Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

...resources for teachers

The prevention of FASD is everyone's job
Teachers can help students develop skills for healthy decision-making through the learner outcomes in the K-9 Health and Life Skills, and Senior High School Career and Life Management programs.

Print copies of the following Alberta Education resources can be purchased from the Learning Resources Centre.

Kindergarten to Grade 9 Health and Life Skills   Use opportunities in the K-9 Health and Life Skills program to teach about: decision-making skills working with others understanding and expressing feelings managing stress accessing community support

Senior High School Career and Life Management (CALM)   The Senior High School Career and Life Management program has many opportunities to teach prevention through Personal Choices outcomes.

Teaching for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Grades 1-12   This resource supports the new K-9 Health and Life Skills, and Senior High School Career and Life Management programs. It provides learning activities and background information for learner outcomes related to alcohol use and FASD.

Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder   Teachers can build strengths and create hope for students with FASD. FASD affects individuals, families and communities. Support these students and their families by: Developing an understanding of FASD Organizing for instruction Creating a positive classroom climate Responding to individual needs

Sample professional development activities to support Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Facilitator Notes (in Word and PDF) Masters for Overhead Transparencies and Participant's Handbouts (in Word and PDF) These sample professional development activities are designed to engage teachers in discussing concepts, exploring the resource Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and linking new knowledge with current practices. These activities are provided for school districts to use to support district- and school-level inservicing of teachers. These activities are samples only, and districts and schools are encouraged to be selective and adapt the material to best meet the professional development needs of their teachers and other staff.

Building on Success: Helping Students Make Transitions from Year to Year (2006) This resource provides sample ideas and templates for creating a Learner Profile that students, teachers and parents can use as part of the transition planning process.

The Learning Team: A Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs   This handbook offers information and strategies for parents of children with special needs who want to be meaningfully involved in their children's education.

Did you know ???

• FASD is the leading cause of preventable birth defects and developmental delay
• FASD is a lifelong disability that causes health, learning and behavioural problems
• There is no safe level of drinking or safe time to drink alcohol during pregnancy

For more information about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, visit the Alberta Children's Services website.