Resources to Support Your Child in the School Setting
The resources in this section are intended to help families navigate the educational system and partner with your child’s school team. Keeping the school aware of how PWS affects your child ensures that teachers and related service providers can work together to help your loved one thrive throughout their school years.
Resources for Families
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- 10 Elements of Successful Year
- Advocating for the LRE Booklet - SCDD Inclusive Education
- Back To School Guide SCDD 2025-26
- Back to School Prep Powerpoint Handout
- Back to School Prep Video
- Behavior Management Tool Kit
- Core Therapies for the Child with PWS
- Diet Management Plan Form
- Environmental Basics
- Food Security Checklists
- Helping with Diet Management
- Homework
- Hyperphagia and How It Affects Learning PWSA
- IDEA Discipline Guidelines
- IEE Request Template
- IEP Strategy Guide SCDD
- Overview of Educational System for Parents
- Student Fixates on Another
- Transition-Planning-Resource-Guide-PWSA
Resources for the School Professional
Teaching the student with PWS can be as rewarding as it is challenging. The resources in this section are designed to help educators meet the educational needs of their student with PWS while ensuring their health and safety. Educators are the experts in education, parents are the experts of their child, and PWCF provides the expertise on Prader-Willi syndrome. Contact us when we may provide a PWS School Training or support.
Resources for Professionals
- 1:1 Support for the Student with PWS
- Behavior Management Training
- Behavior Management Tool Kit
- Blind Rage
- Empathy is a Powerful Intervention
- Empathy Protocol
- Food Security in the School Setting
- Food is Never OK in the Classroom
- Health Concerns for the Student
- Helicopter Parent
- Homework Tips
- Hyperphagia and How It Affects Learning
- IEP Negotiation PowerPoint
- Information for School Staff
- Learning by Doing in PWS
- Lying and Confabulating
- Managing a Meltdown IPWSO
- Medical Overview for School Nurses
- Overview of Food & Behavior
- Personality Greyscale
- Positive Behavior Supports
- PWCF Profile with Map
- PWS Environmental Basics
- PWS Mindset Coping Skills
- PWS Teacher Tips Video
- Student Fixates on Another
- Table of Neuro Symptoms and Interventions
Join PWCF for more support
PWCF serves family and professional members throughout California, offering programs and services across our five service areas: education, support, advocacy, awareness, and research.