The following universal supports are intended to provide district and school staff across the state with a consistent message of best practices to support the diverse needs of students in South Carolina.
SC TEAMS is a network of technical assistance providers who are focused on building capacity with local schools and districts to implement evidence-based resources and practices. SC TEAMS collaborates with the Office of Special Education Services, the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, and leading experts in the field of education to provide support based on current research. The network includes the Academic Alliance of South Carolina (AASC), Behavior Alliance of South Carolina (BASC), South Carolina Partnerships for Inclusion (SCPI), and Transition Alliance of South Carolina (TASC). Click on the links below to learn more about each center and how they can support you in improving outcomes for students with disabilities.
Reading Resources
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- The Indicator Aligned Inventory for Word Recognition is a comprehensive checklist designed for special education teachers and evaluators. It is specifically aligned with the South Carolina ELA standards, enabling educators to identify students' strengths and weaknesses in word recognition skills in relation to the standards and assists in developing appropriate IEP goals.
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- In 1997, Congress asked the “Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the status of research-based knowledge, including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read. This report is an evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction.
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- The National Center on Intensive Interventions website provides essential practices for intensifying literacy instruction, sample reading lessons, goal setting tools for reading, and many other reading supports.
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- Reading Rockets offers a rich library of evidence-based classroom strategies to help young children become skilled readers.
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- The Reading League website offers reading supports, professional development, conference information, and links to local chapters.
Mathematics Resources
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- The National Center on Intensive Interventions website provides an essential guide for designing intervention in mathematics, practical guides for interventions in elementary grades, and improving algebra knowledge in middle and high school students. Additional guides and resources are also available on their website.
Professional Development Resources
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- The Office of Special Education Services' professional development learning portal is designed to make professional development and technical assistance flexible and engaging for all educators.
Data-Based Instructions Recordings
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- The National Center for Intensive Intervention (NCII) along with Pam Stecker (Clemson University) and Devin Kearns (University of Connecticut) present on Using Data-Based Individualization for Students with Reading Difficulties. In this session, participants learn about an evidence-based process for delivering interventions to students with reading difficulties (e.g., dyslexia or students with reading disorders).
- Topics: The data-based individualization (DBI) process; the role of assessment in providing instruction and intervention to students with reading difficulties; and resources for both face-to-face and virtual intervention delivery.
Online Testing Tools/Accessibility Resources
These resources are designed to help educators teach students how to effectively use the universal supports available with the online testing platform. Included are a PowerPoint lesson, script, and instructions on how to use these materials to facilitate access for students during testing and encourage the use of test-taking strategies in the classroom and during assessment.