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Special PopulationsIn this section you will find research, tips, and strategies to help teachers and schools staff best serve special needs students.

 

Students with Autism 
This section includes tips for teachers and paraprofessionals. It also includes recommendations for working with parents of students with autism.

English Language Learners
The AFT has joined up with the Reading Rockets project of PBS station WETA in Washington, D.C. to develop Colorin Colorado- a free resource to help PreK-12 educators of English language learners.

Bullies & Victims of Bullies 
This section includes characteristics of both bullies and their victims and suggests interventions for bullying.

Promising Inclusive School Settings
To mark the eighth annual Inclusive Schools Week, this past December, the AFT held its first-ever inclusion-model contest to highlight the best inclusive settings where our AFT K-12 members work. Read the profiles of our finalists.

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