriculum Resources

https://www.amyspeechlanguagetherapy.com/enhance-fluency-at-home.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ67MVs_uio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F0YFn--hJ8&t=67s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip0KxzMspYc

https://www.stutteringhelp.org/content/parents-school-aged-children

http://speakfreelypublications.com/SF3-Slow-Stretched-Speech-Student-Weblink.pdf

http://speakfreelypublications.com/SF3-Easy-Stuttering-Student-Weblink.pdf

http://speakfreelypublications.com/SF3-Light-Contact-Student-Weblink.pdf

• http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?page_id=55  (use to find word list with pictures) 
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• https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Busy-Homework-for-Speech-Therapy-for-K-and-G-Sounds-5331253 (for k and1g) 
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• https://www.quia.com/pages/allpicturesfun.html ( all sounds) 

• https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/cooking-activities-speech-language-podcast-14/

• https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/spatial-concepts-games-go/

• https://www.storyplace.org/front
• https://www.home-speech-home.com/lets-get-moving-speech-therapy-activities.html

https://littlepuddins.ie/coronavirus-social-story/

https://selfadvocacyinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plain-Language-Information-on-Coronavirus.pdf

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0rQFe1l2EeBdUM6NZDXstTjOThG_YJq4Ocj7jHOazjM3PnhCRL-AuTlW8

Resources for Parents

April 3, 2020

Louisiana Department of Education Guidance for Parents

https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/covid-19-resources/continuous-education-for-students-with-disabilities-famiy-toolbox.pdf?sfvrsn=a61e9b1f_14

Learning Resources for all subjects

https://www.weareteachers.com/resources-learning-home/?utm_source=WAT&utm_medium=SiteTicker&utm_campaign=LearningatHome

For Parents 

20 Online Teaching Resources

https://swingeducation.com/resources/20-online-learning-resources-to-help-you-get-through-coronavirus-school-closures/

https://blog.outschool.com/school-closures/

Amplify Resources

https://freeresources.amplify.com/?utm_campaign=20200331_FY20_General_remotelearningpublic_National_generalform_freeresources_National&utm_medium=dedicatedsend&utm_source=edweek

Autism Help

Making PDFs editable

https://youtu.be/8ROGr_57DhI

AT Webinars for Teachers

https://www.atia.org/covid19-resources/

Parents:

Math Videos

https://gm.greatminds.org/en-us/knowledgeonthego?utm_campaign=Knowledge%20for%20All%20%7C%20Coronavirus%202020&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_gNNfH-CJB54FKNVjoDmKokEM47cd2iN3_ULfcJNcJ8b_BnGbQyHDtD-CU701W1HwCLzup4KCFbv7M6vD4qzToJSsSSg&_hsmi=85730488&utm_source=hs_email&utm_content=85730488&hsCtaTracking=be9b6702-b95c-48da-9d34-a4ce6fa7516b%7C8834aedf-8643-41a4-b021-0d8646377f3b

Reading Bear targets learning letter sounds, provides videos and quizzes- Reading Bear

Educational games targeting grammar, spelling, sight words, and other word skills-

 Room Recess

Read Theory focuses on reading comprehension and allows parents to set up free accounts and track their child's progress. It offers leveled reading passages and quizzes regarding passages. Read Theory

This website is packed with games that focus on helping children learn grammar, spelling, sight words, and other word skills. This website is fun for students of all levels. Room Recess

This website offers basic reading and math practice activities that include phonics, word sounds, and basic spelling within the K, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade level. Starfall

This website allows parents to sign up multiple children, and decide if they want the site to be password protected. Each child gets to create a monster that they teach to read by going on adventures. The online version is offered at no charge. Teach Your Monster to Read

TIP: When your child is watching their favorite show or when the family is watching a movie, try putting on the Closed Caption feature (CC). Students are highly motivated by the captions and it gives students access to seeing words as they are being spoken.

Speech and Language Resources

• General Resources for Preschool Speech and Language Development
• Preschool Speech and Language Activities Spanish_English
• Speech and Language Home Suggestions
•  Articulation
• PreK and Elementary Resources
• Articulation Carryover Homework Sheet
• Book Lists by Speech Sound
• Cues for home
• Home Practice Ideas
• Homework – March
• Homework – April
• Play Doh Activity for “R”
• PreK and Elementary Articulation
• R Boggle Boards
• Silly Sentence for L
• Self-rating Scale
• SLP_Now Tool Phonology Sheet: Initial and Final Consonant Deletion
• SLP_Now Tool Phonology Sheet:Gliding
• Would You Rather TH and R Articulation Carryover Activity
• Secondary (Middle and High School Resources)
• Secondary Articulation Resources
•  Fluency
• Breathing Exercises
• Conversation Starters
• Fluency Tips and Activities to Support Fluency at Home
• Fluency Guides for Self Monitoring
• Fluency Pacing Board Fluency strategies
• Handy Handouts – Fluency
• 7 tips for talking with your child – Stuttering Foundation TIP SHEET – ENGLISH AND SPANISH
• Stuttering Downloadable Book
• Stuttering Resources
• Stuttering Treatment Techniques for Preschool Children Who Stutter
• Social Language
• Handy Handouts: Parents can help social
• Handy Handouts:  Social Skills
• Handy Handouts: Topic Maintenance 
• Handy Handouts: Topic Maintenance
• Helping Siblings Get Along TIP SHEET SPANISH
• Helping Siblings Get Along TIP SHEET
• Size of Problem Visual
• SLP Now Social Language Identifying Emotions Bundle
• SLP Now Social Language Sarcasm Bundle

Expressive and Receptive Speech and Language Resources

• Early Language and Elementary Resources
• 1st and 2nd grade language activities (receptive and expressive)
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grade language activities (receptive and expressive)
• 10 Ways to Help a Child Stuck on a Word
• Addition and Subtraction Key Words and Posters
• Books to Support Grammar
• Categories/Sorting – Animals/transportation
• Cause and effect practice
• Cause and effect 2
• Clothing: classification by season
• Comparative adjectives
• Crafting Beautiful Speech
• Curious George gets a talker
• Does Not Belong 1
• Does Not Belong 2
• Does Not Belong 3
• Early Language (Receptive and Expressive)
• Early Language Activities
• Early Language Development – English and Spanish
• Encouraging More Language at Home (ENGLISH/SPANISH)
• Fact vs Opinion Activity
• Fact vs Opinion activity (Spanish)
• Handy Handouts:  Language
• Home Suggestions for Language + Articulation
• Homework – April
• Homework – March
• Ideas for Parents Handout
• Identifying Adjectives with Answer Key
• LAMP Words For Life Overlay English
• Language: Expressive and Receptive
• Language goal focus books
• Listening for Details – Sentences
• Making Predictions and Inferences
• Multiple Meaning Words: Adjectives and Verbs
• Multiple Meaning Frogs
• Negations
• Play With Your Toddler – Indoors TIP SHEET SPANISH
• Play With Your Toddler – Indoors TIP SHEET
• Pool scene: Picture to describe
• Possessive Pronouns Activity – Using Her and His
• Practice the Main Idea at Home (SPANISH)
• Practice the Main Idea at Home
• PRC Literacy Planner for AAC
• Prediction Comprehension Center
• Preposition book: Under
• Project Core
• PRC Literacy Planner for AAC
• Reading Is Fundamental
• Replacing Words with Synonyms Worksheet
• Say It With Universal Core 1 and 2 Words
• Sequencing Stories Activities and Videos
• Speak For Yourself Overlay
• Sign language flash cards
• Social Scenarios
• Sorting Simple Adjectives with Key
• Speech Language Therapy
• Synonym and Antonym Pair Sort
• Synonym Flashcards 1
• Synonym Flashcards 2
• The Gift of Words: Reading and Games TIP SHEET SPANISH
• The Gift of Words: Reading and Games TIP SHEET
• Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy TIP SHEET SPANISH
• Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Language and Literacy TIP SHEET
• Understanding Fact vs Opinion
• Understanding Fact vs Opinion (SPANISH)
• Using Predictable Books with Young Children (ages 2-4) TIP SHEET-SPANISH
• Using Predictable Books with Young Children (ages 2-4) TIP SHEET
• Verbs – ing_ending
• Visuals: Art_Materials – Page 1
• Visuals: Art_Materials – Page 2
• Visuals: Handwashing_sequence
• Visuals: Transitions
• Wordless Books – Growing Readers
• Wordless Books

