Special+Ed+Sites

__**Special Education Resources**__ http://www.ataccess.org/ **Alliance for Technology Access-** Connecting children and adults with disabilities to technology tools http://www.aslpro.com/ **ASL Pro-** A great site for those who teach non-verbal learners and are trying to use sign language as a means of communication but are new to it. http://www.auties.org **Auties-** A website designed to help individuals with autism begin to look for work. http://www.autism.com **Autism-** Autism information and resources www.autisminternetmodules.org **Autism Internet Modules.org** -A new Autism information web site in the process of being developed. The AIM project will develop a series of 60 modules by the time the project is complete on topics including assessment and identification, characteristics, evidence-based practices and interventions, transition to adulthood, and employment. Module authors include experts on ASD from across the nation. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.autismspeaks.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Autism Speaks.org** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">- Self explanatory, great web site, great organization <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/26631.aspx <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Bright Hub-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">An article on teaching children with Oppositional Defiance Disorder <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.cdc.gov/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**The Center for Disease Control and Prevention** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">. A must-have link for teachers to use as a reference guide for so many health related things. Topics are listed alphabetically so just click on the letter for the topic you’re interested in or do a search. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Cerebral Palsy.org** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Comprehensive resources for all things related to caring for a child with Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy, and other neurological injuries <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Cerebral Palsy Source-A** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> great resource to learn about and find resources for those with Cerebral Palsy <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">www.chadd.org <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**CHADD-Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://cindysautisticsupport.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Cindy’s Autistic Support** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-A wealth of information on Autism, teaching helps, downloadable worksheets, etc. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.confusingwords.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Confusing Words** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-An online dictionary/thesaurus specifically for confusing words. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.do2learn.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**do2learn** -games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.dsawa.asn.au/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Down Syndrome WA** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Great web site for information on Down Syndrome <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.aacps.org/studentservices/ed.pdf <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**ED Questions from Parents-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">A brochure to help answer questions parents might have when their child is diagnosed with Emotional Disturbance <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://adhd.kids.tripod.com/teachers.html <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Education Resources and Teaching Sites** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> Providing Articles, Research, Ideas, Curriculum, Assessment, Learning Styles, and Special Needs”. Especially geared toward those who work with students with ADHD but can be used by all educators. You have to spend some time looking around this site but it’s worth it, there are links to many other valuable websites and this site is set up nicely according to discipline areas. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.freakyfreddies.com/teacher.htm <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Freaky Freddies-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Links to free stuff for teachers <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.goldenharsyndrome.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Goldenhar Syndrome-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Offers information and resources pertaining to Goldenhar Syndrome and other craniofacial anomalies <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">www.thegraycenter.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**The Gray Center-“** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Official Home of Carol Gray and Social Stories” a good place to learn more about Autism and Social Stories. Also a place to buy product <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.interdys.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**The International Dyslexia Association** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> website, lots of good information to share with parents and other educators. Membership available for a fee. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.interventioncentral.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Intervention Centra** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">l has links to intervention ideas, tools, RtI, downloads, and more. Also has an on-line tool section, where teachers can generate personalized behavior reports, academic assessments, reinforcement surveys, and more <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://kidshealth.org/kid/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Kids Health.org** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Just what it says it is <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Wingdings','Arial';">J <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> and within this site at: <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/dyslexia.html# <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Kids Health-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">A lot of good information for kids about Dyslexia <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.kinderart.com/special/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Kinder Art-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Art lesson plans especially for students with special needs. This web site offers a whole host of other resources in the field of art education as well so look around <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Wingdings','Arial';">J <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.ldonline.org <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**LD Online-“** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">The world’s leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD” <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.ldanatl.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Learning Disabilities Association of America** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">www.mychildwithoutlimits.org <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**My Child Without Limits. Org** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Another great resource to offer to parents. This site is “designed to be an authoritative early intervention resource with a social networking element for families of young children ages 0-5 with developmental delays or disabilities, and professionals looking for a single, trusted, aggregate source of information that relates to their needs and interests”. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.naset.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**National Association of Special Education Teachers** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">; fee required <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://ncld.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**National Center for Learning Disabilities** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Verdana','Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">**NICHCY-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.nofas.org/default.aspx <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">…a wealth of information for parents and educators <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://rarediseases.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**NORD-National Organization of Rare Disorders.** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Offers information on rare diseases. A good resource to have as a teacher and to offer to parents <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.help4adhd.org/index.cfm?varLang=en <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**National Resource Center on ADHD** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> (a program of CHADD) <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://childbrain.com/index.shtml <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Childbrain.com** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> is the Pediatric Neurology Site. There are links to information about many childhood neurological disorders including the PDD spectrum disorders, seizure disorders, etc. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.polyxo.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Polyxo-Teaching Children with Autism-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">A web site that has good information on discrete trial, ABA, data collection, and more <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/studentPrograms/Interagency%20Phone%20Directory.pdf <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Riverside County Interagency Directory for Juvenile Services** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://rtinetwork.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**RTI Action Network** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">www.senteacher.org <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Sen Teacher-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Free teaching resources for education specialists <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.socialthinking.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Social Thinking-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">A web site that has information on social interactions for those on the spectrum…lots of good resources here <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://spedex.com/resource/documents/cbi/cbi.htm <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Special Education Exchange** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Scope and sequence developed to assist CBI teachers in knowing how to teach community skills, and what is appropriate at what age. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.superduperinc.com/Default.aspx <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Super Duper Publications** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">; fun learning materials for kids with special needs. Some of the things on this site are free and some must be purchased. You also need to create an account if you want some of the publications, etc. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.teacch.com/highfunction.html <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**TEACCH (Autism and Asperger’s)** <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">www.tinsnips.org <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Tinsnips** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> is a special education resource that strives to share a variety of specialized teaching tools, techniques, worksheets, and activities with teachers of students who have autistic spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Many of these activities may be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten children.” <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/atpwld.html <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**University of Washington** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-“Working together: computers and people with learning disabilities” This site offers definitions of various learning disabilities as well as links to help you find ways to incorporate technology to help individuals with learning disabilities. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**West Ed-** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">Using technology to support diverse learners <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.wati.org/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative.** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';"> This website provides has free downloads, information, etc. <span class="Hyperlink__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">http://www.wrightslaw.com/ <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">**Wrights Law.com** <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','Arial';">-Resources regarding legal aspects and best practices for special education and people with special needs.