Special Education


Resource Documents

Accessibility/Equipment/ Facilities
Guidelines
Access to School Facilities
Access to Equipment
 
- Auditory Training Equipment (ATE)
 
- Cochlear Implantation Support
 
- Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI)
 
- Braille Instructional Program (PRCVI)
 
- Special Education Technology-BC (SET-BC)
 
- Provincial Outreach Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
In-School Support for Special Needs Students
 
Acquired Brain Injury
Teaching Students with Acquired Brain Injury (PDF, 560 KB)
  Physical Disabilities/Chronic Health Impairments Instruction Support Planning Process (PDF, 75KB)
  Brochure: Teaching Kids with Concussion - A Guide for Classroom Teachers (PDF, 1.4MB) Card 1 (JPG, 348KB) Card 2 (JPG, 335KB)
 
Adaptations and Modifications
A Guide to Adaptations and Modifications (PDF, 137KB)
Guide concernant les adaptations et les modifications (PDF, 65KB)
 
Adjudications/ Grade 12 exams
Handbook of Procedures - Guidelines (PDF, 1.13MB)
 
Assistive Computer Technology
Web site: SET-BC
 
Attention Deficit
Teaching Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
 
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Guidelines
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Resource Guides
Autism Spectrum Disorder Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF, 77KB)
Teaching Students with Autism (PDF, 1.56MB)
  Provincial Outreach for Autism and Related Disorders (ASD)
     
Behaviour
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students Requiring Behaviour Support or Students with Mental Illness, including Students Requiring Intensive Behaviour Interventions or Students with Serious Mental Illness
Resource Guides
Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences
Enseigner aux élèves ayant des difficultés d'apprentissage et de comportement (PDF, 1.01MB)
  Behaviour Intervention/Mental Illness Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF, 54KB)
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Child Abuse Prevention
 

Ministry of Children and Family Development - Protecting Children

The B.C. Handbook for Action on Child Abuse and Neglect, for Service Providers (PDF, 802KB)
    Responding to Child Welfare Concerns, Your Role in Knowing When and What to Report (PDF, 205KB)
     
Children and Youth in Care
     
  Ministry of Education/Ministry of Children and Family Development
 
Joint Educational Planning and Support for Children and Youth in Care: Cross-Ministry Guidelines (PDF, 286KB)
 
Planification Pédagogique Conjointe et Soutien pour les Enfants et les Jeunes pris en Charge : Lignes Directrices Interministérielles (PDF, 822KB)
 
Extension Activity - Mapping Current and Future Practices (PDF, 32KB)
 
Introduction to Joint Guidelines PowerPoint Presentation (PPT, 937KB)
     
Deaf/Hard Hearing - Auditory Training Equipment (ATE)
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  Procedures For Accessing services Auditory Training Equipment (ATE)
   
  Provincial Education Review Committee for Deaf Students
  Brochure (PDF, 112KB)
  Checklist for School Districts (PDF, 33KB)
Terms of Reference (PDF, 29KB)
   
Resource Guide
Students with Hearing Loss
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Dependent/Multiple Needs
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Multiple Disabilities: Those Who are Physically Dependent with Multiple Needs (Dependent)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Resource Guide
Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Effects
Other
Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
 
Gifted
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students Who are Gifted
Resource Guide
Gifted Education
 
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Guidelines
Developing an Individual Education Plan - An Overview of the Process
Ministerial Order - Individual Education Plan (PDF, 32KB)
Resource Guides
Individual Education Planning for Students with Special Needs
Parent's Guide to Individual Education Planning - A BC School Superintendents' publication (PDF, 272KB)
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Intellectual Disabilities
Guidelines
Students with Intellectual Disabilities, including Students with Moderate to Profound Intellectual Disabilities
Resource Guide
Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Inter-Ministry Protocols
Guidelines
Policy Directions - Education is a Shared Responsibility
Inter-Ministerial Protocols for the Provision of Support Services to School Aged Children (PDF, 300KB)
Learning Disabilities
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Learning Disabilities
Resource Guides
Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Teachers (PDF, 917KB)
Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences
Learning Disabilities Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF, 48KB)
 
Mental Health
Resource Guides
Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - Volume 1 - Eating Disorders (PDF, 192KB)
Enseigner aux élèves ayant des troubles mentaux - Volume 1 - Troubles de l’alimentation (PDF, 425KB)
Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - Volume 2 - Depression
(PDF, 224KB)
Ministry of Children and Family Development - Preventing Youth Suicide
Schools as a Setting for Promoting Positive Mental Health: Better Practices and Perspectives (PDF, 2.28MB)
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Occupational/Physiotherapy
Guidelines
Special Considerations: Services - Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
Physical Disabilities/ Chronic Health
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Physical Disabilities or Chronic Health Impairments
Physical Disabilities/Chronic Health Impairments Instruction Support Planning Process (PDF, 75KB)
 
Provincial Resource Programs
Guidelines
Provincial Resource Programs
 
Sexual Health
Resource Guides
Responding to Children's Problem Sexual Behaviour in Elementary Schools
(PDF, 545KB)
Comportements sexuels inconvenants chez les élèves de l'élémentaire
(PDF, 5.64MB)
 
Special Education
  Guidelines
Special Needs Student Ministerial Order (PDF, 16 KB)
Other
School Act - Ministerial Orders
British Columbia District Student Services Review Inquiry Process (PDF, 407KB)
Speech Language Pathology
Guidelines

Special Considerations: Services - Speech-Language Pathology

Students with Diverse Learning Needs
Guidelines and Resources
Awareness of Students with Diverse Learning Needs - Volume 1
Awareness of Students with Diverse Learning Needs - Volume 2 (PDF, 928KB)
Sensibilisation aux besoins divers en matière d'apprentissage - Volumes 1 et 2 (PDF, 1.01MB)
Diversity Framework (PDF, 671KB)
Diversité dans les écoles de la Colombie-Britannique : Document-cadre (RB0172) (PDF, 342KB)
 
Teachers' Assistants
Report

Roles and Responsibilities - Schools - Administrative Considerations - School-Based

 
Transition Planning
Guidelines
Work Experience/Job Training
Inter-ministerial Protocol
Cross Ministry Transition Planning Protocol for Youth with Special Needs
(PDF, 3.8MB)
Resource Guide
Career/Life Transitions for Students with Diverse Needs (PDF, 688KB)
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Visual
Guidelines
Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Visual Impairment
La Déficience Visuelle (PDF, 155KB)
Procedures For Accessing services - Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI)
Resource Guides
Braille Correspondence Course
Students With Visual Impairments
Framework for Independent Travel - A Resource for Orientation and Mobility Instruction (PDF, 968KB)
Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired