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Home > Adoption > National Adoption Month > Celebrating National Adoption Month: Resources for Teachers

Answering the Call

From the PSA campaign promoting teen adoption, funded by the Children's Bureau.

Celebrating National Adoption Month: Resources for Teachers

Information and resources for teachers and other school personnel about adoption.

Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom
Digest created by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

Adoption Helper's Teacher's Guide to Adoption
Basic information on adoption for the elementary and secondary school teacher. (Adoption Helper is based in Canada.)

Adoption in the Schools:  Promoting Equality and Fairness for all Children and Their Families (PDF – 157 KB)
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute & Center for Adoption Support and Education (2006)
Outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues and proposes steps that educators can take to make positive changes in the classroom.

Adoptive Families Magazine
Resources for adoption, including downloadable handouts and information for your child's teacher, inspiring ideas for adoption presentations, and more.

Center for Adoption Support and Education
This organization offers resources for educators, including the SAFE at School program and others.

Families Adopting Children in Response (FAIR)
FAIR is an all-volunteer organization that exists to support, educate, and advocate for adoptive families and children. FAIR's publication, Adoption and the Schools: Resources for Parents and Teachers provides information to help anticipate problematic assignments, communicate effectively, and support adopted children in school.

Adoption, Foster, and Kinship Care: Increasing Awareness in Your School
Adoptions Together’s Center for Adoptive Families
Information and strategies for school professionals to work effectively with students and families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship care, and other family constellations.

The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Resources for teachers and other professionals.

Resource Guide for Educators
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Brochure designed to help educators address adoption sensitively in a school environment.

School & Adoption: Navigating IEPs, IDEA, and Special Services
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Guide for parents to understanding schools and services provided to older youth.

 

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