Special Education
Resource Documents
Accessibility/Equipment/ Facilities |
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Guidelines |
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Access to School Facilities | ||||
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Access to Equipment | ||||
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| - 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 | |||||
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In-School Support for Special Needs Students | ||||
Acquired Brain Injury |
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Teaching Students with Acquired Brain Injury (PDF, 560 KB) |
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| • | 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 |
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A Guide to Adaptations and Modifications (PDF, 137KB) | ||||
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Guide concernant les adaptations et les modifications (PDF, 65KB) | ||||
Adjudications/ Grade 12 exams |
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Handbook of Procedures - Guidelines (PDF, 1.13MB) | ||||
Assistive Computer Technology |
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Web site: SET-BC | ||||
Attention Deficit |
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Teaching Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | ||||
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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Guidelines |
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Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder | ||||
Resource Guides |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF, 77KB) | ||||
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Teaching Students with Autism (PDF, 1.56MB) | ||||
| • | Provincial Outreach for Autism and Related Disorders (ASD) | ||||
Behaviour |
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Guidelines |
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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 |
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Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences | ||||
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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 |
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Ministry of Children and Family Development - Protecting Children |
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The B.C. Handbook for Action on Child Abuse and Neglect, for Service Providers (PDF, 802KB) |
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| Responding to Child Welfare Concerns, Your Role in Knowing When and What to Report (PDF, 205KB) | |||||
Children and Youth in Care |
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| Ministry of Education/Ministry of Children and Family Development | |||||
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Joint Educational Planning and Support for Children and Youth in Care: Cross-Ministry Guidelines (PDF, 286KB) | ||||
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Planification Pédagogique Conjointe et Soutien pour les Enfants et les Jeunes pris en Charge : Lignes Directrices Interministérielles (PDF, 822KB) | ||||
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Extension Activity - Mapping Current and Future Practices (PDF, 32KB) | ||||
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Introduction to Joint Guidelines PowerPoint Presentation (PPT, 937KB) | ||||
Guidelines |
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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) | ||||
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Terms of Reference (PDF, 29KB) | ||||
Resource Guide |
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Students with Hearing Loss | ||||
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Dependent/Multiple Needs |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Multiple Disabilities: Those Who are Physically Dependent with Multiple Needs (Dependent) | ||||
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) |
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Resource Guide |
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Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Effects | ||||
Other |
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Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | ||||
Gifted |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students Who are Gifted | ||||
Resource Guide |
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Gifted Education | ||||
Individual Education Plan (IEP) |
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Guidelines |
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Developing an Individual Education Plan - An Overview of the Process | ||||
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Ministerial Order - Individual Education Plan (PDF, 32KB) | ||||
Resource Guides |
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Individual Education Planning for Students with Special Needs | ||||
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Parent's Guide to Individual Education Planning - A BC School Superintendents' publication (PDF, 272KB) | ||||
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Intellectual Disabilities |
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Guidelines |
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Students with Intellectual Disabilities, including Students with Moderate to Profound Intellectual Disabilities | ||||
Resource Guide |
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Students With Intellectual Disabilities | ||||
Inter-Ministry Protocols |
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Guidelines |
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Policy Directions - Education is a Shared Responsibility | ||||
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Inter-Ministerial Protocols for the Provision of Support Services to School Aged Children (PDF, 300KB) | ||||
Learning Disabilities |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Learning Disabilities | ||||
Resource Guides |
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Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Teachers (PDF, 917KB) | ||||
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Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences | ||||
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Learning Disabilities Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF, 48KB) | ||||
Mental Health |
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Resource Guides |
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Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - Volume 1 - Eating Disorders (PDF, 192KB) | ||||
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Enseigner aux élèves ayant des troubles mentaux - Volume 1 - Troubles de l’alimentation (PDF, 425KB) | ||||
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Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - Volume 2 - Depression (PDF, 224KB) |
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Ministry of Children and Family Development - Preventing Youth Suicide | ||||
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Schools as a Setting for Promoting Positive Mental Health: Better Practices and Perspectives (PDF, 2.28MB) | ||||
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Occupational/Physiotherapy |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations: Services - Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy | ||||
Physical Disabilities/ Chronic Health |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Physical Disabilities or Chronic Health Impairments | ||||
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Physical Disabilities/Chronic Health Impairments Instruction Support Planning Process (PDF, 75KB) | ||||
Provincial Resource Programs |
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Guidelines |
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Provincial Resource Programs | ||||
Sexual Health |
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Resource Guides |
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Responding to Children's Problem Sexual Behaviour in Elementary Schools (PDF, 545KB) |
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Comportements sexuels inconvenants chez les élèves de l'élémentaire (PDF, 5.64MB) |
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Special Education |
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| Guidelines | |||||
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Special Needs Student Ministerial Order (PDF, 16 KB) | ||||
Other |
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School Act - Ministerial Orders | ||||
| • | British Columbia District Student Services Review Inquiry Process (PDF, 407KB) | ||||
Speech Language Pathology |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations: Services - Speech-Language Pathology |
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Students with Diverse Learning Needs |
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Guidelines and Resources |
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Awareness of Students with Diverse Learning Needs - Volume 1 | ||||
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Awareness of Students with Diverse Learning Needs - Volume 2 (PDF, 928KB) | ||||
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Sensibilisation aux besoins divers en matière d'apprentissage - Volumes 1 et 2 (PDF, 1.01MB) | ||||
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Diversity Framework (PDF, 671KB) | ||||
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Diversité dans les écoles de la Colombie-Britannique : Document-cadre (RB0172) (PDF, 342KB) | ||||
Teachers' Assistants |
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Report |
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Roles and Responsibilities - Schools - Administrative Considerations - School-Based |
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Transition Planning |
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Guidelines |
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Work Experience/Job Training | ||||
Inter-ministerial Protocol |
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Cross Ministry Transition Planning Protocol for Youth with Special Needs (PDF, 3.8MB) |
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Resource Guide |
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Career/Life Transitions for Students with Diverse Needs (PDF, 688KB) | ||||
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Visual |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Visual Impairment | ||||
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La Déficience Visuelle (PDF, 155KB) | ||||
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Procedures For Accessing services - Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) | ||||
Resource Guides |
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Braille Correspondence Course | ||||
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Students With Visual Impairments | ||||
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Framework for Independent Travel - A Resource for Orientation and Mobility Instruction (PDF, 968KB) | ||||
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Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired | ||||
