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PE Central

Pe Central: Balloon Toss

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Introduce young children to tossing and catching using a series of activities involving punch-ball balloons (durable balloons that move slowly in the air). Included are ideas for assessing students' activity and for adapting the lesson...
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Hail Storm

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners work in teams as they practice and improve their overhand throwing skills in gym class. This website includes a description of "Hail Storm," as well as ideas for varying the activity and adapting it for students with disabilities.
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Alligator Alley

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students attempt to escape imaginary alligators throughout the gym as they jump and land in hoops on the gym floor. Includes ideas for varying the activity, making the activity relevant in history class, and modifying the activity for...
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Website
LD Online

Ld Online: Strategies for Composition in the Writing Process

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An extensive discourse on strategies to teach writing skills to learning disabled children. Authors have developed an approach known as self-regulated strategy development (SRSD). In this paper they elaborate on the research they...
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Communication Strategies for All Classrooms: Focusing on Ell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Concrete suggestions for teachers who want to communicate well with all of their students, especially English language learners and students with learning disabilities.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Captioned Media: Literacy Support for Diverse Learners

For Students 9th - 10th
Captioned or subtitled media is a great tool for teachers looking to differentiate classroom instruction - research has shown that ELLs, students with learning disabilities, and students who struggle academically may all benefit from...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Investigating School Safety and Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a 'news report' approach, students investigate the slope of various stairways on the school campus and report on wheelchair accessibility and adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act. (PowerPoint Included) An extension of...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Healing Paws

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a girl who volunteers to train dogs to help people with disabilities. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source: Behavioral Disorders Focus on Change

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Commonalities of behavior issues are discussed here, along with methods of remediation. Teachers are encouraged to identify new behaviors and provide opportunities to practice them, teach students to take responsibility for their own...
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Other

Blind Readers' Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
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Handout
Other

Blind Readers' Page

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This Blind Readers' site provides links to hundreds of resources for students who are blind or vision impaired and their families. They include spoken word resources, information on assistive technologies, speech recognition, Braille...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: A Christmas Carol: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the story, A Christmas Carol.
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Activity
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: The Giver: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Giver.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: Behind the Scenes: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Behind the Scenes.
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Website
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Questions Asked by Parents About Special Ed Services

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Topcs of this section of the NICHCY site include Your Child's Evaluation, Your Child's Eligibility, Writing an IEP, Re-evaluation, and Other Issues.
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Website
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Questions Asked by Parents About Special Ed Services

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Topcs of this section of the NICHCY site include Your Child's Evaluation, Your Child's Eligibility, Writing an IEP, Re-evaluation, and Other Issues.
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Website
Understood For All

Understood: What Is Dyspraxia?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A definition of dyspraxia, including an outline of symptoms, and how dyspraxia affects individuals of different age groups.
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Website
Other

Dyspraxia in Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A resiyrce dedicated to helping professionals and individuals better understand dyspraxia, the information here provides a helpful overview of dyspraxia in children.
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Curated OER

Act of Reading

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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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Professional Doc
Other

Ncsc Gseg: Curriculum Resource Guide

For Teachers K - 1st
A collection of resource guides in the area of mathematics and ELA that instruct educators on how to teach the content in the Common Core State Standards to students with significant cognitive disabilities. The guides provide teachers...
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Professional Doc
Other

Ncsc Gseg: Instructional Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Looking for best practice instruction for students with cognitive disabilities? This site has an Instructional Resource Guide that provides instructional strategies and evidence-based prompting.
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Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Fitness Four Square

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At this website, learn about a game that combines four square and other aerobic exercises. Includes ideas for assessing students' participation in the activity as well as adapting the activity for students with physical disabilities.
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Article
Other

Ed Surge: Can Anyone Be an Inventor? Mit's Invention Education Officer Says Yes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Determining Assessment Accommodations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...