Why this Professional Learning Special Issue
As school boards, education organizations, and professional learning teams plan learning opportunities for educators and support staff, LDAO is highlighting selected resources connected to Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), reading, and inclusive classroom practice.
This Special Edition brings together free evidence- and practice-informed resources from LD@school and TA@l’école, along with course-based professional learning opportunities through LD@learning.
Educators, school teams, education partners, and other professionals can also continue their learning through LDAO’s Educators’ Institute and Colloque, featuring practical online sessions on evidence and practice-informed instruction, inclusive practice, and supports for students with LDs and ADHD.
Professional Resources for IEPs and UDL
Free resources from LD@school and TA@l’école to support practical planning, discussion, and classroom implementation.
These curated resources can help educators, school teams, and education partners strengthen understanding, planning, and implementation related to IEPs, UDL, differentiated instruction, and supports for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other neurodiverse learning profiles.
1. Individual Education Plans
A short introductory video that provides a shared foundation for understanding IEPs, including how they are developed, implemented, reviewed, and used to document student strengths, needs, accommodations, and supports.
Rethinking the IEP for Struggling Readers
A webinar recording that explores how IEPs can better support students with reading difficulties, with attention to evidence-based reading instruction, relevant assessment data, progress monitoring, and more precise learning expectations.
The Individual Education Plan: How to Support Parent Involvement for a Bigger Impact
An article highlighting practical ways to strengthen parent involvement in the IEP process, including shared understanding, preparation for meetings, clear communication, and collaboration between families and school teams.
Promoting the School-Family Relationship: Through the IEP and Beyond
A self-directed learning module that supports educators and school teams in building positive school-family relationships, including communication, collaboration, and parent involvement in the IEP process.
2. Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Classroom Practice
Free resources from LD@school and TA@l’école
Transforming Classrooms: UDL and Assistive Technology for Students with LDs and ADHD
An article exploring how UDL and assistive technology can work together to reduce barriers, expand access, and support student agency. Includes practical examples of tools that support engagement, representation, action, and expression.
Assistive Technology: Practical Implementation Resource
A webinar exploring practical ways to use assistive technology to reduce barriers and support students in accessing, engaging with, and demonstrating their learning. Examples include tools for accessing and producing text, organizing writing and thinking, and interacting with digital texts.
Tier 1 and Tier 2 Explicit Instruction | Grade 1 / Tier 1 and Tier 2 Explicit Instruction | Grade 4
Short classroom-based videos showing how structured, explicit literacy instruction can support whole-class learning and targeted small-group intervention. These examples highlight practical ways educators can use assessment, routines, and responsive instruction to support student progress.
A self-directed learning module that introduces UDL and differentiated instruction as complementary approaches for planning accessible lessons and responding to student strengths and needs. The module includes learning goals, self-assessment, and practical guidance for classroom application.
Continue the learning with LD@learning. Course-based professional learning for educators, support staff, leaders, families, tutors, and professionals supporting individuals with LDs and ADHD.
Supporting Learners to Read: Making Sense of How Reading Works
- A structured online course focused on how reading develops, why some learners experience difficulty, and how to support reading development through evidence-informed instruction and practical strategies. Participants build understanding of foundational reading skills, instructional practices, and supports that can be used across school, tutoring, home, and community settings. A certificate of completion is provided upon successful completion of the course.
LDs and ADHD 101: Foundations for Supporting Learning and Success
- An introductory online course that can be taken on its own or as the first course in LDAO’s three-part LDs and ADHD certificate series. It builds foundational understanding of LDs and ADHD, including key concepts, strengths and needs, common areas of impact, and strategies to support learning and success.
Explore courses at LD@learning
Connect with LDAO through our contact page. Explore free educator resources at LD@school and TA@l’école.
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