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The Ministry of Education's own page on inclusive education. It sets out what a board of education must do once a student is identified: design an IEP as soon as practical, and review it at least once every school year. If you want to know what the school is obliged to provide rather than what it is offering, start here.
Read the postThe full manual behind the policy page, including the guidelines for completing and presenting an IEP. Long, but it is the document school staff are working from — worth having open during a meeting.
Read the postCAST's framework for designing lessons that work for the whole class from the start. Version 3.0, released in July 2024, shifted the goal from "expert learners" to learner agency and added identity and bias as part of learner variability. This is the framework behind most of what I do.
Read the postThe Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders supports every public and independent school in BC at no cost — consultation, training, and a Family-School Liaison who can help when a concern cannot be resolved at the school level. Many families have never been told this exists.
Read the postSET-BC lends reading, writing, and communication technology to BC school districts and trains both students and staff to use it. If a student needs text-to-speech or a communication device, this is the route that does not require buying anything.
Read the postProvincial advocacy organisation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Useful when a conversation with a school has stalled and you want to know what your options are.
Read the postThe clearest plain-language explanations I know of for learning and thinking differences — what dyslexia, ADHD, dyscalculia, and executive function difficulties actually look like day to day. Written for parents, not for clinicians.
Read the postCanadian rather than American, which matters — the education and healthcare context is different here. Good material on advocating for ADHD accommodations in a Canadian school.
Read the postEvidence-based classroom strategies for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other learning differences. Written for teachers, and specific enough to use on Monday morning.
Read the postAutistic people writing about autism, rather than being written about. I recommend this to teachers and parents who want to understand how the language we use around a diagnosis lands on the person who has it.
Read the postThe Vancouver non-profit where I work as a 1:1 instructor. Their RISE one-to-one programme supports children, youth, and adults with diagnosed or suspected learning differences, online across Canada and in person in East and North Vancouver.
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