Resources for Educators Working with Substance Exposed Children Reach to Teach: Educating Elementary and Middle School Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Created by: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Full Resource: http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/documents/reach_to_teach_final_011107.pdf A resource for parents and teachers to use in educating elementary and middle school children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The guide provides a basic introduction to FASD, and offers tools to enhance communication between teachers and parents. In addition, specific classroom strategies are outlined to assist learning. Toolkit for Children Prenatally Drug Exposed Created by: Macomb Intermediate School District Sponsored by: Michigan State Board of Education Full Resource: http://www.misd.net/earlyon/Prental%20Drug%20Exposure%20Tool%20Kit.pdf This toolkit helps to identify and develop techniques and programs that improve learning opportunities for children prenatally drug exposed. It reviews the effects of substances ranging from marijuana to methadone on both the mother and child, and offers intervention strategies for infants, children, and families. Do2Learn – Teacher Toolbox Created by: Compilation of advice by experts at the Marcus Institute and the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia Full Resource: http://www.do2learn.com/disabilities/FASDtoolbox/ Tips and resources are offered for educators to support children with a range of disorders that result in behavior, social, and learning problems. Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Full Resource: http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/communities/teachers.htm Offers teachers, caregivers and service providers information, resources and evidence-based practices to improve socialemotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities. Inclusive Schools Network Created by: Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative (Collaborative) and Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) Sponsored by: Stetson and Associates, Inc. Full Resource: http://inclusiveschools.org/resources/ The educational "Resources" section of this website highlights practical strategies and advice that teachers, school administrators, students, and family members can use to create more inclusive classrooms, homes, and communities. Quality Indicators of Inclusive Programs/Practices: A Compilation of Selected Resources Created by: Cate, D., Diefendorf, M., McCullough, K., Peters, M., & Whaley, K. Sponsored by: The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Full Resource: www.ectacenter.org/~pdfs/pubs/qualityindicatorsinclusion.pdf This resource outlines various inclusion practices that can be useful and informative for parents, teachers, administrators, researchers, etc. Sections in the guide include: Quality Inclusion Practice Considerations - provides general strategies to enhance the quality of inclusion experiences for children and families; Classroom Observation Rating Tools - allows the user to assess and rate quality practices within settings; and Individual Child Focused Considerations – an inventory of childfocused quality indicators. Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Created by: Blair Paley, Ph.D., and Mary J. O’Connor, Ph.D., Alcohol Research & Health, Vol. 34, Issue 1, 2011 Sponsored by: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Full Resource: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh341/64-75.htm This article reviews empirically tested interventions, methodological challenges, and suggestions for future directions in research on the treatment of FASD.