Autism Support
Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
- To learn more about symptoms, click here.
- To learn more about developmental milestones for children, click here.
Autism Resources
Autism Speaks Resources:
Autism Apps:
Kids love iPads. This seems to be especially true of students with Autism. Central Schools has purchased a number of these units for use in the classroom. To view some of the latest IPAD apps, click here.
Behavior Resource Website for Teachers and Parents:
There is a great site put together by Polk Elementary with interventions and ideas. You can view the site here.
Additional Resource Websites for Teachers and Parents:
- PictureSET - Great visuals and social stories, click here.
- Free download, click here.
- HandsInAutism - How to make visual schedules, click here.
- Visual Schedules for Parents - Chore charts and More! Click here.
Dyslexia Support
"Dyslexia" means a condition of neurological origin that is characterized by difficulty with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities, which characteristics typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction and may result in problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that may impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge. Click here to view NM House Bill 230
Signs and Symptoms:
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has compiled the list of symptoms below. To learn more about symptoms, click here.
Dyslexia Resources
Would you like to be trained in dyslexia? The NM Public Education Department has partnered with Regional Educational Cooperative IX to offer high quality training, absolutely free. In these modules you will learn what dyslexia is, what can be done for intervention, and how it is diagnosed.
Dyslexia Apps for iPad and iPhone:
Kids love IPADs; however, nothing is as good as old fashioned one on one support from a certified therapist. To further support students, Central Schools has purchased a number of iPads for use in the classroom. For the latest IPAD apps, click here.
Behavior Support
Schools are all about academics. However, another important part of student learning is behavior. All students deserve the opportunity to have positive support and guidance in developing appropriate behavior. NM Addressing Student Behavior: The NM Public Education Department has issued this technical assistance manual to guide teams in their approach to addressing behavior. At CCSD, we embrace this guidance and utilize its methodologies in our intervention approach. To see the manual, click here.
Behavior Resources
Students Who Are Using or Suspected of Using Drugs or Alcohol: The Partnership for a Drug Free America has valuable resources to guide your team in positively intervening to help students overcome this destructive habit. To see the resources that can guide your intervention, click here.
Bullying Prevention and Intervention:
StopBullying.gov has great resources for helping schools address bullying on both an individual and a schoolwide basis with specific ideas. To learn more, click here.
Child Study Forms from the NMPED:
Form packet includes ABC Chart, Scatterplot, Sample Student/Parent Interview Scripts, Sample Teacher Interview Scripts, and more. Download here.