Pathway to Support Handbook
Stop Guessing. Start Aligning.
Because when everyone is tryingโbut support still isnโt workingโguessing isnโt the solution.
Pathway to Support is a practical handbook for educators, families, and support staff who are tired of piecing strategies together and want support plans to actually work in real life.
- No more trying strategies in isolation.
- No more meetings that go in circles.
- No more plans that look solid on paper but fall apart in practice.
What This Handbook Gives You
- Cross-disciplinary guidance that connects classroom practice, therapy strategies, and system-level insight.
- A simple, repeatable framework for navigating big emotions: Regulate โ Connect โ Plan.
- Real-world examples and tools that keep teams aligned across roles and settings.
- Practical supports you can use right awayโwithout theory overload.
Ready to stop piecing support together?
Choose Digital, Print, or Both to start using Pathway to Support today.
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What youโll actually use this for
โ Quick-Reference Support Tools
- Real classroom case studies that show what worksโand how to adjust when it doesnโt
- Sensory strategies that support regulation, focus, and readiness to learn
- Accessible communication tools you can use across learners and settings
- Clear, practical accommodations with examples you can apply immediately
โ Real-World Support (Not Just Theory)
- A simple 3-step plan for high-emotion moments: Regulate โ Connect โ Plan
- Step-by-step examples across classrooms, homes, and therapy spaces
- SMARTIE goal templates that simplify documentation and keep progress visible
- Collaboration tools that keep educators, therapists, families, and administrators aligned
Who this is for (and who itโs not)
This handbook is especially helpful if:
- The IEP looks solidโbut the supports still arenโt working
- Everyone on the team is trying, but not in the same direction
- Youโre tired of escalating plans without meaningful change
- You want fewer โwhat do we try next?โ momentsโand more clarity
Not a scripted program. Pathway to Support is a practical guide you can adapt to your students, your setting, and your roleโwhether youโre in the classroom, the therapy room, or supporting at home.
Whatโs inside (a closer look)
- Case studies that show how support breaks downโand how to adjust
- Regulation supports to reduce escalation and increase readiness
- Communication supports to improve access across contexts
- Accommodation examples that are practical, specific, and usable
- Goal + documentation tools to keep progress clear and manageable
- Collaboration supports that reduce friction and keep teams aligned
- Support for the adults doing the workโreassurance and perspective
Meet the authors
Written by a cross-disciplinary team of trusted voices in special education.
- ๐ฉ๐ซ Meg Mott, M.S., CCC-SLP โ Author of The Neurodiversity Affirming Handbook and Navigating Neurodiversity
- ๐จ๐ผ Eric Oxford, Ed.D. โ District leader in special education
- ๐ฉโ๏ธ Tami Santisteban, M.S., OTR/L โ School-based occupational therapist
- ๐ฉ๐ Filiz Zeybek, Ed.D. โ Special educator and instructional designer
Formats, delivery & purchase orders
- ๐ฆ Print Edition โ High-quality handbook shipped to your door
- ๐ป Digital Edition โ Instant download so you can start right away
- ๐ Bundle Option โ Get both formats for the same price as print
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Pathway to Support helps you move from uncertainty to alignmentโso support plans donโt just exist, they work.