Subject Resources

Alabama Adaptive Physical Education Best Practices Quick Reference Guide

The goal of the Adapted Physical Education Best Practices Quick Reference Guide is to enable physical educators to be successful in the implementation of adapted physical education.

Apple Accessibility Tools

Apple App Store full of tools that improve lives. Using the Accessibility features on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, these apps help with everything from routine tasks to communication and language skills

Print Disabilities

Obtaining Alternate Format Textbooks and Core Instructional Materials for Student with Print Disabilities.

Developing Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan

Developing Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

Discipline – General Rules

Discipline guidance for students with disabilities.

Tips to conduct a Manifestation Determination Review

Tips to conduct a Manifestation Determination Review

Creating Supportive School Climates

Federal tools, resources, and technical assistance available to help educators to create supportive school climates

Evidence-Based Classroom Strategies for Teachers

Document is to summarize evidence-based, positive, proactive, and responsive classroom behavior intervention and support strategies for teachers.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Implementation

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Implementation Blueprint is to guide leadership teams in the assessment, development, and execution of action plans.

School Climate and Discipline

Laws and guidance on school climate and discipline

ALBIT Press Release

Press release from the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators regarding a change in the managing agent for the Board.

OSEP-Posny-SLI Letter

This OSEP letter provides guidance in the following three areas relative to Speech or Language Impairment: first, determining “adversely affects educational performance” in relation to speech or language impairment; second, substitutes and/or make-up of missed therapy sessions; and third, continuum of services for speech or language services.

Alabama CASE Top 8 Legal Issues

Presented by Julie Weatherly, Resolutions in Special Education, Inc. at the ALA-CASE 2010 Spring Outreach Conference, March 16, 2010.

English Language Arts – Alternate Achievement Standards 2021

This document was developed by the 2021 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards English Language Arts Committee. The English Language Arts Alternate Achievement Standards are directly aligned to the Alabama English Language Arts Standards. The English Language Arts Alternate Achievement Standards in this document were developed by general and special education teachers in Alabama to guide and direct instruction for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

English Language Arts – Alternate Achievement Standards

This document was developed by the 2017 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards English Language Arts Committee. The English Language Arts Alternate Achievement Standards are directly aligned to the Alabama English Language Arts Standards. The English Language Arts Alternate Achievement Standards in this document were developed by general and special education teachers in Alabama to guide and direct instruction for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities. Retiring June 2023

Math – Alternate Achievement Standards

This document was developed by the 2019/2020 Alabama Course of Study Mathematics Task Force composed of both general and special education teachers of elementary, middle school, and high school grade levels. The Mathematics Alternate Achievement Standards are directly aligned to the Alabama Mathematics Standards. The Mathematics Alternate Achievement Standards in this document were developed by general and special education teachers in Alabama to guide and direct instruction for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

Science – Alternative Achievement Standards

This document was developed by the 2017 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards Science Committee. The Science Alternate Achievement Standards are directly aligned to the Alabama Science Standards. The Science Alternate Achievement Standards in this document were developed by general and special education teachers in Alabama to guide and direct instruction for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

Social Studies – Alternate Achievement Standards

This document was developed by the 2017 Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards Social Studies Committee. The Social Studies Alternate Achievement Standards are directly aligned to the Alabama Social Studies Standards. The Social Studies Alternate Achievement Standards in this document were developed by general and special education teachers in Alabama to guide and direct instruction for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

Alternate Achievement Special Education Teacher Toolkit LiveBinder

A toolkit created specifically with the alternate achievement standards teacher in mind. This resource gives the teacher the flexibility of having much needed resources in one location. Contents consist of day-to-day forms, guidance, resources linked by subject, assessment supports, professional development opportunities, and much more.

Inclusion and Resource Special Education Teacher Toolkit LiveBinder

A toolkit created specifically with the inclusion and/or resource special education teacher in mind. This resource gives the teacher the flexibility of having much needed resources in one location. Contents consist of day-to-day forms, guidance, resources linked by subject, assessment supports, professional development opportunities, and much more.