Special Education
- Best Buddies
- WorkAbility
- Falcon Wing Student Store
- Forms
- Great Schools
- Links
- IEP Planning
- Resources
- Videos
Best Buddies
WorkAbility
Visit the new Workability Website!
WorkAbility is a grant-funded program that runs through the Pleasanton Unified School District. It provides work opportunities and career education, experience, and information to local students with disabilities enrolled in high school and transition classes. For more information, contact Janeen Rubino Brumm at (925) 931-2230. Learn more about the program, including local businesses that support it, on the district website.
Falcon Wing Student Store
The Falcon Wing student store is located near the front office in room A-14. The store is typically open during school hours. Drop by to see the great selection of Foothill spirit wear and items sold by the school and booster groups. The student store also offers the following services and items for students:
- Vending machine snacks
- Spirit items
- Custom ordering for spirit wear and items
- Lamination
- Microwave use
- Shredding
- Cold drinks
Full list of school supplies sold at the Falcon Wing.
Reusable Bags
Show your Falcon spirit by using Foothill logo reusable bags when you shop (pictured right). Bags are $5 for one or three for $12. Drop by the student store to get your bags or email Stacey Knight to order. The bags are a fundraiser for the football program.
Forms
Great Schools
GreatSchools is committed to inspire and empower parents to get involved. We have evolved into an independent, nonprofit organization that provides information free to all parents, and our dedicated team has built a website that is the nation's most visited resource for K–12 families.
(The new home for SchwabLearning.org)
Links
- Best Buddies International
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Exceptional Needs Network
- Family Resource Network (FRN)
- International Dyslexia Association
- LD Online
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
- Parents Helping Parents
Best Buddies International
Best Buddies ® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. The mission of Best Buddies High Schools is to provide an opportunity for high school students to be matched in a one-to-one friendship with individuals who have disabilities.
Council for Exceptional Children
Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest professional organization devoted to children with disabilities. The site provides a wealth of information regarding IDEA, national and state conferences and workshops, federal legislation and policy issues, publications and products, career connections, and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education.
Exceptional Needs Network
Family Resource Network (FRN)
FRN is a parent-directed community-based organization that benefits children with disabilities or special health care needs and their families. We have provided services to families throughout Alameda County since 1992. The Family Resource Network operates under the fiscal sponsorship (501c3) of BANANAS Inc.
International Dyslexia Association
International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.
LD Online
LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children's writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.
Parents Helping Parents
IEP Planning
Resources
Staff Resources
Publications
The Motivation Breakthrough by Mel Levine
6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend by Mel Levine
Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success.
A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD:
Advice from Young Survivors -- A Survival Guide for Children and Teens
by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy and Alex Zeigler
A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
Recognizing each child's intellectual, emotional, and physical strengths--and teaching directly to these strengths--is key to sculpting "a mind at a time," according to Dr. Mel Levine.
The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine
In The Myth of Laziness, Levine isolates another group of kids--so-called "lazy" children who aren’t working up to their potential in school--and explores the causes of their low performance.
The Power of Resilience by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Achieving balance, confidence, and personal strength in your life.
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
A new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level.
The Short Bus by Jonathan Mooney
A journey beyond normal.
Asperger's Syndrome: A guide for parents and professionals by Tony Attwood
The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating.
Attention Deficit Websites
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Our mission is to provide information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) lead better lives.
ADDitude
http://www.additudemag.com
Attention Deficit Disorder Magazine by ADDitude - Additude magazine provides recourses for parents, children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD ADD Coaching, special education and family support.
Staff Resources
Non-verbal Learning Disabilities
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities / Asperger Syndrome Websites
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
NLDA is a non-profit corporation dedicated to research, education, and advocacy for nonverbal learning disorders.
Tony Attwood
http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/
Guide for parents, professionals and people with Asperger's Syndrome and their partners. In this site you will find issues related to Asperger's Syndrome, resources, resource papers Tony has authored, related topics and Tonys presentation schedule.
Nonverbal Learning Disorders
NLDline has been developed in hopes of increasing the awareness among parents and professionals about NLD.
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Websites
- All Kinds of Minds
The institute’s mission is to help students who struggle with learning measurably improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate educational, scientific, and clinical expertise.- Links to videos providing information on LD including “Understanding All Kinds of Minds”
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work, and life. - LD Online
LD Online is a service of The Learning Disabilities Project at WETA, Washington, D.C. - LD Info
Learning disabilities and practical LD information - National Institute for Learning Disabilities
National Institute for Learning Disabilities was established to meet the needs of students and adults with learning disabilities through an individualized program of educational therapy. NILD trains educators in a model of intervention utilizing a variety of techniques designed to stimulate cognitive and perceptual functioning. The goal of NILD Educational Therapy™ is to equip individuals with learning disabilities to succeed as independent learners. - SparkTop
Activity-based site for kids. Paint pictures, write stories and poems, and talk to other kids with difficulties.
Videos
“How Difficult Can This Be?"
The F.A.T. City Workshop
This unique program allows viewers to experience the same frustration, anxiety and tension that children with learning disabilities face in their daily lives.
70 minute Video and Discussion Guide
By Richard Lavoie
“Learning Disabilities and Discipline"
When the Chips Are Down ... Strategies for Improving Children's Behavior.
By Richard Lavoie
"It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend"
By Richard Lavoie
Preview video clip
"The Motivation Breakthrough”
By Richard Lavoie
Podcast with Richard Lavoie
- Links to videos providing information on LD including “Understanding All Kinds of Minds”