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EDUCATION and EDUCATION STRATEGIES
The TSA Education program provides accurate, current information in many areas. Our materials
are designed to help students, parents, families, educators, clinicians, and others understand,
address, and manage symptoms of Tourette Syndrome in the school and other settings. By offering
essential TS information, we want to promote optimal teaching and learning, end stigma, and
promote acceptance regarding TS in school settings.
We also refer you to the Education Advocacy section of our site, designed to provide the tools needed by families and advocates when pursuing the best program options and services for our children.
In our ASK TSA about Education and Education Strategies section (link below), we invite your questions to our staff. We will answer all questions, and post questions and answers of general interest on this site; be assured that we will not include any personal or identifying information in our web postings.
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click here to Ask TSA a question about Education or Education Strategies
and to view some previous questions and answers
Education headlines:
- EDUCATION PRESENTATION SLIDESHOWS FROM TSA'S APRIL 2008 NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
- ALL TSA 2008 CONFERENCE SLIDESHOWS - Including Research, Medicine. Click here.
- Ask the Expert - Positive steps to take when children with TS are being bullied or teased- click here to read an interview
with
Peaceable Schools Coordinator Megan Toy from
TSA's Summer 2007 Newsletter
- The New IDEA: A Users Manual - a 4 page special article from our Winter 2006 Newsletter. Click here to
read/download
(Adobe Acrobat™ format)
- 08/03/06 Major Victory for Children with Tourette Syndrome - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to Classify Tourette
Syndrome as Other Health Impaired.
click here to read about it.
- IDEA Reauthorization - click here to read TSA's Summary view how the changes to IDEA, signed into law in December 2004,
will
affect students with Tourette Syndrome
Some Important Education Considerations:
- Many students can work effectively when tics are explained to teachers and peers. Where additional help may be needed we
offer
useful articles and materials offering suggestions and classroom modifications.
- TSA offers information about current legislation affecting the TS community
- "ASK TSA": Every day TSA receives urgent questions from parents and teachers asking for help
with specific classroom
situations. In the ASK TSA section we present TSA's answers to real
questions sent to us.
FREE MATERIALS on Education and Education Stragies, of interest to all
educators
and families:
IMPORTANT EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS/VIDEOS - available for a nominal
charge in our
online
store:
- WORKBOOK FOR CONDUCTING A FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT & WRITING A POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
INTERVENTION PLAN
FOR A STUDENT WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME - S. Conners, K. Giordano. Practical guide
and valuable resource to
address
complex behavioral issues.
Includes Overview of Functional Behavioral
Assessments, FBA Worksheets,
Positive Behavior Interventions
- A TEACHER LOOKS AT TOURETTE SYNDROME (Video) - Susan Conners M.Ed,
has years
of teaching experience, personal insight and abundant humor. She introduces teachers to what it's
like to have TS in
the classroom; techniques to help students learn best, and for teachers be most effective
and informed.
Aspects of
ADHD, OCD, other related conditions. Includes BOTH half-hour AND
full-hour versions; appropriate for
educator/clinical training sessions, conferences.
- I HAVE TOURETTE'S, BUT TOURETTE'S DOESN'T HAVE ME (Video) - In every school in America, it's likely that
at least one
child
may have Tourette Syndrome. The children are often stigmatized and almost always misunderstood.
HBO
Documentary
originally aired 11/12/05 dispels the myths of TS through the experiences
of young people.
Extra
DVD
features include resources for educators, families, children interested in learning more
about
Tourette
Syndrome,
information from experts John Walkup, M.D., Susan Conners,
M.Ed., and
Evan
Trost, M.D.
- TEACHERS WHO "GET IT" - C. B. Korman. Families and teachers know how difficult things become when TS is misunderstood
and mis-handled in the school setting. Here is a paper that focuses on the opposite . . . the most
positive outcomes
. . . the benefits to the child, teacher, school and family when a dedicated
teacher really"gets it"
about Tourette
Syndrome. Read how several excellent, committed teachers recognized
TS in their
classrooms, and responded
with attuned, creative approaches. The results? Positive"win-wins" for everybody!
Our thanks to
teachers who 'get it'.
- EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY MANUAL - K. Giordano, TSA Education Specialist, has developed the TSA Educational
Advocacy Manual to help parents & families more effectively advocate for students with Tourette Syndrome in
school. Topics include: What Is Advocacy? When Is Advocacy Necessary?
- CATALOG OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH TS, ADHD, OCD - S. Conners, M.Ed. Written in response
to requests from dedicated teachers, suggests effective accommodations designed to promote
learning and
acceptance.
- SPECIFIC CLASSROOM STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR STUDENTS WITH TS - S. Conners, M.Ed. Offers
helpful suggestions and accommodations that can be brought right into the classroom. Includes techniques for
tic symptoms, fine motor, visual motor impairment, ocd symptoms, short fuse difficulties, adhd symptoms.
Additionally, we suggest the following items from our online store:
- Educating Classmates About TS (A Peer In-service) Children and parents can use this guide to decide when and how to discuss TS with classmates.
- Learning Problems and the Student with TS Explores the symptoms and conditions associated with TS that affect learning. Topics covered include difficulties in acquiring the basic skills of reading, writing, spelling and math. Classroom modifications pertaining to auditory processing deficits, fine motor, visual-motor impairment and executive function are discussed.
- The IEP for Students with Tourette Syndrome (A Parent's Handbook) Key item in TSA Education Specialist Susan Conners series. Brings out important aspects of the IEP process. Information directly for parents.
- The IEP for Students with Tourette Syndrome (An Educator's Handbook) Similar to E-123 - this version is focused on information to give to teachers and administrators.
- To view all of TSA's Publications and Videos for Sale, Please Visit our Online Store.
For additional general special education resources visit the IDEA Practices Website: www.ideapractices.org and www.fape.org
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