Updated August 16, 2004 6:30 p.m. EST. Look for the and icons. | |
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Adaptive/Assistive Technology | |
EZscreen Touchscreens | |||
IBM Special Needs Systems | |||
Microsoft Accessibility Technology | |||
Mayer-Johnson Picture Communication Symbols | |||
ABLE-NET Internet Service for people with disabilities | |||
Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition Software | |||
Ai Squared Screen Magnification | |||
Accommodations | |
Instructional/Classroom Accommodations #1 | |||
Instructional/Classroom Accommodations #2 | |||
Instructional/Classroom Accommodations #3 | |||
Accommodations for Students with AD/HD & LD | |||
Adaptive Physical Education | |
Feldenkrais in Adaptive PE | |||
Adaptive PE at PE Central | |||
PE Lesson Ideas | |||
AD/HD | |
The Alertness Log | |||
Guide to Using the Alertness Log | |||
The Consistency Log | |||
Guide to Using the Consistency Log | |||
The Effort Log | |||
Guide to Using the Effort Log | |||
Diagnosing ADD with the Snap-IV Rating Scale | |||
Teaching Tips | |||
Even More Teaching Tips | |||
Getting and Maintaining the Student's Attention | |||
Using Technology to Teach Spelling | |||
Back In Control Behavior Modification Program | |||
Attention Deficit Disorders Made Easy | |||
How to Teach ADD/ADHD Children | |||
The Wildest Colts Make the Best Horses (a booklet by child-advocate, John Breeding who speaks out against using drugs to manage active children.) | |||
ADD/ADHD: Homeschooling is the Best Way | |||
Advocacy | |
(See also Legal Assistance) | |
The Special Ed Advocate Newsletter | |||
The Art of Writing Advocacy Letters | |||
SNAP Online: Special Needs Advocate for Parents | |||
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates | |||
Advocacy for Children with Long-Term Medical Issues | |||
Disability Rights Advocates | |||
Special Ed Advocacy Tip of the Week | |||
State Protection & Advocacy Agencies | |||
Parent Training and Information Centers (From the PACER organization. Listed by State) | |||
Amicus For Children (Free advocacy services to parents of special needs children) | |||
LD Self-Advocacy Manual | |||
Applied Behavior Analysis | |
Using TEACCH at Home (complete instructions and lessons to teach basic skills to children with autism and other severe disabilities) | |||
Stimulus Control and Prompt Hierarchy FAQ | |||
ABA Resources for Recovery from Autism | |||
Bridges: A Complete ABA Training Program | |||
Assessment | |
Understanding Tests and Measurements for the Parent and Advocate | |||
Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessments | |||
Motivation Assessment Scale | |||
Blank Functional Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan Forms | |||
Examples of Completed Functional Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Forms | |||
ose info: Functional Behavioral Assessment | |||
Functional Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan Training Online | |||
Free Reading Assessment | |||
Parent's Guide to Understanding Developmental Assessment | |||
FairTest.org (Explores the need and usefulness of testing) | |||
Test Score Discrepancy Analyzer 2.0 | |||
Audiobooks | |
Blackstone Audiobooks | |||
Audiobook Channel at Yahoo! Broadcast (free to download) | |||
Candlelight Stories Story Theater (free audiobooks to download) | |||
MP3.com (free audiobooks and music) | |||
Learning With Audiobooks | |||
Auditory Therapy | |
EASe CD for Auditory Hypersensitivity | |||
Tomatis Method | |||
FastFoword | |||
Samonas Sound Therapy | |||
Earobics | |||
Comparison of Fast ForWord and Earobics | |||
Auditory Memory Strategies and Activities | |||
Strategies for Improving Auditory & Visual Comprehension of Language | |||
Autism | |
Special Kids Learning Resource Network (videos and books for kids with autism) | |||
Division TEACCH Structured Teaching | |||
Toilet Training Using Structured Teaching | |||
Communication Incentives | |||
Building Communication Around Routines | |||
