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TOPIC: Enabling (or Learning Supports) Component and Rethinking and Restructuring Student Supports

In an era of scarce resources, rebuilding supports for learning is essential, but the work often must be done on a shoestring and in stages. Therefore, the Center at UCLA has put together a great amount of free resources to aid those trying to enhance learning supports and has done so with a view to how to proceed in stages and without an allocation of additional funds. Many of these resources are designed to enhance readiness and momentum for new directions for student support; others are aids for building capacity. Some of these are highlighted in the Rebuilding Kit on line at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/summit2002/resourceaids.htm; others can be found in the Center's general resource list at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/selection.html.

With respect to providing resources, we suggest that those concerned with learning more proceed in stages. See, for example:

>Notes on Capacity Building in Stages for Rebuilding Supports for Learning

>A Few Recent Leadership Guides

>Examples of related resources produced over the years:

Developing Comprehensive, Multifaceted, and Integrated Approaches

Reframing Staff Roles and Functions

More on Rethinking and Restructuring Student Supports

Relevant Publications That Can Be Obtained Through Libraries

Finally, if you need something more specific or want to explore any of this in greater depth, contact ltayor@ucla.edu or use the Center's toll free phone number 866/846-4843.

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