Student Services
Planning and Programming for Students with Special Learning Needs
School-based student support teams support all students, including those with special learning needs. Students with special learning needs are those who may require student specific support because they experience challenges in one or more of these areas that affect their ability to learn.
- academic
- behavioural
- cognitive/intellectual
- communication
- health-care
- physical
- sensory
- social/emotional
The Student Services Unit (SSU) includes a team of consultants who have education and experience in working with students with special learning needs in the school system. SSU consultants support the work of student support teams in Manitoba schools.
Information for Schools, Students, and Families
School-based student support teams vary in size and composition based on the needs of individual students. Teams may include a principal and/or vice principal, resource teacher(s), counsellor(s), classroom teacher(s), parent(s), school clinicians and others who have responsibility for students with special learning needs. The student may also participate as a member of the team, as appropriate.
The student support team plans and monitors the development and implementation of an individual education plan (IEP), which can involve one or many aspects of the student's school life.
An SSU consultant may consult with student support teams related to school-based, classroom-based or student-specific planning and programming. SSU consultants may also support school or division teams by providing workshops on topics relevant to the student support role. SSU consultants can support school and division teams in areas such as the following.
Classroom Support
- Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction
- Adaptation
- Modification
- Individualized Programming
- Assistive Technology
Student-specific Planning
Positive Behaviour Support
Student-specific Needs
Transitional Planning
- Early childhood transition to school
- Transition from high school to community
- Students in care of child welfare agencies
Links
Classroom Support
- Listening and Speaking: First Steps into Literacy: A Support Document for Kindergarten Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologist
- Success for All Learners: A Handbook on Differentiating Instruction: A Resource for Kindergarten to Senior 4 Schools (1996) Stock #MT80320. Not available online. Available from Manitoba Learning Resource Centre
- Towards Inclusion: A Handbook for Individualized (I) Programming Designation, Senior Years
- Towards Inclusion: A Handbook for Modified Course Designation, Senior 1-4
- Educational Assistants in Manitoba Schools
Student-specific Planning
Positive Behaviour Support
- Towards Inclusion: From Challenges to Possibilities – Planning for Behaviour
- Towards Inclusion: Supporting Positive Behaviour in Manitoba Classrooms
Student-specific Needs
- Supporting Inclusive Schools: A Handbook for Developing and Implementing Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Tapping Hidden Strengths: Planning for Students Who Are Alcohol-Affected
Transition Planning
- Bridging to Adulthood: A Protocol for Transitioning Students with Exceptional Needs from School to Community
- Guidelines for Early Childhood Transition to School for Children with Special Needs
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38 KB) - Education and Child and Family Services Protocol for Children and Youth in Care ( 1.39 MB)
- Information Sharing Protocol Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act ( 38 KB)
Of Special Interest to Parents
- Working Together: A Guide to Positive Problem Solving for School, Families, and Communities
- Working Together: A Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs in School
- Working Together: A Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs in School (Brochure) ( 795 KB)
- Working Together: A Parent’s Guide to Formal Dispute Resolution
- Working Together: A Parents Guide to Transition from School to Community
Related Organizations
- The Student Services Association of Manitoba (SSAAM)
- The Manitoba Association of Resource Teachers (MART)
- The Manitoba Association of School Superintendants (MASS)
- The Manitoba Teachers Society (MTS)
- Professional Certification Unit
Legislation/Standards/Policies
- Appropriate Educational Programming Regulations ( 122 KB)
- Educational Administration Miscellaneous Provisions Regulations, amendment ( 51 KB)
- Appropriate Educational Programming in Manitoba: Standards for Student Services ( 130 KB)
- Appropriate Educational Programming: A Handbook for Student Services
- Administration Handbook for Schools
Contact
General Enquiries
Inclusion Support Branch
Manitoba Education
Telephone: 204-945-7907
Toll Free in Manitoba: 1-800-282-8069, ext. 7907
Email: pssbinfo@gov.mb.ca