Teaching Social Skills (from the Syracuse Community-Referenced Curriculum) | |||
Learning Styles and Autism | |||
Self-Injurious Behavior | |||
Physical Exercise and Autism | |||
Comparison of Fast ForWord and Earobics | |||
Sensory Integration | |||
Vision Therapy | |||
Teaching Tips | |||
Families for Early Autism Treatment | |||
Teaching Children With Autism Excellent ABA site with free curriculum! | |||
Bipolar (Manic-Depression) | |
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation | |||
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamplets | |||
Book Clubs | |
Troll | |||
Stuart Brent Children's Bookclub for Gifted and Reluctant Readers (totally personalized bookclub that will work with your child's needs) | |||
Golden Books | |||
Children's Braille Book- of-the-Month Club | |||
Behavior Disorders | |
Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach (live chat transcript with author) | |||
Addressing Student Problem Behavior | |||
Gold Star Junkies (do 'gold star' reinforcements produce real learning? From Teacher Magazine) | |||
Discipline without Stress, Rewards or Punishments | |||
Brain-Based Learning | |
Brain-Friendly Learning | |||
Brain-based Learning: An Overview | |||
12 Design Principles for Brain-Based Learning | |||
Brain-based Learning--Where's the Proof? | |||
Brain-Based Learning--A Quiz | |||
Practical Classroom Applications of Current Brain Research | |||
Principles of Brain-Based Learning | |||
Camps | |
Camp Allen Bedford, NH | |||
Wonderland Camp Missouri | |||
Fact Sheet on Summer Camps | |||
Therapy/Respite Camps | |||
Central Auditory Processing Disorder | |
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut (RealAudio simulation of how someone with CAPD hears) | |||
Living and Working with Central Auditory Processing Disorder | |||
Cerebral Palsy | |
Cerebral Palsy Network | |||
Cerebral Palsy: A Multimedia Tutorial | |||
Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Care | |||
Child Development | |
NNCC Child Development Database | |||
Asperger's Syndrome: A Developmental Puzzle | |||
Stages of Intellectual Development in Children and Teens (Piaget) | |||
Stages of Social-Emotional Development in Children and Teens (Erickson) | |||
Child Development Tools and Calculators | |||
Child Development and Autism: A Cerebellar-Prefrontal Model | |||
Corporal Punishment by Mothers and Its Impact on Cognitive Development | |||
Considering Homeschooling | |
Learning Disabled and Gifted: A Homeschool Perspective | |||
Special Education or Homeschooling: Sorting Out the Options | |||
Homeschooling the Child with NonVerbal LD | |||
Homeschooling: Great Idea or Big Mistake? | |||
Homeschooling the Gifted Child | |||
Data Tools | |
Chart Dog Progress Monitoring Charts | |||
OKAPI! Reading Probe Generator | |||
CBA Assessment Generator | |||
Test Score Discrepancy Analyzer 2.0 | |||
Disability Information Clearinghouses | |
Electronic Curbcuts | |||
Half the Planet | |||
Downloadable Forms | |
Record-Keeping Blank Forms (free download and print) | |||
Graph Paper, Grid Paper, Timelines, Etc. (Blank to print and use directly with the student) | |||
Homeschool Solutions Recordkeeping Software (free 30-day trial) | |||
Deaf-Blind | |
Teaching Deaf, Blind and Dumb Children | |||
The Two-Handed Manual Alphabet | |||
The Deafblind Manual Alphabet | |||
CUEmmunication: Beginning Communication with People Who Are Deafblind | |||
Strategies to Promote Early Eating Skills | |||
The Too-Hard Basket: Education for People Who Are Deafblind | |||
Children With Cortical Vision Impairment: Implications for Education | |||
A-Z Deafblind | |||
Down Syndrome | |
Down Syndrome: Teaching Reading and Language | |||
Use of a Reading Program and Signing to Develop Language Skills | |||
Down Syndrome Research and Practice | |||
Overview of Homeschooling a Child with Down Syndrome | |||
Down Syndrome Teaching Strategies | |||
Reading Before Talking | |||
Toilet Training | |||
