Teaching Strategies & Resources

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices

Accommodations
Alternative Programming
Assistive Technology
Board Special Education Plans
Community Resources
Differentiated Instruction
Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate
Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Ministry of Education Resources
Modified Programming
Non-teacher Professional Assessments
Teacher Assessments
Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan
Professional Development
Reporting on IEP Progress
Tracking/Documenting
Transition Plans

Glossary

FAQs

Special Education Resources

For strategies and procedures related to Special Education. A list is available here and references to Ontario Ministry of Education resources are throughout this site.

Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA) and Special Incidence Portion (SIP)

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-2024-2025-special-education-fund

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Ontario Ministry of Education

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Web Page

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Special Education Advisory Committee (SEACs)

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/special-education-advisory-committees

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

Read more about Special Education Advisory Committee (SEACs)

Shared Solutions – A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/shared-solutions-guide-preventing-and-resolving-conflicts-regarding-programs-and-services

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministers-advisory-council-special-education

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Planning Entry to School – A Resource Guide

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/document/special-education-ontario-policy-and-resource-guide-kindergarten-grade-12/planning-entry

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Ontario Ministry of Education

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Web Page

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Highlights of Regulation 181/98: Identification and Placement of Exceptional Pupils

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/identifying-students-special-education-needs

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Effective Educational Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/effective-educational-practices-students-autism-spectrum-disorders

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Ontario Special Education Resource

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/special-education

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Media Type:

Web Page

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Special Education in Ontario K-12 Policy and Resource Guide

Resource:

https://www.ontario.ca/document/special-education-ontario-policy-and-resource-guide-kindergarten-grade-12

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Media Type:

PDF

Special Education Processes:

Special Education Resources

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Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committee (OSAPAC)

Resource:

https://www.osapac.ca/

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Autres ressources

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Web Page

Free software for publicly funded schools. Teachers can install on home computer for educational purposes.

Special Education Processes:

Assistive/Adaptive Technology

Special Education Resources

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