How can early childhood programs and initiatives optimize federal funding to serve young children with disabilities? WestEd’s Leslie Fox breaks down how to coordinate IDEA, Medicaid, and local dollars to expand access to high-quality early learning and care services and build more sustainable intervention special education systems.
WestEd’s Dr. Zach Smith and Dr. Jose Blackorby explain how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Jams bring educators and system leaders together to solve persistent and complex problems of practice to support improved outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities.
WestEd’s Dr. Elizabeth Zagata and Dr. Katie Drummond explore how to support students with disabilities (including dyslexia) in reading by using strategies that draw upon disciplinary literacy—the specialized ways of reading, writing, and thinking in subjects such as science, history, and math.
WestEd’s immersive summer offerings give teachers and school and district leaders research-backed strategies for strengthening student literacy and writing, enriching math instruction through generative AI, and much more.
WestEd’s customized Special Education System Review provides a concrete, data-based action plan for creating systems that can make a positive difference for students with disabilities in the classroom and beyond.
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