Developing Number and Maths Skills | |||
Early Intervention (0-3 years) | |
Zero To Three | |||
TykeTALK Stages of Speech and Language Development (click on Ages and Stages) | |||
Developmental Checklist | |||
Responding To Children | |||
Toddler Development and Activities | |||
Enhancing Language Development in Young Children | |||
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue | |
Test-Taking Tips | |||
Homeschooling | |||
Tips for Teaching Students with CFIDS | |||
Strategies for Learning with CFIDS | |||
Studying for Exams | |||
For Parents of Sick and Worn-Out Children | |||
FMS in Children | |||
Fragile X Syndrome | |
National Fragile X Foundation | |||
Fragile X Research Foundation | |||
Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada | |||
Genetics Birth Defects Center | |||
Lesson Plans for Fragile X | |||
Freebies | |
The Bookcart (free hardcopy paperbacks) | |||
All the Best Free Teacher Resources | |||
Coupons for Kids | |||
Federal/National Disability Resources | |
Captioned Media Program (closed caption videos free to borrow) | |||
US Department of Education Homepage | |||
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence | |||
OSER's IDEA '97 Homepage | |||
Easter Seals | |||
Functional Skills | |
A Case for Teaching Functional Skills (Must Read!) | |||
Gifted and Disabled | |
Dual Exceptionalities | |||
Learning Disabled and Gifted: A Homeschooling Perspective | |||
Giftedness and Learning Disabilities | |||
ADD and Gifted | |||
Hearing Impairment | |
Deaf Homeschool Network | |||
College and Career Programs for Deaf Students | |||
Captioned Media Program | |||
Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms | |||
Animated Sign Language Dictionary | |||
John Tracy Clinic (free local and distance education courses for parents of young children and young children who are hearing impaired or deaf-blind) | |||
SignWriting: Read, Write and Type All Sign Languages | |||
Handspeak Sign Language Dictionary and Tutorial | |||
Another Path | |||
Homeschool and Education Search Engines | |
Childfun.com | |||
Awesome Library K12 Educational Directory | |||
Education World | |||
Gateway to Educational Materials | |||
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library | |||
The Lesson Plan Search Engine | |||
Homeschool Organizations | |
Homeschool Legal Defense Association | |||
National Home Education Network | |||
National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network (NATHHAN) | |||
National Home Education Research Institute | |||
Humanitarian Aid | |
The Hunger Site Donate free food! | |||
The Rainforest Site Donate free square feet of rainforest! | |||
The Fund for Animals | |||
The Animal Rescue Site | |||
Build A School | |||
Identification Aids | |
Beverly Hills Collar Co. | |||
Emergency ID Shoe Tags | |||
Medic Alert | |||
Medic Assist | |||
ID Ideas | |||
Browel's Medical ID Tags | |||
International Disability, Homeschool and Special Education | |
International Journal of Special Education | |||
International Disability News Ticker | |||
Disability World Webzine | |||
Learning Disabilities | |
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (free) | |||
LD Online | |||
Simplified Learning by Joyce Herzog | |||
Gifted and Learning Disabled: Twice Exceptional | |||
Troubleshooting Learning Problems | |||
Reading Methods and LD | |||
How Children Learn to Read | |||
Features of Good Learning Strategies | |||
What Teachers Can Do About LD | |||
Adapting Math Instruction | |||
Strategies for Building Word Attack Skills | |||
Using Children's Literature to Teach Social Skills | |||
Interventions for Dyslexia | |||
Multisensory Approach to Spelling | |||
Dealing with Dysgraphia | |||
Math Learning Disabilities | |||
DOs and DONTs for Fostering Social Competence | |||
Homeschooling the Child with Nonverbal LD | |||
Teaching Organizational and Study Skills | |||
10 Tips for Developing Good Organizational Skills | |||