• Secondary
• Card Games CORE
• Chunk Paragraphs and SOL Writing Prompts
• Computer and Tablet CORE (with fringe)
• Describing
• Discussion Skill_Sentence Starters
• Factual and Inferential Questions
• Functional Life Skill Practice Activities
• Functional Life Skills Practice Activities 2
• Hamburger Paragraphs Power Point
• Hamburger Paragraph Graphic Organizer
• How Big or Small is the Problem
• Grocery Shopping CORE
• Inferencing Graphic Organizer
• Middle School Bundle: Includes resources for teaching writing narratives, making inferences, figurative language and idioms; using clear speech (not mumbling); and self-calming and regulation.
• Middle School Language (receptive and expressive)
• My Personal Dictionary: An Expanding Vocabulary Activity
• Narrative Retell Graphic Organizer
• Speak For Yourself Overlay
• SOL Writing Prompt – Graphic Organizer
• Star Sentences Worksheet
• Show Don’t Tell Sorting Game
• Word feast example
• Zig Zags: Similarities and Differences Basic
  
  

Literacy Resources

• AdLit.org- All About Adolescent Literacy
• Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL)
• Colorín Colorado: Resources for parents of English Language Learners
• National Center for Family Literacy
• PALS: The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) site has activities support phonological awareness and literacy skills, as well as monthly literacy activities that are available to families with children grades PK-3.
• Reading Rockets: Leading research in literacy and at-home activities
• Scholastic Learn at Home: Free Resources for School Closures (Available in Spanish)
• Starfall: Phonemic Awareness and Reading Online Games
• Wonderopolis: Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease

Recordings/Videos:

• VDOE Comprehensive Literacy Webinar Series (Webinar Recordings)
• Literacy for All: In conversation with Dr. Caroline Musselwhite
• Between the Lions Early Reading
• Audible Stories  – Audible has a variety of free audiobooks/stories available for very young children through teens and adults, available in six different languages –  English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Chinese)
• Webshops: (You will need to create a free account at: https://ttaconline.org/Account/Register)
• Instructional Strategies in Literacy: Phonemic Awareness
• Instructional Strategies in Social Studies: Reading Comprehension
• [TechKnowledgy 2018-19] Archived Webinar: Assistive Technology Tools in Literacy Instruction and Support

Math Resources (Many thanks to George Mason University’s TTAC for these resources)

• Interactive Tools
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
• Webshop: A brief introduction to the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) (You will need to create a free account at https://ttaconline.org/Account/Register)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Illuminations: Resources for Teaching Math
• GeoGebra Geometry
• Graspable Math (Algebra)
• EquatIO: Make Math Digital 
• Assistive Technology for Math (Understood.org)
• Downloadable Tools
• Download: Graphic Organizers to Help Kids With Math (Understood.org)
• Middle School Math Chart
• Elementary Math Chart
• Instructional videos/Activities

• Khan Academy & Khan Academy Kids (free app)
• Starfall.com
• Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

Occupational/Physical Therapy Resources

• Fine Motor Resources
• Acceptable grasping patterns (for older students)
• Activities to Help with Crossing Midline: Cruce-de-la-linea-media (SPANISH)
• Completing Multi-step Tasks
• Crossing Midline
• Fine Motor Fun
• Fun Writing Prompts
• Grasp
• Hand Strength
• Handwriting for Early Learners
• Heavy work movement activities for home
• OT Summer activities ENGLISH and SPANISH
• Shoe tying tips and tricks
• Web Sites for Fine Motor Activities

• Gross Motor Activity Resources: These are general gross motor activity ideas.  They are not therapeutic activities as prescribed by a physical therapist.  They can be enjoyed and explored when safe, fun and helpful for your child.
• Oral motor strategies for home and school

Sensory/Self-Regulation Resources

• Emotions Chart
• Home Sensory Self-Regulation Activities
• Self Regulation in Kindergarten 
• Activities to Teach Children Impulse Control
• Zones of Regulation: The Zones is a systematic, cognitive behavioral approach used to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete colored zones.  The Zones framework provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, manage their sensory needs, and improve their ability to problem solve conflicts.

 
Sign Language Resources

• Sign Language 101: Free online video lessons

Social/Emotional Resources

• Link to Coronavirus Social Story for Kids
• Activities to Teach Children Impulse Control
• Anger Rating Chart
• Emotions Chart
• How to Help a Child Struggling with Anxiety: This link from NPR covers how to identify and help children manage anxiety.  It also includes a cookie monster video.