CLC Network educational consultants collaborate with school personnel and families to develop personalized learning experiences for students who have moderate to severe disabilities. Consultants serve a wide variety of students, including those who have severe Learning Disabilities, Behavioral/Emotional challenges, Autism, Down Syndrome, as well as Cognitive and Physical Impairments. We meet with school staff and families to identify issues that require immediate and long-range attention. Problem-solving processes are followed that may lead to planning of curriculum interventions, educational evaluations and behavior management plans.
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE-SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Individualized Student Plans: Goals/Objectives
We prepare Individualized Student Plans for students who require personalized educational planning. Our plans are based on a thorough understanding of a student's strengths, as well as an assessment of particular areas of weakness. Particular goals are established in multiple domains and we identify the location in which those goals will be addressed, including the home, the general education classroom and the support services location.
View a sample of an Individualized Student Plan
Curriculum Matrixes
Curriculum Matrixes are rubrics that identify how aspects of a student's curriculum will be used to accomplish goals identified on a student's Individualized Student Plan. Our consultants work with families and educators to identify when and where particular goals for a student can be accomplished. We use Curriculum Matrixes to clarify expectations for students, families and educaotrs as we work together to provide a vibrant educational experience for students who have identified disabilities.
View a sample of a Curriculum Matrix
Circle of Friends Plans
Many children with disabilities are denied opportunities to have friends who do not have disabilities. Often the support network for people with disabilities is limited to relatives, specialists, or other disabled peers. Imagine your life without friends to call, visit, or enjoy. Our own lives would suffer deeply if we had no friends. Picture the excitement of placing a group of energetic, vivacious general education friends around a child who has special needs where there were no friends before. The practice of Circle of Friends intentionally arranges a group of general education students surrounding a classmate with an identifiable disability. In the CLC Network, special educators or paraprofessionals typically take responsibility to plan a weekly or monthly Circle of Friends meeting.
View a sample Circle of Friends Diagram
Social Stories
A social story describes a situation, skill or concept in terms of relevant social cues, perspectives and common responses in a specifically defined style and format. The goal of the social story is to share accurate information in a patient and reassuring manner that is easily understood by its audience. Half of all social stories developed should affirm something that an individual does well. Although the goal of a story should never be to change the individual’s behavior, that individual’s improved understanding of events and expectations may lead to more effective responses.
Positive Behavior Support Plans
“Positive Behavior Support is stating in positive terms what we want students to do … not in punishing behaviors we don’t want them to do.” (Bernard Travnkar) Positive Behavior Support seeks to change the learning community milieu/culture from punitive/shame-based consequences to building a positive behavioral culture of expectations beginning with pre-school and continuing through high school.
Positive Behavior Support intends to:
- Increase student participation in constructing appropriate behavior plans
- Teach students to problem-solve their own behavior problems
- Provide students with active adult mentorship during the process of creating appropriate behavior plans
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"Our partnership with the CLC Network has opened our eyes to the unique design that God has for each of our students and their families. It is an honor to join with them in the journey of faith and ministry!" |
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