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Texas Project First: The Special Education Process, Step by Step
This guide explains each step in the special education process. In each step, learn what happens, who is involved, and the timelines associated. Tips for parents are also included
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Services in School for Children With Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know
The services offered in schools for students with disabilities can sometimes be difficult to understand. This site tells parents what they can do and what options are afforded to them under the law. (March 2011)
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Free Special Needs Teaching Resources
This site provides educators with the ability to create their own worksheet printables to enhance the educational experiences of students with a wide range of learning abilities. Also, find a collection of links, educational software...
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Services in Your State for Infants and Toddlers
Parents of children ages birth through 5 years will find information on who to contact, what services they are entitled to, a dictionary of terms used in special education, and much more.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Services in Your State for Infants and Toddlers
Parents of children ages birth through 5 years will find information on who to contact, what services they are entitled to, a dictionary of terms used in special education, and much more.
Other
Faq's on Curriculum Based Measurement in Reading
This site contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions on using Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) to assess reading in students with special needs. CBM is an effective way to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs....
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Faq's on Curriculum Based Measurement in Reading
This site contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions on using Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) to assess reading in students with special needs. CBM is an effective way to assess and monitor progress of students with special needs....
AdLit
Ad lit.org: How to Adapt Your Teaching Strategies to Student Needs
Teachers are often asked to modify instruction to accommodate special needs students. In fact, all students will benefit from the following good teaching practices. The following article takes the mystery out of adapting materials and...
LD Online
Ld Online: Your Child's Iep: Practical and Legal Guidance
A complete and extensive parent guide to the IEP process, laws and regulations, and components of an IEP. The article provides pages of information on IEP's, and serves as an excellent reference for parents.
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Dyslexia in the Classroom
From the Davis Dyslexia Association, committed to providing assistance and methods of learning for individuals with dyslexia, comes a complete list of classroom accommodations. This bulleted list provides a helpful resource for regular...
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: Castle Builder
A lesson plan with plenty of discussion and research questions, as well as links to examples and more information. You'll also find extension ideas and adaptations for students with special needs.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
In this lesson, early elementary and special education students learn about generosity by reading the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (not provided through the lesson plan). Graphic organizers are used to aid in reading the book....
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Designing a Dossier: An Instruction Book for Your Child
Many of the adults in your child's life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child's unique pattern of strengths and limitations. Developing a one- to three-page dossier that provides useful information about your...
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Infinitec: Work and Assistive Technology
Work is about finding a way to effectively complete a task. Many new Assistive Technology (AT) devices are available to help people get work done by new means, such as by dictating text to a voice recognition program, or by having...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Reading and Writing About Miss Moo
Lesson for early elementary and special education students utlizing the book Miss Moo Goes to the Zoo by Kelly Graves and graphic organizers to identify elements in a story (title, author, setting, characters, etc.). Students participate...
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills for Life: Lesson Plans
A series of financial literacy lesson plans broken out by grade range for grades from Pre-K through college, with an additional set of lessons created for students with special needs.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Exploring Polygons
In this instructional activity, students explore different polygons by drawing them, measuring angles, and manipulating interactive sketches to find the angle sum for any polygon. Students also explore the angle measures in regular...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Characteristics of Parallelograms
In this lesson, students learn more about the characteristics of parallelograms by folding paper and measuring the angles in a parallelogram. Students use a ruler and protractor to draw parallelograms with given properties. Then,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Transition of Students With Disabilities to Postsecondary Education
How do a student's rights and responsibilities change when they move from high school to post-secondary education? Read these questions and answers from the Department of Education to find out.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Determining Assessment Accommodations
Assessment accommodations help people with learning disabilities display their skills accurately on examinations. Teachers, learn how to test the true knowledge of your students. Don't test their ability to write quickly if you want to...
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Hoagies' Gifted: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
Learn how to identify students who are both learning disabled and gifted and help keep them interested in class activities, prevent them from falling behind, and encourage them to explore and demonstrate their academic and creative...
Teachnology
Teachnology: How to Differentiate Instruction
A very helpful introduction to differentiated instruction, which includes research on this type of instruction and steps for teachers to take in differentiating their instruction. Links to additional information are also provided under...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Learning to Clean Tables by Using Sign Language
This is a L.I.F.E Skills functional and reading instructional activity using sign language and picture symbols for a severe/profound class with little or no verbal expressive language skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Assistive Technology
Find information and resources about assistive technology that can help kids with language-based learning disabilities become stronger readers and writers. Assistive technology is any device that supports the independence of a person...