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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. 

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Using Time Trials to Improve Student Performance
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.
What Families Need to Know About Manifestation Determination
October 7, 2025

What Families Need to Know About Manifestation Determination

School staff are trained to understand how a student’s disability might affect their actions and to use strategies like calming techniques, positive behavior supports, and clear expectations and routines to help them be successful in school. Even with these strategies in place, a student’s behavior can lead to a disciplinary change in placement. When that happens, the school must conduct a manifestation determination meeting to determine whether the behavior was related to the student’s disability.
What Families Need to Know About Restraints
June 18, 2025

What Families Need to Know About Restraints

Student safety is a top priority for all educators. School staff are trained to help students with disabilities manage their emotions and behavior. They use different techniques to de-escalate students, refocus attention, and reduce behaviors that could create unsafe situations. As a last resort, staff may need to use restraints to ensure the safety of the student and others.
What is the difference between Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home?
October 12, 2023

What is the difference between Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home?

When referring to a student who receives special education services, the terms Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home are often confused. This fact sheet explains the difference between the two services and provides links to further information.
What is the Families to the MAX: Pennsylvania Statewide Network?
December 2, 2025

What is the Families to the MAX: Pennsylvania Statewide Network?

This publication provides information about the Families to the MAX (F2MAX) Pennsylvania Statewide Network. Also available in Spanish.
What is the Families to the MAX: Pennsylvania Statewide Network? Que es Familias a lo MAXIMO El Colectivo De Padres A Nivel Estatal De Pensilvania?
January 11, 2026

What is the Families to the MAX: Pennsylvania Statewide Network? Que es Familias a lo MAXIMO El Colectivo De Padres A Nivel Estatal De Pensilvania?

This Spanish language publication provides information about the Families to the MAX Pennsylvania Statewide Network. Also available in English.
What School Administrators Need to Know About School Psychology and Comprehensive Service Delivery
May 1, 2025

What School Administrators Need to Know About School Psychology and Comprehensive Service Delivery

Maximizing the impact of school psychological services benefit not only students, but also families, school staff, and the school community. Administrators with an understanding of the comprehensive skill set school psychologists bring to the role can purposefully collaborate with their school psychologist to design an impactful model of psychological service delivery for their local education agency (LEA).

The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of the practice model for school psychologists, and highlight several impactful practices for consideration to enhance school psychological service delivery.
When Parents Revoke Consent: Issues for Consideration
May 7, 2025

When Parents Revoke Consent: Issues for Consideration

IDEA 2004 allows parents to revoke consent for special education services for their children. This fact sheet provides background information and implications regarding this issue.
Writing Effective IEP Goals
April 8, 2025

Writing Effective IEP Goals

Central to the creation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) by the IEP team, is development of measurable annual goals, which are based on a student’s current levels of academic and functional performance, and which should align to and reference the Pennsylvania standards. This publication focuses on the components of a well-written measurable annual goal.



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