Adapting
Instruction - adaptation strategies common in working with special education
students.
Adapted PE
- Developmentally appropriate physical education at its finest. It is adapting,
modifying, and/or changing a physical activity so it is as appropriate for
the person with a disability as it is for a person without a disability.
General
Education Resources - These resources are useful for all young children
but especially those who may have some learning difficulties.
Helping Students
Develop Their IEPs - guide for parents and teachers who would like to
help students with disabilities become involved in developing their own Individualized
Education Programs
Misunderstood minds
- Find out what it is like experiencing difficulties in learning - examples
of what a child's mind experiences in various learning activities are presented.
National Association of Special Education
Teachers (NASET) - "only national membership organization dedicated
solely to meeting the needs of special education teachers and those preparing
for the field of special education teaching."
"Slow Learners"
in the Regular Classroom: A Handout for Teachers - "Slow learners
are students with below average cognitive abilities who are not disabled,
but who struggle to cope with the traditional academic demands of the regular
classroom. Their slower learning rate typically requires accommodations to
insure their success in school"
Special
Needs Resources for Teachers - teaching special needs students effectively;
information for teaching students with ADHD, Autism, Asperger's, Giftedness,
and Handicaps on 4/11/08
Teacher
Tools - This internet4classrooms site has many links to help teachers
with forms, awards, certificates; all of their classroom needs for free
What
are my rights? - Lesson plan; helping others understand the needs of children
with disabilities.
Reading Assistance
HelpRead - a free text reader program. Tutorials - lessons to support the HELP Read user to get their personal highest out of using the software.
Natural Reader - Text to Speech free software. Download the Free version.
PressDisplay - listen to your favorite newspapers where ever and whenever you decide. Registration required but free.
ReadPlease - Reads any text you can copy and paste into the reader- all purpose text-to-speech software. Download the 2003 version (its free), not the Plus version for which there is a charge. After downloading this application, go back to download two Spanish voices.
Screen Reader - Free Download - Click on the link in blue that says free download. from TextHelp
Simply Web 2000 - speech friendly, speech enabled accessible web browser with advance features that allow easy navigation of complex pages by blind users
Speech - YSpeak - only for Macs; a free computer program for speech- and motor-disabled users.
WordTalk - works only for PCs - reads text in MS Word applications. Free software to download and configure into your MS Word program.