EALA

Theme: Student Engagement and Agency

  • Insights for Navigating the Transition to Adulthood

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    Discover data-driven insights and actionable recommendations to support young adults with learning disabilities.

  • NCLD’s Action Center

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    NCLD’s Action Center enables you to contact your Members of Congress and make your voice heard on issues important to students with disabilities.

  • EALA Multilingual Learners Resource Catalog

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    At EALA, we know multilingualism is a strength; the ability to navigate multiple languages reflects deep cognitive and cultural knowledge that benefits all students, classrooms, and communities. This collection of resources is designed to highlight and build on those strengths.

  • Centering Youth Voice in Education Webinar

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    The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) takes an inside look at the Youth Action Project, a collaborative initiative dedicated to closing the gap in meaningful participation for disabled and neurodivergent youth. This webinar features leaders from three pilot sites: Social Optics, Transition Academy, and LiberatED.

  • Youth Action Project Resources

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    Youth-led pilot projects demonstrate the power of community-connected learning to help students navigate their futures with confidence and purpose. Centering student voice and storytelling, these initiatives show how education can evolve when youth are trusted as change-makers and supported with care.

  • Youth Project Framework for Students with IDD and Autism

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    The Youth Project aims to empower students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and Autism by providing them with self-advocacy tools, identifying their learning styles, and exploring post-secondary pathways in college, entrepreneurship, vocational, and trade programs.

  • Helping Learners Thrive: Lessons From Youth Leaders

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    Through our Youth Action Project, we conducted interviews with five neurodivergent high school students to better understand their educational experiences and needs. We invite you to explore the lessons learned from these student voices and consider how you might create more opportunities for students to share their insights.

  • “If They Would Just Listen”: What Students Are Teaching Us About Belonging and Voice

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    The Educating All Learners Alliance’s 2024 Community of Action event funded two innovative projects aimed at improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities. One of the projects that received funding was the Youth Action Project which aimed to amplify student voice and agency.

  • Youth Action Project Curriculum

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    This six-lesson curriculum is designed to integrate social and emotional learning (SEL) research from multiple sources. Students learn to read and interpret sensory details in their environment, using that awareness to understand and navigate social interactions, practice empathy, and reduce interpersonal conflict through a growth mindset perspective.

  • College Readiness Toolkit

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    This toolkit has guidance for teens (along with a section for parents) on how to get a good start in college and deal with some of these challenges during this critical period of building independence.