Our list of helpful links

MSDE - Maryland State Department of Education

Wrightslaw - Accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities

MCIE - Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education

COPAA - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

2E - Twice Exceptional Newsletter

CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism Speaks - Autism advocacy organization that sponsors autism research, conducts awareness, and provides outreach activities

Autism Society of America: Baltimore - Improving the Lives of All Affected by Autism

MANSEF - Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities

WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS AND WHY ARE WE OUT OF SCHOOLSCHEDULES
  • Khan Academy has free samples of daily schedules for students of various ages. Use these a model to create your own daily schedules: https://bit.ly/3bwNJwl
  • Keep in mind that our students likely want/need a routine but also want/need some choice. You might need to have a daily schedule with times for each activity. You might also want to give them choices about when certain activities can be done (Example: practice making words with letter tiles or write a letter to a friend).
  • Example home schedules attached
 
XMINDS RESOURCES
    • Resources on their website include the following: basic academics, resources for social emotional learning, physical activity, science, arts and theater, music, virtual museums and zoos, site lists/compilations, story time


ACADEMIC RESOURCES (ALL AREAS)

MATH
    • Play 24 to practice multiplication facts: https://amzn.to/2wyNhi7
    • Have your student make up problems using chalk outside and ask a younger student to solve them
    • 100’s Chart activities  (see attached printout)
    • Use playing cards and ask students to put them in order from least to greatest


READING MATERIALS
    • Read a book together (my turn, your turn) and discuss
    • Read the Kids Post section in the Washington Post
    • Choose a book for a read aloud and just enjoy the time with your child (great for modeling fluency)
    • Have your child read to a younger sibling, a favorite pet, or even a stuffed animal
    • Use FaceTime and have your child read to a favorite relative
    • Use letter tiles (scrabble, Bananagrams, or boggle) to practice making words
    • Practice writing letters and/or writing sight words with magnetic letters, spaghetti, shaving cream, cereal
MOVIES AND TV SHOWS