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 | |
| - 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 | ||
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In-School Support for Special Needs Students | |
Adaptations and Modifications |
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A Guide to Adaptations and Modifications (PDF 115KB) | |
Adjudications/ Grade 12 exams |
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Handbook of Procedures - Guidelines (PDF 1.12MB) | |
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 | |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Instructional Support Planning Process (PDF 77KB) |
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Teaching Students with Autism (PDF 1.56 MB) | |
| • | 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 1.01 MB) | |
| • | 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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| Responding to Child Welfare Concerns, Your Role in Knowing When and What to Report (PDF) | ||
Children and Youth in Care |
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| Ministry of Education/Ministry of Children and Family Development
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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 112 KB) | |
| • | Checklist for School Districts (PDF 16 KB) | |
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Terms of Reference (PDF 32 KB) | |
Resource Guide |
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Students with Hearing Loss (HTML) | |
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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 | |
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 32 KB) | |
Resource Guides |
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Individual Education Planning for Students with Special Needs (HTML) | |
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Parent's Guide to Individual Education Planning - A BC School Superintendents' publication (HTML) | |
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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 Guides |
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Students With Intellectual Disabilities (HTML) | |
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 Schools | |
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In-School Support for Special Needs Students | |
Learning Disabilities |
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Guidelines |
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Special Considerations for Individual Planning - Students with Learning Disabilities | |
Resources |
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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 192 KB) | |
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Enseigner aux élèves ayant des troubles mentaux - Volume 1 - Troubles de l’alimentation (PDF 425 KB) | |
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Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - Volume 2 - Depression (PDF 224 KB) |
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Ministry of Children and Family Development - Preventing Youth Suicide | |
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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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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) | |
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 545 KB) |
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Comportements sexuels inconvenants chez les élèves de l'élémentaire (PDF 5.64 MB) |
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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 | |
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 928 KB) | |
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Sensibilisation aux besoins divers en matière d'apprentissage - Volumes 1 et 2 (PDF 1.01 MB) | |
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Diversity Framework (PDF 671 KB) | |
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Diversité dans les écoles de la Colombie-Britannique : Document-cadre (RB0172) (PDF 342 KB) | |
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 3.8 MB) |
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Resource Guide |
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Career/Life Transitions for Students with Diverse Needs (PDF 688 KB) | |
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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) | |
Resources |
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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 976 KB) | |
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Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired | |
