VFN Publications
Vermont Family Network has many useful publications for children, families, and professionals. Call 1-800-800-4005 if you would like any of the publications you see on this page mailed to you, or you may also click on the following links to view or download any of our Fact Sheets.
Newsletters
- May, 2012 E-Newsletter
- April, 2012 E-Newsletter
- March, 2012 E-Newsletter
- February, 2012 E-Newsletter
- December, 2011/January 2012 E-Newsletter
- November, 2011 E-Newsletter
- Summer, 2011 Newsletter
- November, 2010 Newsletter
Assistive Technology
- About Assistive Technology (AT)
- AT and the IEP
- AT and Section 504
- AT and the IFSP
- AT and Evaluations
- AT and Learning Disabilities
- Funding AT
- Funding AT with Medicaid
- Funding AT with Private Insurance
Special Education
- Advocating For Your Child
- Administrative Complaint
- Disability is Not Eligibility
- Due Process Complaint
- Essential Early Education (EEE)
- Extended School Year
- Foundations for Early Learning (FEL)
- How Families and Professionals can Build Winning Partnerships
- How Parents Can Communication Effectively with Professionals
- Including Students with Disabilities
- Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Is Your Child Having Difficulty Learning? Steps You Can Take
- Mediation
- Neuropsychological Evaluations
- Parents’ Rights in Special Education
- Restrictive Behavioral Intervention
- Revoking Consent for Special Education Services
- School Suspension and Expulsion
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Summer Services: The Extended School Year
- Teaching Designed so All Students Can Learn
- VTAAP-Alternate Assessment Portfolio
Literacy Fact Sheets
- I want busgetti - common signs of learning disabilities in preschoolers
- I want to read you a story - what parents can do to promote reading fluency at home
- Will my child have friends? Children’s literature provides models for teaching about friendship
- I have homework. I don’t remember what it is.
- What is dysgraphia? What to do when children have trouble with writing
- When it doesn’t add up - helping children understand how to solve math problems
- Turning sounds into letters - Strategies for helping children who struggle with spelling
- Did you hear what I said? When children have difficulty with auditory processing.
Transition Fact Sheets
- Transition to Adulthood
- Health care programs in VT for children and youth
- Going to work and college: Information for youth on Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI)
- Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI): What you should know when your child turns 18
- Guardianship of Adults with Disabilities
Informational Booklets (BEST packets) About
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying
- Depression
- Nonverbal Learning Disability
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Tourette’s Syndrome
Other Publications
- Autism Fact Sheet
- Health Care Financing for Your Child with Special Needs: Six Ways to Access Medicaid & Other Health Care Benefits
- Pathways to Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities booklet
- Care Notebook inserts
- Rti (Response to Intervention) and VTPBiS (Positive Behavior Supports) Guides for Parents
- Positive Behavior Supports (VTPBiS) for Parents: How can I get involved? (powerpoint)
- Online Course on Transition to EEE.
Response to Intervention (RtI): A Guide for Parents
A booklet for parents to explain the multi-step approach to the early identification and provision of support to students who are not achieving in their regular classroom instruction. When a student struggles with learning, the RtI model enables the teacher to provide classroom instruction and support quickly and effectively. Most commonly used to address problems in the acquisition of reading, math, and positive behavior skills, RtI may also be used with other academic areas.
download pdf booklet to print (5Mb)
Positive Behavior Supports (VTPBiS): A Guide for Parents
Positive Behavior Supports (VTPBiS) is a school-wide approach to creating a positive and safe climate in which students can learn and grow.
Throughout the country schools are implementing positive behavior supports in order to improve discipline practices and to help students
succeed in school. Vermont’s VTPBiS State Leadership Team has been working to bring VTPBiS to Vermont schools. Currently over 50 schools,
pre-K through high school, are adopting VTPBiS.
download pdf booklet to print (3Mb)
