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Georgia Bureau for Students with
Physical and Health Impairments

A Project Funded by the Georgia State Improvement Grant

The Georgia Bureau for Students with Physical and Health Impairments provides a variety of services to assist educators and parents in the area of literacy for students with orthopedic impairments.

TRAINING
There are four types of training activities offered by the Bureau:

1) STATEWIDE TRAINING WORKSHOP SERIES. The Bureau for Students with Physical and Health Impairments provides a series of statewide workshops each year on reading and writing strategies for students with orthopedic impairments. These workshops occur throughout the state of Georgia and target teachers of students with orthopedic impairments (although other service providers and parents are welcome to attend). The three day workshop series is constructed so that the teacher will have time to implement the material between each workshop and receive on-site support as needed. Please look at our training calendar for when training is scheduled. (If you would like to request a workshop series in your area, please contact us). PLU (SDU) credit will be available.

2) ON-SITE TRAINING SERIES. Teachers certified in orthopedic impairments (physical and health disabilities) who have a student with severe speech and physical impairments that would like to receive on-site support in literacy instruction, may request an on-site series. An on-site series consists of 4 to 5 on-site visits by Bureau staff in which the teacher is provided instruction on literacy strategies that can be used with the specific student. Assignments are given that need to be completed between visits to promote reading or writing with the student. 1 PLU (SDU) credit is available for participating teachers. (Please note- We are currently getting approval for the PLU (SDU) credit). Please fill out the ON-SITE Technical Assistance Request Form (click on name) and indicate you want the on-site training series under "Target Areas".

3) ON-SITE CONSULTATION. Teachers who would like Bureau staff to give on-site technical assistance on literacy to their students with orthopedic impairments may request Bureau staff to come to their location to provide on-site consultation. Bureau staff will make recommendations and provide follow-up to the visit. Please fill out the ON-SITE Technical Assistance Request Form (click on name).

4) OTHER TRAINING OPTIONS. Additional training options (e.g., local workshop with follow-up) and technical assistance options (e.g., phone consultations, referrals, e-mail consultations) are available by request.

MATERIALS & LOANER LIBRARY

The Bureau has various materials on literacy which can be checked out when one of the training options are being implemented by the teacher. For more information, please click on the following link: Lending Library

MENTOR PROGRAM

New mentors will be trained to provide technical assistance on literacy strategies for students with orthopedic impairments in their region. More information will be available soon. For more information, please click on the following link: Mentor Program

CONTACT US

To request any of the above services or to gain more information, please contact us:

E-mail: physicaldisabilities@gsu.edu

Phone: (404) 651-4089 or 1-877-495-9190 (Toll Free in Georgia)

Address:
        Dr. Kathy Heller or Ms. Mari Beth Coleman-Martin
        Bureau for Students with Physical & Health Impairments
        Dept. EPSE
        Georgia State University
        PO Box 3979
        Atlanta, GA 30302-3979

For Express Mail, Fed Ex, or other deliveries requiring a street address:
        Dr. Kathy Heller or Ms. Mari Beth Coleman-Martin
        Bureau for Students with Physical & Health Impairments
        Dept. EPSE
        Georgia State University
        30 Pryor Street, Room 822
        Atlanta, GA 30303