Special education personnel preparation

Special education personnel preparation refers to programs to train qualified personnel in special education and related services, early intervention, and regular education to work with students with disabilities.

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Services and Programs

• Curriculum-Based Measurement for Reading and Math
  Weekly Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) tests provide systematic, frequent feedback to students and teachers. CBM is one of several validated classroom-based and school-wide interventions developed to increase educators' capacity to improve students' learning and to accommodate diverse learning needs.
• Families United Network (FUN)
  A free peer support program for people who provide support for adults with disabilities.
• Music Camp for People with Disabilities
  A weeklong residential camp where campers participate in a songwriting workshop, recording session, songwriter's night and a live performance on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
• Next Step at Vanderbilt University - Postsecondary Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities
  Education, social skills, and vocational training program for students with intellectual disabilities. Next step provides educational experiences for students beyond high school and awards 2-year certification at graduation.
• Postsecondary Education for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
  The Tennessee Task Force for Postsecondary Education for Students With Intellectual Disabilities was formed in May 2007 to increase awareness about the need for postsecondary opportunities in Tennessee, to gather information about postsecondary programs in other states, and to develop a pilot program on a Tennessee college campus.
• Providing Access to the Visual Environment (PAVE)
  PAVE provides technical assistance for teachers of students with low vision, as well as for parents, and direct instruction for children. PAVE assists any child with low vision, age 3 to 21 in Lead Education Agencies in Tennessee, private schools, or the Tennessee School for the Blind.
• School-to-Adult Transitions Clinic (SAT-V)
  Vanderbilt clinic helps young adults with intellectual disabilities, ages 17-25, cope with the challenges involved in successfully transitioning from the school to after-school years.
• Services for Educators
  Includes outreach programs for educators.
• SibSaturday Day Camp Program
  A family-centered resource and support program for siblings of children with special needs.

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Printable Resources and Materials

• Postsecondary Education Tip Sheet
  

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Links and Resources

• Going to College: A resource for teens with disabilities
  provides video clips, activities, and resources that can help students get a head start in planning for college. Video interviews with college students with disabilities offer a way to hear firsthand from students with disabilities who have been successful. Modules include activities that will help students explore more about themselves, learn what to expect from college, and equip them with important considerations and tasks to complete when planning for college.
• Special Olympics
  Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports.
• ThinkCollege.net
  Resource regarding postsecondary education options for people with disabilities.

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Video, Podcast and Images

• Channel 5 Reports on Graduation Ceremonies
  WTVF, Channel 5, reported on graduation ceremonies for students who attended the Vanderbilt Kennedy Reading Clinic.

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In the News

• Tennessean: Advocates train at VU to help families with special-needs children
• WPLN: Special Ed Report Touches on Inclusion, Transitions
• Advisory Council on Special Education Presents Second Report of Recommendations to Mayor Dean
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Featured in Think College Newsletter
• Leisa A. Hammett: The Journey with Grace: Autism, Art and All the Rest of Life : The Blessing of Compassion
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Living the Lesson
• Mayor’s Summit on Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
• News Channel 5: Program Helps Children With Disabilities Find Jobs
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center well represented at the 2009 Special Education Annual Conference
• Vanderbilt University: Craig Kennedy discusses including all students in classrooms
• Institute for Community Inclusion: ICI to Enhance Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
• Institute for Community Inclusion: Institute for Community Inclusion and TransCen, Inc. to Research Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Developmental disabilities won't shut door to college
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Creating Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
• Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Vanderbilt Will Offer First Postsecondary Education Opportunity in Tennessee for Students With Intellectual Disabilities
• WRCB: Project Opportunity Gives Opportunities to Disabled Young Adults
• US News and World Report: New Strategy to Keep Kids Out of Special Ed

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