Developing Fluency with Basic Number Facts | |||
Teaching Tolerance of Annoyances and Distractions | |||
LD Self-Advocacy Manual | |||
Practical LD Information | |||
Learning Styles | |
Learning Styles: Nurturing the Genius in Each Child | |||
Learning Styles and Autism | |||
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence (MI) | |||
Keirsey Temperament and Character Website (including online questionnaire) | |||
Legal Assistance | |
EdLaw | |||
Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates | |||
Law Crawler (State and National legal information search engine, including disability and special education law) | |||
Wrightslaw ( up-to-date information on disability/education issues) | |||
Special Ed Law Legal Rights, Strategies and Resources | |||
IDEA Regulations | |||
ADA Information Line | |||
American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) | |||
Overview of ADA, IDEA and Section 504 | |||
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | |||
Life Skills | |
101 Picture Recipes Cookbook and Teacher's Manual ($22.50 from ARC) | |||
Math | |
Helping Your Child Learn Math | |||
Math Learning Disabilities | |||
Math Stories | |||
Fantastic Math Tricks | |||
Fraction Shapes | |||
MathTalk: Math without the mouse or keyboard | |||
Teaching Math to Students with Visual Impairments | |||
Math Forum Resources | |||
Multiplication Flashcards Software | |||
TouchMath (This is an excellent math program!) | |||
Money Instructor | |||
Medical Information | |
NeedyMeds (Comprehensive list of free/low-cost medications) | |||
The Medicine Program (Free/Low-cost medications) | |||
Montessori Method | |
Practical Life Activities | |||
Math Activities | |||
Language Development Activities | |||
Sensorial-Motor Development | |||
Montessori Homeschooling | |||
Montessori-Renaissance Parenting Q&As | |||
Montessori Learning Environment at Home | |||
Montessori Teaching and Teacher Training | |||
Montessori Information for Homeschoolers | |||
Motivation | |
Winning Systems for Motivation (free e-book on how to motivate children using realistic reward strategies) | |||
Gold Star Junkies (do 'gold star' reinforcements produce real learning? From Teacher Magazine) | |||
Movies Involving Disabilities | |
Movies About Developmental Disabilities | |||
Music Therapy | |
Tips for Using Music In Therapy | |||
Rivanna Music Singing Sounds CD/Cassettes | |||
MoJo's Musical Mouseum Children's Song Lyrics | |||
Newsletters and Magazines | |
At Our Own Pace (free newsletter) | |||
Eclectic Homeschool Online Magazine (free) | |||
Nurturing Magazine Online | |||
Exceptional Parent Magazine Online | |||
American Montessori's Homeschool Newsletter | |||
Special Child Online Newsletter | |||
Mrs. Alphabet (free newsletter with ideas for teaching alphabet, phonics and math) | |||
Special Ed News | |||
Recipes4Learning Newsletter | |||
The Special Ed Advocate (by Wrightslaw) | |||
Education Week on the Web | |||
Disability Resources on the Web Newsletter | |||
Teacher Magazine Online | |||
The Catalyst (Quarterly newsletter about disabilities/technology) | |||
Disability Solutions Newsletters | |||
Palaestra: Forum for Sport, PE, and Recreation for the Disabled | |||
Instructor Magazine Online | |||
The World Around You (For deaf and hard-of-hearing teens.) | |||
Odessy-New Directions in Deaf Education | |||
Assistive Media (Real Audio recordings of popular magazines.) | |||
News-4-You Picture Symbol Newspaper | |||
Occupational Therapy (Fine Motor) | |
Developing Fine Motor Skills: Activities | |||
Food Handling Skills: Fine Motor Development | |||
Motor Development: Providing Experiences | |||
Occupational Therapy, Fine Motor and Visual Aids | |||
Online Books and Libraries | |
Library In the Sky | |||
The Internet Public Library | |||
National Library of Education | |||
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online | |||
On-Line Books | |||
Free E-Books (American History, Educational, Fairy Tales, Greek Myths, Parenting) | |||
