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Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
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Other

Reading From Scratch: dyslexia.org

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the Reading From Scratch program that is based on scientific research to help students with dyslexia. This site features helpful hints for teachers, a bibliographies, definitions and more.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina: Tar Heel Reader

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students can create, illustrate, and publish books for beginning readers, which are made available for the public to read. Authors must go through the free registration process in order to create a book.
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Professional Doc
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Special Education & the Arts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Suggestions and links for teaching art to students with special needs or language barriers.
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Read Works

Read Works: School Bus Strike Hurt Kids With Disabilities Most

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the effects of a four-week school bus drivers' strike in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs: A Guide to the Iep

For Students 9th - 10th
A child is guaranteed an education that is tailored to meet their needs. The IEP is the cornerstone of this education for students with special needs. Learn about the IEP and what is required on this comprehensive site.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs: A Guide to the Iep

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A child is guaranteed an education that is tailored to meet their needs. The IEP is the cornerstone of this education for students with special needs. Learn about the IEP and what is required on this comprehensive site.
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Code.org

Code.org: Lesson 10: Designing for Accessibility

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will learn about accessibility and the value of empathy through brainstorming and designing accessible solutions for hypothetical apps.
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iCivics

I Civics: Appellate Courts: Civic Action and Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students examine civic action, the steps involved, and its various methods, including protests and petitions.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
Payroll taxes include the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. Social Security taxes provide benefits for retired workers, the disabled, and the dependents of both. The Medicare tax is used to provide medical benefits for certain...
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Family Education

Family Education: Is Retention Beneficial for a Gifted Ld/add Child?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about the option of holding back a gifted student with a learning disability and why it is not beneficial.
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Other

The Ws Cognitive Profile and Educational Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Beginning with references to several articles written on Williams Syndrome (WS), this site provides an outline efficient for educators to follow when teaching children with WS and writing IEP's. Williams Syndrome is compared to a...
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Memo: Rti and Idea

For Teachers K - 1st
On January 21, 2011, OSEP's Director Melody Musgrove sent a memo to state directors of special education to clarify that RTI strategies cannot be used to delay or deny a timely evaluation for students suspected of having a disability....
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: My Mechanical Ear Can Hear!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to various types of hearing impairments and the types of biomedical devices that engineers have designed to aid people with this physical disability.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cell Celebration!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look at the components of cells and their functions. The lesson focuses on the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Each part of the cell performs a specific function that is vital for the cell's survival....
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Other

Pre K Grade 12 Standards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here are standards "designed to assist school districts in examining the quality of their programming for gifted learners." "Program Design," "Curriculum and Instruction," "Socio-Emotional Guidance and Counseling" and other parts of the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: The Genius of Marian: The Art of Caregiving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students delve into the role of family members acting as caregivers for those who are ill, elderly, disabled or otherwise not able to care for themselves regularly and efficiently. Students examine what...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Able Sports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity focuses on getting the students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
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Handout
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
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Website
Other

Assistive Technology Products

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An online company that lists many assistive technology products, organized into categories of different needs. Products can be purchased directly from the site.
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center

And the Beat Goes On

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, the author talks about her adopted son, John, who has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Read about the struggles she has experienced in raising him and learn about the problems John has overcome, despite his physical and...

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