Parent University for Parents of Children with
Special Education Needs
Current Training Opportunity
Financial Strategies for Families with Special Needs *
Date: March 24, 2025
Time: 6:30PM on Zoom
Meeting ID: 846 4056 9690
Passcode: 160519
*Sharing of this content is for informational purposes and does not imply its endorsement, recommendation or validation by SLSD.
Parent Resources
Please click on this link for additional information from our Parent Resources Page on the Special Education Department Website.
PDE Annual Conference Link: click on this link to view
Council for Exceptional Children: click on this link to view
Local Education Task Force: click on this link to view
The Local Education Task Force's mission is "to support families in understanding the value of connections with others in the special education needs community, while providing information about rights and regulations that affect their special needs student's right."
Webinars, Videos, and Podcasts
Knowing that attending training sessions in the evening or even outside the work day can be a challenge for many of our families, the Special Education Department is providing the following video series on a variety of topics that can be watched from the comfort of your home. This website will be updated periodically. Suggestions are always welcome by emailing the Director of Special Education and Student Services at buchmana@slsd.org. Thank you.
Special Education and the Law
The Evaluation Report Overview: https://www.pattan.net/videos/the-evaluation-report
The Reevaluation Report Overview: https://www.pattan.net/videos/the-reevaluation-report
Interventions for Children with Autism
Behavior Management: ABA Supports https://www.pattan.net/videos/aba-supports-training-guide-behavior-management
Classroom Organization: ABA Supports https://www.pattan.net/videos/aba-supports-training-guide-classroom-organization
Data Based Decision Making: ABA Supports https://www.pattan.net/videos/aba-supports-training-guide-data-based-decision-ma
Multi-Tiered Level of Support(MTSS)
Components of a Multi-tiered Level of Support: https://www.pattan.net/videos/what-are-the-components-of-mtss-mtss-morsels
Improving Literacy
National Center on Improving Literacy: https://www.pattan.net/videos/the-national-center-on-improving-literacy-dr-scott
National Center on Improving Literacy Website: https://www.improvingliteracy.org/
Post-Secondary Transition Planning
Interagency Collaboration
Secondary Transition Planning From Multiple Perspectives: https://www.pattan.net/videos/secondary-transition-planning-from-multiple-perspe
Interagency Collaboration: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/tran-ic/cresource/q2/p04/
Connecting for Employment: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation https://www.pattan.net/videos/connecting-for-employment-training-series-chap-2
Connecting for Employment: Office of Developmental Programs https://www.pattan.net/videos/connecting-for-employment-training-series-chap-3
Inclusionary Practices
Interconnectivity of Special and General Education: https://www.pattan.net/videos/interconnectivity-between-general-education-and-sp
Assistive Technology
Book Share: https://www.pattan.net/videos/getting-started-with-bookshare-for-pennsylvania-ed
The Mystery of Assistive Technology: https://www.pattan.net/videos/the-mystery-of-assistive-technology-doug-williams