Training and Consultation (TaC)

The IU5 TaC staff is committed to providing professional development and consultative support for key areas identified by IDEA requirements, including: assistive technology, autism, behavior, literacy, inclusive practices, mathematics, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RtI), and transition/interagency services. For more information regarding TaC, please call (814) 734-8458.

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The IU5 TaC staff is committed to providing professional development and consultative support to help schools create the least restrictive environment for the key areas identified the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).

These include: assistive technology, autism, behavior, inclusive practices, literacy, mathematics, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RtI) and transition/interagency services. 

 

Assistive Technology
  • Access technologies for the visually and hearing impaired and devices for auditory processing difficulties
  • Augmentative communication devices, alternative computer access, assistive writing, and environmental control units
Autism
  • Communication training
  • On-site consultation
  • Positive behavior supports
  • Social skills instruction
Behavior
  • Check-in / Check out
  • Check and connect
  • Classroom management strategies
  • Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
  • Intensive interagency case coordination
  • On-site consultation
  • Positive behavior support plans
  • School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (SWPBIS)
  • Trauma-informed practices
Inclusive Practices
  • Co-teaching
  • Educational Benefit Review (EBR)
  • Essentialization
  • Framework for Access and Belonging (FAB)
  • Inclusive practices
  • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
  • Self-assessment tool
  • Success for PA Early Learners (SPEL)
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Literacy
  • Close reading
  • Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)
  • Literacy Assessment, Progress Monitoring, and Data Analysis Practices, Acadience
  • Nonfiction / Text sets
  • Questioning strategies
  • Structured Literacy
  • Writing best practices
Mathematics
  • Concrete - Representational - Abstract (C-R-A) Mathematical modeling
  • Acadience
  • Math Design Collaborative (MDC)
  • Math for English Learners (ELs)
  • PowerTeaching
  • Student-centered learning
  • Teaching fractions and algebra conceptually
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RTI)
  • School team trainings and consultations
  • Data analysis
  • Instructional time schedules
  • Paraprofessional training
  • Progress monitoring
  • Tier 1: Overview, universal screening, effective instructional design, evidence-based practices
  • Tiers 2 and 3: Universal design for learning, interventions
  • Specific Learning Disability (SLD) determination application
  • Support for English learners
Transition/Interagency Coordination
  • County council meetings
  • District interagency meetings
  • Indicator 13
  • RENEW
  • Exit & Post school surveys