Useful Web Resource Links for Families
Listed below are some websites that provide information that may be useful to parents.
Governmental and Municipal Information
Suffolk County Division of Services for Children with Special Needs
Nassau County Division of Services for Children with Special Needs
New York State Education Department – Special Education
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Towns in Suffolk County Offices offering Disability Services
2019 Disability Services Offices Towns in Suffolk
Creative Curriculum
CREATIVE CURRICULUM parent booklet
Suffolk County Public Libraries website links
Suffolk County Public Libraries website links UPDATED
Information for Families
Parent to Parent of New York State
Wrightslaw - Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Long Island Advocacy Center
National Down Syndrome Society
Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation
Autism Speaks
Autism Society
CHADD is a national organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Nutrition
La Leche League International
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute US Department of Health and Human Services
Ways to enhance children’s activity and nutrition
America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids
Dental Health
Brushing Calendar calendario de cepillado eng spanish
Backpack Connection Series
The Backpack Connection Series was created to provide a way for teachers and parents/caregivers to work together to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior. We hope you find them useful.
How to Teach Your Child to Appropriately Get Your Attention & ESPANOL
How to help your child have a successful bedtime & ESPANOL
How to use visual schedules to help your child understand expectations & ESPANOL
How to give clear directions & ESPANOL
How to help your child have a successful morning & ESPANOL
How to help your child learn to share & ESPANOL
How to help your child learn to trade & ESPANOL
How to help your child manage time and understand expectations & ESPANOL
How to help your child recognize & understand frustration & ESPANOL
How to help your child recognize and understand anger & ESPANOL
How to help your child recognize and understand jealousy & ESPANOL
How to help your child recognize and understand sadness & ESPANOL
How to help your child recognize disappointment & ESPANOL
How to help your child stop biting & ESPANOL
How to help your child stop whining & ESPANOL
How to help your child transition smoothly between places and activities & ESPANOL
How to help your child understand and label emotions & ESPANOL
How to plan activities to reduce challenging behaviors & ESPANOL
How to understand the meaning of your child's challenging behavior & ESPANOL
How to use positive language to improve your child's behavior & ESPANOL
How to Help Your Child Recognize and Understand Fear & espanol
How to Help Your Child Stop Hitting and Pushing & espanol
How to Use Social Stories to Teach Your Child New Skills and Expectations & espanol
How to Teach Your Child to Take Turns & espanol
How to Help Your Child Avoid Meltdowns & espanol
Toilet Training - An AFC Parent Workshop
This workshop is intended to help you learn a toilet training protocol designed to make the greatest improvements in your family’s life. Toilet training is a rite of passage that parents, caregivers, and children typically pass through when youngsters are between the ages of 18 months and 3 ½ years. Managing a child’s toileting doesn’t get easier with their age. The longer you delay toilet training, the longer it will take to achieve continence, and the longer the individual will depend upon caregivers for toileting needs.
Toilet Training-Parent-Family-Workshop-PowerPoint
TOILET TRAINING TRACKING SHEET
TOILET TRAINING TRACKING SHEET 2
Some very useful information on the language of Special Education
CRACKING THE CODE - Understanding the Language and Acronyms of Special Education
parent tips for parent teacher conference Padres y maestros conferencia
PYRAMID MODEL - School Wide Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)
What is PBIS?
The main focus of PBIS is to provide a clear system for all expected behaviors at Alternatives For Children. Through PBIS we will work together to create and maintain a productive and safe environment in which all community members clearly understand the shared expectations for behavior. Through positive recognition and continual teaching of expectations students will experience academic and social growth.
What are the benefits of PBIS?
We believe that through the implementation of PBIS systems and strategies we will increase academic performance, increase safety, decrease problem behavior and establish a positive school climate.
Why PBIS?
PBIS methods are research-based and have been proven to significantly reduce the occurrence of problem behaviors in schools. One of the key components of the system is a focus on prevention. Students are taught clearly defined behavioral expectations for all aspects of the school environment. They are provided with predictable responses to their behavior, in a positive way.
Pyramid Model HOME rules charts
Watch a video explaining the Pyramid Model HERE:
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program
The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, toddler or preschooler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Get all the information here: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Suffolk County Library website links here: Suffolk County Public Libraries website links
Family Workshop Series 2024 - 2025
Session 2 Rules, Routines and Rituals Oh My SESSION 2 handouts Combined
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