Free Books for Children | |||
Online Learning | |
2Learn Educational Resources | |||
WorldWide Learn (free) | |||
Free Training with Freeskills.com | |||
Knowledge Hound (free) | |||
WannaLearn.com (free family-safe online tutorials) | |||
Free-Ed.Net (free education on the Internet) | |||
Weekly Online Lessons Index (free to your email) | |||
Interactive Piano Lessons Online | |||
The Tutorials Search Engine | |||
KnowledgeRush | |||
Parenting | |
Parenting Special Needs (at About.com) | |||
Our Kids | |||
The Father's Network | |||
Physical Therapy (Gross Motor) | |
Physical Therapy in Down Syndrome | |||
Exercises to Improve Balance | |||
Foam Roller Thoracic Extension Exercises | |||
Stretching Exercises | |||
Strengthening Exercises | |||
How To Make Your Own Exercise Weights | |||
Exercises and Arthritis (stretching and strengthening exercises) | |||
Use of Physical Exercise to Improve Behavior of Children with Autism | |||
Gross Motor Developmental Skills Birth to Age 8 | |||
Motor Development: Providing Experiences | |||
Pro-life for All | |
LifeNews | |||
Abortion Survivors | |||
Abortion Facts.com | |||
The Moral Question of Abortion | |||
Is It Better for a Handicapped Child to Have Never Been Born? | |||
Abortion Article (touches on the handicapped/abortion issue) | |||
Right and Wrong Made Simple (GRAPHIC. A former abortion clinic worker's website) | |||
Prompt Hierarchy FAQ | |
Professional Publications | |
ED Pubs Online Ordering System | |||
Behavior Research and Therapy | |||
Index of Psychological and Social Science Journals | |||
Annotated Bibliography of Educational Journals | |||
Speech and Language Therapy in Practice | |||
Teaching Exceptional Children | |||
Beyond Behavior | |||
Reading, Vocabulary & Grammar | |
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children | |||
Improving Reading Fluency | |||
Improving Comprehension | |||
Grammar Lessons | |||
Vocabulary | |||
Phonics | |||
Sight Word Soup Game | |||
Dolch Word List | |||
Reading Methods and Learning Disabilities | |||
How Children Learn to Read | |||
Strategy Instruction for Solving Unknown Words | |||
Using Closed Caption TV To Remediate Reading | |||
Recreation | |
Therapeutic Riding and Handicapped Riding Programs | |||
Global Access (disability accessible travel) | |||
Special Olympics | |||
New England Handicapped Sports Association | |||
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports | |||
Savant Syndrome | |
Phenomenal Talent: The Autistic Savant | |||
Savant Syndrome Annotated Resource List | |||
Schools Offering Special Education Services | |
Clonlara School | |||
The Essential Learning Institute | |||
National Academy of Child Development | |||
Hewitt Homeschooling | |||
Gentle Teaching: A Non-Aversive Approach | |||
Hanen Early Language | |||
Montessori for the Earth and in the Home | |||
Option Institute | |||
The Hadley School for the Blind (free) | |||
Texas Tech University Extended Studies K-12 | |||
John Tracy Clinic (free local and distance education courses for parents of young children and young children who are hearing impaired or deaf-blind) | |||
Dyslexia Homeschool Support at the Greenwood Institute | |||
Landmark College ("the only fully accredited college designed for students with LD or ADHD") | |||
Power Learning Network (specializing in teaching children grades 4+ who have LD or similar disabilities) | |||
SeaScape Educational Center Hearing Impaired/Deaf Program | |||
Seton Home Study School | |||
Sensory Integration | |
The Tactile Defensive Child | |||
Sensory Integration FAQ | |||
Sensory Integration Observation Guide | |||
Efficacy of Sensory Integration Procedures | |||
Links to SI Resources | |||
SI Activities For Home or School | |||
Toys to Improve Sensory Integration Issues | |||
Activities for Oral Defensiveness | |||
A Day in the Life of Alex: Incorporating SI Activities into Daily Life | |||
Service Animals | |
Service Dog Resources in the U.S. by State | |||
