Monthly LID Update

September 2021

Preparing for the Future

I saw that September 3, 2021 was National College Colors Day (next year it will be September 2nd). It made me think about the transition from high school to life after high school, which had me thinking about other school transitions. Teachers only have students for a short amount of time to prepare them for what comes after they leave school, so starting the process early is important. Educators can help them prepare for what comes next through activities they do with the students.

Here are a couple ideas to work on transition skills for different age levels:

Preschool

make choices between activities
introducing themselves to others

Elementary

participate in routines
complete an interest inventory

Middle School

maintain personal belongings at school
share strengths and challenges with IEP team

High School

practice money management skills
investigate occupational preferences

Here are a few resources related to transitions for students with disabilities if you are interested in learning more about this topic or are looking for resources to use with your students:

What's New & Who's New

This year we will have a separate newsletter for low incidence disabilities (LID) and visual impairments (VI). As a result we will be updating our mailing lists for the newsletters, so please let me know if you are just wanting to receive the VI Updates newsletter and would like to be removed from the LID newsletter mailing list. You can also access a copy of the September edition of the Region 10 VI newsletter by clicking the button located under the Related Items of Interest section of this newsletter.

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Shelley Ratcliff

Region 10's new Instructional & Assistive Technology Specialist

Upcoming Events in Region 10

Low Incidence Disabilities Workshops & Webinars

9/16/21 - Teatime Topic-Using STAAR Alternate 2 Resources for Planning Instruction

9/22/21 - Active Learning Introduction

10/7/21 - New Low Incidence Disabilities (LID) Teacher

10/21/21 - Teatime Topic-Quiz Using Google Forms

11/9/21 - Meet the Experts - SLP

Visually Impaired/Orientation & Mobility Services Workshops & Webinars

9/29/21 - New Vision Professionals: Teaching & Implementation 101

10/7/21 - Regression: What Is It and What To Do Next

11/11/21 - Deaf Blind: How to Identify Hearing Loss in a Student with a Visual Impairment

Session Topic Requests

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8 Additional Courses Coming September 2021 Fundamentals of Inclusive Education Presuming Competence Transitioning a Student from a Self-Contained to a General Education Classroom Supports for Participation Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Creating and Sustaining Peer Networks Accessible Instru...

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