Online Learning: CT's 2010 Guidelines for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities

Registration is available here

(bookmark this page for future reference, or link others to http://ctserc.org/ldguidelines). The course will be available on July 1.

The three-part course is free and can accommodate unlimited staff per district. Participants will self-pace their learning, respond to prompts through a SERC online message board supported by CSDE consultants, and answer content-based questions. Upon completion, facilitators will receive access to instructional materials needed to implement team-based professional development regarding LD eligibility determination in their respective schools.

A summary of the course is below. If you have any questions, please e-mail them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Title: Building District Capacity to Implement Connecticut’s 2010 Guidelines for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities: An Online Course for Facilitators

Audience: general and special education administrators and supervisors, literacy coordinators/teachers, general education teachers, special education teachers, and student support services professionals

Prerequisites:
1. a well-grounded understanding of the essential constructs of Using Scientific Research-Based Interventions: Improving Education for All Students (2008) and Connecticut’s 2010 Guidelines for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities (LD);
2. an understanding of data derived from literacy assessments administered in general and special education; and the facilitation skills needed to guide group dialogue.                                     

Outcomes:
Participants in this professional development will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:
· facilitate the learning of school teams engaged in improving academic outcomes for students experiencing difficulty learning to read; and
· guide fidelity of implementation of Connecticut’s 2010 Guidelines for the Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities for eligibility determination.

Fee: None

CEUs: 3.0

Start/End Dates: ongoing registration

For more background on CT's Revised LD Guidelines, view the 2009 executive summary and accompanying videos here