Department of Special Education

Supporting Transition Back to the Brick and Mortar Classroom

We have been so thrilled to see our students again as we begin an exciting, albeit different, year!

We also understand that along with the excitement of returning to school, circumstances that we have learned to call the "new normal" may bring a unique set of challenges too. In order to support our families as best we can, we have gathered some helpful information to aid your student's transition. Our hope is that these resources may assist our students and families in having a smooth, pleasant beginning of the year. Please don't hesitate to reach out. There is no need to struggle alone.

Judson Together, Judson Strong!

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Back-to-School Form - Consider Using to Aid Communication With Your Student's Teacher

Communication between you and your student's teachers is so important especially as your student begins to build rapport at the start of the year. Using this form by understood.org can help communicate what your families experience has been during the pandemic. This form is fillable in both English and Spanish.

https://assets.ctfassets.net/p0qf7j048i0q/oEr4M9Ed9JVYlQOwK1f0Q/1e40b646a2eacf91fe29f006bcb662c2/Back_to_School_Understood__1_.pdf (English)

https://assets.ctfassets.net/p0qf7j048i0q/6Du0kcb1aiaUiJBRzGFdu0/168731cafd06cfb4c6d2e7ce34c2c6de/Back_to_School_Understood_ESP__1_.pdf Spanish)


Saying Hi to Someone Without Touching We are all excited about seeing each other again! This social narrative can help our students understand new ways to interact with friends and social distance. https://www.ocali.org/up_doc/SayingHitoSomeoneWithoutTouchingThemSocialNarrative.pdf?1587399417 Image by Deemak Daksina, ID https://thenounproject.com/term/hello/1391881/	Supports for Families During COVID-19 Multiple resources offering support are available in both English and Spanish from OCALI including social narratives, visuals, choice boards, and self-regulation interventions. https://www.ocali.org/project/resource_gallery_of_interventions/page/to-support-families-during-the-COVID-19-crisis Image by Wannapik https://www.wannapik.com/vectors/65660?search%5Bquery%5D=heart	Wearing a Mask to School Autism Little Learners offers this social narrative in multiple languages. If your student responds well to this format, the website offers multiple social narrative topics. https://www.autismlittlelearners.com/2020/06/i-had-couple-of-requests-to-write-story.html Image by By Becris https://thenounproject.com/term/wearing-mask/3249503/

Saying Hi to Someone Without Touching

We are all excited about seeing each other again! This social narrative can help our students understand new ways to interact with friends and social distance.

https://www.ocali.org/up_doc/SayingHitoSomeoneWithoutTouchingThemSocialNarrative.pdf?1587399417

Image by

Deemak Daksina, ID

https://thenounproject.com/term/hello/1391881/

Supports for Families During COVID-19

Multiple resources offering support are available in both English and Spanish from OCALI including social narratives, visuals, choice boards, and self-regulation interventions.

https://www.ocali.org/project/resource_gallery_of_interventions/page/to-support-families-during-the-COVID-19-crisis

Image by Wannapik

https://www.wannapik.com/vectors/65660?search%5Bquery%5D=heart

Wearing a Mask to School

Autism Little Learners offers this social narrative in multiple languages. If your student responds well to this format, the website offers multiple social narrative topics.

https://www.autismlittlelearners.com/2020/06/i-had-couple-of-requests-to-write-story.html

Image by

By Becris

https://thenounproject.com/term/wearing-mask/3249503/