Articles for Educators

What You Can Do to Support Students with FASD, Iceberg, August 2005.

http://www.FASiceberg.org/newsletters/Vol15Num3_Aug2005.htm#student

Eight Magic Keys: Developing Successful Interventions for Students With FAS
http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/EightMagicKeys.pdf

Fasalaska Project FACTS (Fetal Alcohol Consultation and Training Services). Developed by Deb Evensen and Jan Lutke 1997. This factsheet is in pdf format and was downloaded from SAMHSA's website.

An educational approach for success in the classroom
http://www.acbr.com/fas/m.htm

Social Stories, 1995
http://www.autism.org/stories.html

Useful for those with FAS/E as well as Autism.

Resources for Educators

The ABC's of FAS/FAE Teacher's Guide and Resource Booklet
http://www.lcsc.edu/education/fas/

Published by NOFAS IN 1995, this guide provides resources and checklists for educating students with FAS/FAE.

All-in-One Homeschool Resource Center
http://www.come-over.to/homeschool/

Lots of resources for homeschooling children with special needs, including books, mailing lists, and links.

Beyond Autism, developed by a parent whose "been there, done that, and is still doing it".
http://trainland.tripod.com/

The resources on this site indeed go beyond Autism. Be sure to check out their Pecs Pictures resource and listing of educational sites.

CAN LEARN, Children's Academy for Neurodevelopment & Learning
http://www.kidscanlearn.net/

CAN LEARN works with special needs children having developmental and/or learning struggles and their family from a multi-disciplinary drug-free approach. Our children experience the world differently... they help put the pieces together by understanding the developmental level of your child, accessing the brain's plasticity and branching effect. They help your child build new neural connections by utilizing programs and fun activities to encourage reorganization and thinking.

Do2Learn, funded by NICHD and NIAAA, Divisions of the National Institutes of Health
http://www.do2Learn.com/

This web site provides activities to promote independence in children and adults with special learning needs. Be sure to check out their FASD Toolbox for Teachers section.

From Emotions to Advocacy; The Special Education Survival Guide by Pam & Pete Wright
http://www.fetaweb.com/

Meant as a suppliment to the book "From Emotions to Advocacy," the site provides articles, checklists, sample letters, charts and resources to help people recognize pitfalls and aboid mistakes that prevent parents from successfully advocating for their children.

NOFAS's Site for Educators
http://www.nofas.org/educator/

Resources for teaching students with FASD, resources for teaching teachers how to address FASD, and a section dealing with special education.

The Schoolhouse - Educators Consortium
http://www.arbi.org/education/educatio.html

Alcohol Related Birth Injury (FAS/FAE) Resource Site, funded by grants from Alberta Family and Social Services and The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Coordination Committee of Lethbridge.

This site has lots of info for educators, including "Creating an Effective Learning Environment for the FAS/FAE Child," "Winning Classroom Strategies," and links to other sites.

Sharing Stories, Finding Hope: A Curriculum for Families & Others Affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Neurodevelopmental Disorder from The Arc's Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness and Education Project.
http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=1541&srcid=217

This curriculum is designed to educate parents and professionals working in school systems, public health service agencies, and social service agaencies about FAS and ARND. It covers how to secure access to appropriate diagnostic and treatment services for affected children and their families, how to adapt skills for parenting these children, and how to obtain services for children and adults with FAS/ARND and ways to establish family support. The curriculum is available for purchase on their website.

Student Guides and Technical Assistance Guides, from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org/stuguid.asp

These publications are how-to guides which provide step-by-step instructions and practical information on selected topics. Of special interest are "A Student's Guide to the IEP," "Helping Students Develop their IEPs," and "A Student's Guide to Jobs."

Tapping Hidden Strengths, Manitoba Education, Training and Youth
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/specedu/fas/index.html

This is a planning resource intended to provide a support for student service administrators, principals, classroom teachers, resource teachers, school counsellors, clinicians, and other community professionals who will help in assisting schools in developing approaches for students who are alcohol-affected.

Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Building Strengths, Creating Hope, Alberta Learning Resources Centre, 2004
http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/k_12/specialneeds/fasd.asp

This guide offers teachers information and specific ideas to better meet the learning needs of students with FASD. The five areas of focus are: what is FASD, key concepts for planning effective education programs, organizing for instruction, creating a positive classroom climate, and responding to students' needs.

Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects: A Resource Guide for Teachers, BC Ministry of Education, Skills, and Training, 1996
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/fas/

This resource guide is organized around areas of concern identified by experienced classroom and integration support teachers. Its goal is to provide teachers with a clear understanding of the needs of students with FAS/E by:

• Defining Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
• Describing the common learning and behavioural characteristics of Children with FAS/E
• Suggesting strategies that may be helpful in meeting the challenges these children present in the classroom

Tin Snips, a special education resource
http://www.tinsnips.org

It contains tools for teachers of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, related developmental disabilities, and children with special needs. Most activities are also appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten.

Wrightslaw
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/tests_measurements.html

Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate & Attorney by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright, M.A., M.S.W. 2001.

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