FAS teaching resources

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The ideal classroom environment for students with FASD is structured, calm and tidy. Notice the plain walls and wide spaces between desks. Sitting at a table, such as that in the foreground, is better for group work than sitting on the floor. The chair and table clearly identify for students where they are supposed to be.

• www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/fas
  Published by the British Columbia Ministry of Education, this resource provides tips for detecting and teaching students with FASD.
• www.gov.mb.ca/healthychild/programs/fas
  From the provincial government’s Healthy Child Manitoba initiative, read about Manitoba’s FAS strategies, fast facts on FASD, supports given in the classroom and information for parents.
• www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm
  This U.S. site, from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, outlines research projects underway to identify, develop and evaluate intervention strategies, including educational ones, for children with FASD.

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