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Lda: Developing and Implementing the Iep
An overview of the IEP with special emphasis on the required contents and implementation of the IEP.
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Palaestra: Activity Ideas for Students With Severe Disabilities
Article listing activity ideas for students with severe, multiple, and profound disabilities. The article includes six sections, all outlining suggestions for activities to promote physical activity in students with severe or multiple...
Curated OER
Kids Health: What to Do When You Don't Like School
Not everyone enjoys going to school, but we all have to go. If you or a friend are having a hard time at school, these tips and explanations may be just the thing to turn school into something you enjoy. You have to be there, you may as...
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Bridging Apps: People With Special Needs
This collection of apps is aimed at helping those with special needs.
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Great Schools: A Parent's Guide to Helping With Learning Difficulties
Understanding how to help a child that is having difficulties in school is an important step towards success. This site provides free information and support for parents and educators looking to provide support for a child struggling...
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Blending Multiple Genres in Theme Baskets
The theme-basket concept of literature instruction combines several approaches known to work with marginalized readers, students with learning disabilities, and ELLs: 1) a thematic approach to teaching literature, 2) the use of...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: My Son's Disability, and My Own Inability to See It
This is a cautionary tale, not just for people who have no real idea of what a learning disability is and probably suspect the whole thing is an overindulgent scam, but also for any parent of a child struggling mightily through school.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities
Research-based information and advice for sizing up reading programs and finding the right one for your child with a learning disability.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Writing Disabilities: An Overview
Learn from an expert why some kids with learning disabilities struggle with writing and how some instructional approaches can help.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Learning Disabilities: An Overview
Learning disabilities (LD) come in several forms. Learn more about them, how they're identified, and what types of instruction support students with LD.
LD Online
Ld Online: What Is a Learning Disability?
Provided is a detailed explanation of learning disabilities, and descriptions of different types of learning disabilities. A useful overview of learning disabilities.
LD Online
Ld Online: Educators
This site provides information about learning disabilities, from experts all over the world. This page specifically provides help, strategies, and ideas to educators of people with learning disabilities.
LD Online
Ld Online: Ie Ps
The Educational Resources Information Center provides a guide to writing the IEP. Beginning with the child's evaluation results, and also including specific information about the child's needs and goals.
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Eric: The Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities
When a child is slow to learn new information it can often trouble a parent. What are the signs of a learning disability? What can a parent do to help correct these problems? This site reviews this information.
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Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Comprehensive resource for information about this often undiagnosed disorder. It includes research, assessment tips as well as strategies that may benefit people with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
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Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Comprehensive resource for information about this often undiagnosed disorder. It includes research, assessment tips as well as strategies that may benefit people with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
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Audiblox: Foundational Reading Skills
What types of reading skills do students need to be successful? This informative site focuses on students with learning disabilities. Explore!
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Wrightslaw: Writing Good Iep Goals and Objectives
"Help! I need good IEP goals and objectives." Feel like that also? Here's some advice and useful articles that may help you develop indvidualized education plan.
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Lda: Developing and Implementing the Iep
An overview of the IEP with special emphasis on the required contents and implementation of the IEP.
Other
The National Organization for Rare Disorders
This organization specializes in providing assistance for those with rare diseases. This part of the site lists rare diseases in alphabetical order. Each disease is defined and organizations that specialize in the disease are listed.