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These may take the form of accommodations (such as specific teaching strategies, preferential seating, and assistive technology) and/or an educational program that is modified from the age-appropriate grade level expectations in a particular course or subject, as outlined in the Ministry of Education's curriculum policy documents. Overview An Introduction to Special Education in Ontario The Identification, Placement, and Review Committee The Individual Education Plan Process Ministry Support for Special Education Transition Planning Policy Direction The Education Act on Special Education Individual Education Plans: Standards for Development, Program Planning, and Implementation Policy/Program Memoranda Concerning Special Education Special Education Policy Documents Special Education Regulations Standards for School Boards' Special Education Plans Funding Funding for Special Education Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2012-13 (PDF, 275 KB) Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP), 2012-13 (PDF, 428 KB) Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Information Program Resource Documents Caring and Safe Schools in Ontario: Supporting Students With Special Education Needs Through Progressive Discipline, Kindergarten to Grade 12 sets out a framework that system and school leaders may use to strengthen schools' ability to provide a caring and safe environment with respect to students with special education needs. (PDF, 1.29 MB) Effective Educational Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Guidelines 2005 – For Approval of Education Programs for Pupils in Government Approved Care and/or Treatment, Custody and Correctional Facilities Individual Education Plan (IEP) Samples The Individual Education Plan (IEP), A Resource Guide, 2004 Learning for All – A Guide to Effective Assessment and Instruction for All Students, Kindergarten to Grade 12, 2011 Planning Entry to School – A Resource Guide, 2005 Publications for Parents Resolving Identification or Placement Issues (Procedures for Parents/Guardians) Shared Solutions – A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs Special Education, A Guide for Educators, 2001 Transition Planning: A Resource Guide, 2002 Older Resource Documents Special Education Reports/Recommendations Education Equity Task Force Report Education for All: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students with Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6, 2005 Early School Leavers: Understanding the Lived Reality of Student Disengagement from Secondary School, 2005 (PDF, 973 KB) Report of the Minister's Autism Spectrum Disorders Reference Group, 2007 Special Education Transformation: The Report of the Co-Chairs with the Recommendations of the Working Table on Special Education, 2006 Roles and Responsibilities School Boards (PDF, 84 KB) Special Education (PDF, 1.2 MB) Additional Information on Special Education Categories of Exceptionalities, 2011 (PDF, 40 KB) Council of Directors of Education (CODE) – Resources to Support Professional Activity Days, Autism, IEPs Individual Education Plan (IEP) Templates Username: IEPDemo, Password: demo Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario: IEP 101 for Parents and Students Ministry's Special Education Websites (PDF, 18 KB) School Board Special Ed Plans and Parent Guides (PDF, 64 KB) School Information Finder Special Education Update (PDF, 466 KB) Related Information Council of Directors of Education (CODE) Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE) Provincial and Demonstration Schools Special Education Tribunals Special Needs Opportunity Windows (SNOW) Web Based Teaching Tool (LDAO) Advice to Parents There are a number of non profit advocacy organizations that provide advice and guidance to parents on various issues related to the special needs of their children. The Ministry as listed a number of them below. Disclaimer: The Ministry does not endorse any services and or products being offered by the organizations listed below. The list is merely intended to make parents aware of their existence. Association for Bright Children Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) Canadian Association of Community Living VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children Integration Action for Inclusion in Education and Community Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders (OAFCCD) Parents for Children's Mental Health The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada Silent Voice Canada Bob Rumball Foundation for the Deaf Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf Ontario Association for the Deaf Questions and Answers Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Special Education – General (PDF, 65 KB)
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