Intervener Resources

Intervener Briefing Papers

• Interveners for Students with Deafblindness in Texas
  • Interventores para Alumnos con Sordoceguera en Texas
• NTAC Briefing Paper:  The Intervener in Early Intervention and Educational Settings for Children and Youth with Deafblindness

Competencies

• Competencies for Training Interveners to Work with Children and Students with Deafblindness
• Intervener Portfolio Summary ( 218k)
  • Intervener Portfolio Summary (RTF 481k)
  • Intervener Portfolio Summary ( 325k)
• Portfolios for Interveners - What is a Portfolio?

Resources

• Interveners in the Classroom: Guidelines for Teams Working with Students who are Deafblind (SKI-HI.org) ORDER FORM (41k)
• Community of Practice: a paraprofessional and intervener training listserv
• Documenting Instructional Considerations/Modifications (DOC - 152k)
• IEP Quality Indicators
  • Indicadores de Calidad del IEP para Estudiantes con Sordoceguera
• You and Me: Interpreter Tutor VHS
• Deafblindness and the Intervener (VHS or DVD)
• The Heart of Intervention with Children who are Deafblind VHS ORDER
  Canadian Intervenors share their experiences and insights.
  FROM:  British Columbia Outreach Program for Students with Deafblindness,
  10300 Seacote Road, Richmond, BC, Canada, V7A 4B2, 604-668-7810, deafblind@richmond.sd38.bc.ca
  
• No Child Left Behind - Federal
• No Child Left Behind - Texas
• Out of the Corner and into the Class: The Role of the Intervener with Deafblind Children

Training

• Intervener Training Options
• Courses & Distant Learning through Institutes of Higher Education
  • Preservice Training Program in Deafblindness - SKI-HI Institute
  • East Carolina University Graduate Certificate In Deafblindness
  • East Carolina University Intervener Certificate
  • Intervener for Deaf-Blind Persons Program - GEORGE BROWN FULL-TIME PROGRAMS GUIDE
  • Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons Program Calendar: Medicine Hat College
  • B.C. Provincial Outreach Program for Students with Deafblindness

Interverner Ideas

• Develop a routine that incorporates one of your student’s “Likes.” (Nov. 2003)
• Portfolios (Feb. 2004)
• Accessing websites and email information (Nov. 2004)
• Connecting with Your Student (Feb. 2005)
• Using Landmarks and Clues to Help Your Student Know Where He is in the World (June 2005)
• A Bridge Not a Barrier (November.2005)
• Learning to Trust, the Key to Quality Intervention (September 2006)