Publications

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.

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December 1, 2019

Educational Resources for Children With Hearing Loss

The brochure provides general information about ERCHL (Educational Resources for Children With Hearing Loss), including work scope, responsibilities, and membership.

December 1, 2019

CAPS: Are you on-track to graduate? Check your A-B-Cs!

This double-sided publication in English and Spanish was designed for and with students, including students with disabilities. It provides strategies to increase their chances of graduating from high school and decrease their chances of dropping out.

November 1, 2019

Education Leader - Budgeting Basics

School leaders are responsible for building the relationships needed to foster a collaborative budget planning and implementation process. This issue of Special Education Leader provides an overview of the budgeting process, an integrated and complex process school leaders must understand in order to align funds to maximize student results.

November 1, 2019

Education Leader - Special Education Paraprofessional Supports in Inclusive Schools

School leaders play a critical role in establishing effective education practices for all students. A common challenge in this role relates to establishing and sustaining the effective use of paraprofessional support for students with disabilities. This issue of Special Education Leader focuses on how, through strategic planning and active supervision, special education leaders can support special education paraprofessionals.

October 1, 2019

Using Time Trials to Improve Student Performance

This rack card provides information about the use of time trials as a practice procedure to build fluency and automaticity.

October 1, 2019

MTSS: Needs Assessment and Implementation Tool

This tool can be used to assist in determining the level at which MTSS has been implemented in a school.

August 1, 2019

Education Leader - Educational Benefit Review (EBR)

School leaders are responsible for ensuring that each student is making significant progress toward Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals. This issue of Special Education Leader focuses on Educational Benefit Review (EBR), the process used to randomly sample IEPs and critically review them to determine whether the IEPs meet procedural compliance and are reasonably calculated to enable students to make progress.

August 1, 2019

Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Guide for Teachers in the General Education Setting

Do you have a student in your classroom who is deaf or hard of hearing? If so, then you probably have many questions. What are this student’s needs? How can you address them to maximize learning? How do you prepare the other students in your classroom to work and socialize with this student? What is your responsibility as a member of the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team? These guidelines have been created for you. Within these pages you will find basic information presented in a concise, user-friendly format.

June 1, 2019

PA's Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) System: An Introduction

This booklet describes Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), provides an SWPBIS model and a Response to Intervention model, and explains why an SWPBIS system is necessary.

June 1, 2019

PA's Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) System: Behavioral Expectations

Creating, defining, and teaching a set of schoolwide expectations to all students lays the foundation for creating a positive school climate by acknowledging and celebrating students for meeting those expectations. This publication focuses on one of the nine critical features of the development of an effective schoolwide behavior (PBIS) system: Clearly defined behavioral expectations.

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