Publications
We’re excited to share that the PaTTAN East office is moving in June 2026. During this transition, you may experience delays in receiving publication orders. We appreciate your patience and continued support.
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At PaTTAN, our goal is to provide educators with a breadth of publications that are grounded in proven best practices and a deep research base, reflecting a commitment to school improvement. PaTTAN offers publications on a variety of topics, all focused on improving educational results for students with and without disabilities.
Whether you are just starting out in the field of education, or you want to improve upon the work you and your team are already doing, let PaTTAN support you with the expertise of our educational consultants. Pennsylvania educators, school administrators, and families can view, download, and order PaTTAN publications mailed to their school or home.
April 17, 2026
The purpose of this tool is to support interpreters of spoken languages and educators in facilitating the IEP process for families with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
April 17, 2026
This publication provides information about the Families to the MAX (F2MAX) Pennsylvania Statewide Network.
Also available in Spanish.
April 17, 2026
Are you or someone you know interested in earning a bachelor’s degree and becoming a special education teacher? This infographic explains the steps to take in order to obtain a special education instructional I certification in Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2026
Learning and practicing job skills while still in school helps youth with disabilities be more successful at finding and maintaining employment. This fact sheet provides information on job skills for students with disabilities and is available in a
convenient bundle.
Also available in Spanish.
April 17, 2026
This guide for families of children receiving special education in Pennsylvania outlines how a child's need for special education is determined, how a child's educational program is developed, the responsibilities and protections guaranteed to caregivers and children, and the resources available to families of a child with disabilities.
Please note: This publication has had a title change. This was previously known as Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education for School-Age Children.
April 17, 2026
A Multi-Tiered Approach to School Discipline: An Expanded Guide to Proactive Strategies to Reduce Exclusionary Practices
This document is an extension of the January 2024 PaTTAN publication,
A Multi-Tiered Approach to School Discipline: Proactive Strategies to Reduce Exclusionary Practice. This resource guide is intended to support school teams in planning and developing a robust, multi-tiered system of support. Recognizing that each school is unique, PaTTAN does not endorse specific strategies or programs, and encourages schools to collaborate with their local intermediate unit and/or PaTTAN regional office for additional information and support.
April 15, 2026
How can administrators and school psychologists collaborate to design a comprehensive, preventive model of school psychological services in an era of staff shortages? (Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2024). This publication outlines how school psychological services can be leveraged to deliver a wide range of prevention and intervention services within the school system, ultimately impacting and meeting the needs of more students.
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Thank you for your interest in PaTTAN publications!
PaTTAN is committed to ensuring that its publications and digital content are accessible to all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, in accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, and applicable Pennsylvania law, including the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. PaTTAN regularly reviews its publications and digital content to identify and remediate accessibility barriers and to support compliance with applicable accessibility standards.
PaTTAN is engaged in an ongoing effort to ensure that all of its publications conform to current accessibility standards. During this process, certain documents may not yet fully conform to all applicable standards. If you encounter any content that is not accessible to you, please contact us using the information provided below so that we may promptly provide the information in an alternative, accessible format.
PaTTAN will make reasonable efforts to provide requested materials in alternative accessible formats, such as large print, Braille, audio, or other formats, within a reasonable timeframe. Some publications are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat Reader may be required to view or print PDF files. You may download the latest free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader at https://get.adobe.com/reader/.
If you experience difficulty accessing any PaTTAN publication or digital content, have questions about the accessibility of PaTTAN's publications, or wish to request materials in an alternative format, please contact:
PaTTAN Publications
Email: publications@pattan.net
Phone: 800-441-3215
PaTTAN welcomes feedback on the accessibility of its publications and is committed to responding to accessibility concerns in a timely manner. Nothing in this notice is intended to limit or waive PaTTAN's obligations under applicable federal or state law.