Learning Resource & Academic Suport

NSBECS 7.6 Classroom instruction is designed to engage and motivate all students, addressing the diverse needs and capabilities of each student and accommodating students with special needs as fully as possible.

NSBECS 9.2 Guidance services, wellness programs, behavior management programs, and ancillary

As a private Catholic institution, we have a system to assist students with documented mild to moderate learning needs or disabilities. Despite the fact that private schools are not required to legally comply with the Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco develop a Learning Resource Plan for students with 504 Plans, IEPs, ISPs, or a diagnosis from a private institution.

Learning Resource Teacher/Specialists

Meeting Dates

Tuesday, August 29, 2 pm - 2:45 pm (only new learning resource teachers on ZOOM)

Wednesday, September 20- 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (In Person)

OCTOBER - SCHOOL VISITS

Tuesday, November 28, 1 pm - 2 pm (zoom)

Wednesday, January 17, 1 pm - 2 pm (zoom)

Wednesday, February 21, 1 pm - 2 pm (zoom)

Tuesday, March 19, 1 pm - 2 pm (zoom)

Tuesday, April 30, 1 pm - 2 pm (zoom)

Optional Book Study

Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles

Tuesday , November 28, 3:15 pm - 4 pm (zoom) Preface, Ch. 1, 2

Tuesday, January 16, 3:15 pm - 4 pm (zoom) Ch. 3, 4

Tuesday, February 20, 3:15 pm - 4 pm (zoom) Ch. 5, 7

Tuesday, March 19, 3:15 pm - 4 pm (zoom) Ch. 7

Tuesday, April 30, 3:15 pm - 4 pm (zoom) How to bring this book forward to your community

Study Guide and Reproducibles

SHARED ADSF PPPSS_IDEA_Information - Purpose of this document: This document is meant to serve as a directory of local contacts to reach out to on behalf of our students who may be suspected of having a disability.

Handbook Checklist

Learning Resource Handbook - Copy to Edit

Click here to add a copy to your Google Drive and modify it for your school.

Learning Resource Handbook - Word - 9.26.19

Learning Resource Checklists (click here to access the checklists)

Learning Resource Videos (click here to access the videos)

Appendix A: Archdiocese of San Francisco Learning Resource Referral Form

This form has been approved by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Any modifications to this form are then the responsibility of the school.

Archdiocese of San Francisco Learning Resource Referral Form

Appendix B: Student Success Team Meeting Form

Archdiocese of San Francisco SST Meeting Form

Appendix C: Archdiocese of San Francisco RTI Template

Archdiocese of San Francisco RTI Template

Appendix D: Archdiocese of San Francisco Learning Resource Form

Archdiocese of San Francisco Learning Resource Plan

Appendix E: Archdiocese of San Francisco Modified Curriculum Addendum to the Report Card

Archdiocese of San Francisco Modified Curriculum Addendum

Appendix F: Parent/Guardian Letter and Form

Parent/Guardian Letter and Form

Sample Teacher Need Form (form to share with teachers)

Learn more with California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI) with their expert webinar series. The online presentations are hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE). Learn more about why some students struggle to learn to read, how to recognize risk factors in your students, and how to support reading difficulties and dyslexia in the classroom. See 2023-2024 offerings and previously recorded sessions.

Learn More and Register for the 2023–24 Webinars

9/14/23: Overview of Structured Literacy (click on the title to register)

Instruction and the Updated IDA Graphic
Speaker: Barbara Wilson, M.Ed.

10/12/23: The “What” of Structured Literacy
Speakers: Carrie Thomas Beck, Ph.D. and Dale Webster, Ph.D. (click on the title to register)
11/9/23: The “How” of Structured Literacy
Speaker: Anita Archer, Ph.D. (click on the title to register)
1/11/24: Structured Literacy and English Learners Speaker: José Viana, Ph.D. (click on the title to register)
2/8/24: Structured Literacy to Support ALL Learners Speaker: Brandy Gatlin-Nash, Ph.D. (click on the title to register)
3/14/24: Structured Literacy to Support Students with Dyslexia Speaker: Margie Gillis, Ed.D. (click on the title to register)
4/11/24: Orthography as an Element of Structured Literacy Speaker: Nancy Mather, Ph.D. (click on the title to register)

The previous 14 dyslexia webinars are archived online. Recordings of this year’s presentations will also be published and added.

Other Conference Recordings

Meeting the Challenges of Comprehension Instruction – Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed., LDT-C (YouTube Video Link)

Click here for the session handout

Dyslexia 101 – Mary H. Yarus, M.Ed., LDT, CALT (YouTube Video Link)

Click here for the session handout

Becoming a Lioness Mother: How to Protect and Support Your Dyslexic Child – Linda Seigel, Ph.D., Professor Emerita

Related Resources:
Not Stupid, Not Lazy
Dr. Seigel is editor-in-chief of Perspectives
Advocating for a Child With Dyslexia Within the Public Education System

Select the Best Graphic Organizers to Teach Math Facts and Procedures – Christoper L. Woodin, Ed.M.

Click here for the session handout

University of Notre Dame - ACE Program - Inclusion

https://ace.nd.edu/programs/inclusion

https://ace.nd.edu/news/join-program-inclusive-education-little-slice-pie#recordings

Learning Resource Padlet Board

https://padlet.com/susanadrummond/max7yrexe5kv3l0n

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