Dogs for the Deaf (Rescuing unwanted dogs and training them for service.) | |||
Helping Hands Monkey Helpers | |||
Loving Paws Assistance Dogs (For kids under age 18) | |||
Support Dogs, Inc. (Service and therapy dogs.) | |||
The Guide Horse Foundation (miniature horses as service animals) | |||
Sibling Support | |
Sibling Support Site | |||
Understanding Sibling Issues (NICHCY News Digest) | |||
Similar Sites | |
Bearable Times Kids and Teens Club | |||
Aut-2B-Home | |||
School is Dead; Learn in Freedom | |||
Social Skills | |
Understanding and Teaching Friendship Skills | |||
Indices of Friendship Observation Schedule | |||
Social Stories | |
Social Stories | |||
Social Stories Text | |||
Software | |
Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes Software | |||
KD PC: StartWrite for children learning to print (free demo) | |||
WordQ Word Predication Software | |||
Orton Gillingham Dyslexia Software | |||
Laureate Computer Software | |||
Unicorn Quest Kids' Typing Game (learn to type with one, two or both hands) | |||
Spending Money (free demo) | |||
Making Change (free demo) | |||
ADD/ADHD Educational Freeware | |||
Education Software Catalogs Metalinks | |||
Bry-Back Manor Freeware for Special Kids | |||
Lexia Learning Phonics-Based Reading | |||
Lexia S.O.S. Reading | |||
Read Please Text-To-Speech Software Free! | |||
Community Signs Software | |||
Speech and Language | |
Q & A About Articulation Problems | |||
Pragmatic Language Tips | |||
Speech Therapy Activities (lots of free activities to promote speech and language aquisition) | |||
Speech Sound Aquisition in Children | |||
Free Ideas for Teaching Speech and Language | |||
Oral-Motor Myths of Down Syndrome | |||
Horns as Therapy Tools | |||
Straws as Therapy Tools | |||
Quia! Speech Activities | |||
Speech and Language Idea Exchange | |||
Software for Speech Therapy | |||
Singing Sounds Songs for Learning Early Speech Sounds | |||
Marvelous Mouth Music Songames for Speech Therapy | |||
Speech Therapy Ideas | |||
Speech Teach UK | |||
Spelling | |
Strategies for Teaching Spelling | |||
Tips for Teaching Spelling | |||
Practical Spelling Ideas | |||
How Much Do You Know About Teaching Spelling? | |||
Five Guidelines for Teaching Spelling and Six Ways to Practice | |||
Forty Ways to Spice Up Your Spelling | |||
Spelling Ticklers | |||
Stimulus Control FAQ | |
Support Information | |
Comprehensive List of Special-Needs Homeschool Email Groups | |||
Parents Instructing Challenged Children | |||
NATHHAN | |||
Terminology | |
Glossary of Commonly Used Acronyms | |||
Glossary of Acronyms | |||
Transition Information | |
Seven Components of Transition | |||
Disability-Friendly Colleges | |||
SAT and ACT Test Accommodations | |||
Options After High School | |||
Transitioning From the World of School to the World of Work (by Temple Grandin) | |||
Unschooling | |
Natural Life Homeschooling (Many good articles on unschooling) | |||
Positively ADD: Parenting and Unschooling | |||
Holt Growing Without Schooling | |||
Unschooling.com | |||
Delight-Driven Learning | |||
Family Unschoolers Network | |||
Video | |
Special Kids Learning Resource Network (videos for children with autism) | |||
Classroom Visuals.com (Formerly Scholastic Video Service. Offers discount to homeschooling special needs families) | |||
The Standard Deviants (teaching with humor!) | |||
Love and Learning (kits to teach reading to kids with cognitive impairments) | |||
Library Video Company | |||
Vision Impairment | |
Resources for Parents and Teachers of Blind Kids | |||
The Hadley School for the Blind | |||
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped | |||
TSBVI Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students | |||
Children's Braille Book- of-the-Month Club | |||
Sun Sounds Radio (online radio station that reads all kinds of print media for people who can't) | |||
Writing | |
Using Cartoons to Teach Creative Writing | |||
Strategies for Dealing With Dysgraphia | |||