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Content areas:
South Carolina Department of Education This web site will take you to specific school district websites, curriculum standards, reports on the children and schools of SC, employment opportunities and much more.
LEARN North Carolina
is a
statewide network of educators using the power of the Internet to improve K-12
education in
Learning Disabilities
Association: Advances the education and welfare of people with
perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative handicaps. Factsheets, publications,
and events. http://www.ldanatl.org/
LD Resources: A website that lists information about resources
for all persons who are interested in learning disabilities. Note the links
found on the left of the home page. Go to Electronic Texts and Books/Videos for
a wealth of information regarding those topics. Be careful, I spent two hours
on this site today! http://ldresources.com
Internet
Special Education Resources: ISER is a
nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and
special education communities. We help parents and caregivers find local
special education professionals to help with learning disabilities and
attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, and other special
needs. www.iser.com/
Special
Education Resources on the Internet www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm
Hello Friend is sponsored by the Ennis Cosby (son of actor, Bill Cosby) Foundation.
The page you start with has a short video clip featuring successful people and
students talking about their learning differences. You need QuickTime to watch
it and if you use a dial-up connection it may be too cumbersome to watch. http://www.hellofriend.org/store/gift_bb.html
While you are in this site be sure to read what students say about
effective teachers @ http://www.hellofriend.org/hellofriend/ctat.html
Comprehensive List of Disability-Related Web Sites. For more information regarding disabilities check this web site. http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm
For an organization related to a specific disability or special needs, see websites under that topic.
The American School Health Association unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children. The Association, a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, dentists, health educators, physical educators, school nurses and school physicians, advocates high-quality school health instruction, health services and a healthful school environment. http://www.ashaweb.org/profile.html
Focus Adolescent Services is an internet clearinghouse of information and resources to help and support families with troubled and at-risk teens. http://www.focusas.com/
Teens vs. Dyslexia: This site is sponsored by teens with learning
disabilities and contains information from their perspective.
http://www.ldteens.org/
The
The
SOAR
is a private,
nonprofit corporation dedicated to provide adventure-based programs and
experiential education services to individuals and families dealing with
Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorders.
http://www.soarnc.org/index.shtml
Closing the Gap www.closingthegap.com
Library of Congress: Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (including Dyslexia) provide Braille and recorded books to readers in cooperation with a network of regional and subregional libraries as a free library service (includes free postage, if patron lives too far away to visit the local library) to persons who are unable to use standard printed material because of visual or physical disabilities, are available by contacting the NLS Reference Section at (202) 707-9275 (voice) or (202) 707-0744 (TTY). The Reference Section will provide the telephone number of the nearest cooperating library and answer eligibility questions. http://www.loc.gov/nls/
Recordings for the Blind &Dyslexic 's materials are for all people who cannot effectively read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. More than 70 percent of those served by RFB&D last year were identified as having a learning disability. http://www.rfbd.org/
Recorded Books, Inc. is a good source for books
on tape for purchase and rent. I have used it for my personal listening for
many years.
http://www.recordedbooks.com/
The Accessible Book
Collection is a non-profit corporation. Our primary mission is to provide
high interest/low reading level digital text to qualified persons with
disabilities. Government and non-profit schools and others can subscribe to the
Accessible Book Collection and have a large selection of e-books for all their
eligible students for one low price. ($49.95 per year)
http://www.accessiblebookcollection.org/default.htm
Awesome Library
books can help non-readers by adding a voice to Web
pages, children and teens can learn to pronounce words as they read them.
Awesome Talking Library (Awesome Talkster) includes an animated character,
providing synchronized highlighting so that children can follow along even more
easily. This multi-sensory approach is a powerful method for improving reading
skills.
Online books for children
and
teens to practice their reading skills are available in the Awesome
Library.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Awesome_Talking_Library.html
Alex Catalog located at
Web Copier allows persons to copy
websites for off line use. http://www.maximumsoft.com/
Web and/or screen readers: These are software
packages that allow persons to read computer screens and web sites.
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Kurzweil. http://www.lhs.com/education/
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Web Talkster http://www.code-it.com/webtalkster.htm
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Sharing Ideas About Teaching Effectively: Using Technology to Collaborate http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/campbell.html
AlphaSmart is an inexpensive, personal word processing device. http://www.alphasmart.com/
Encarta offers a talking dictionary. Type in a word into
the “Find a word” space and follow the links. http://dictionary.msn.com/
Share the Technology
is a nonprofit organization that
repairs, upgrades, and donates used computers to nonprofit organizations,
schools, and people with disabilities. This Web site provides listings of
computers available for donation and a database for public and private schools,
and other nonprofit organizations to list their computer needs. http://sharetechnology.org/
BlockCAD (Software)
LEGO materials are nearly indestructible, colorful, and fun! One of the best
methods of integrating LEGOs with technology can be a software design package.
BlockCAD is a fantastic piece of free software available for the PC that allows
users to design and build structures with virtual LEGO-like building blocks.
Developed by Anders Isaksson, this free software is a perfect modeling tool for
students with disabilities! http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Wightslaw is the
website of Pete Wright, an attorney whose practice is devoted to helping
children with special education needs. Follow this link to information about
IEPs. http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/iep_guidance.html
The
LDonline provides informative articles plus useful
forms to help parents and educators make the most of the I.E.P. process. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep.html
72 Point IEP
Checklist http://www.isn.net/~jypsy/72iep.htm
This is a checklist of IEP related issues that the
California Department of Education did recently for the schools. It is almost
all federally related, and includes the relevant federal websites.
The
Individualized
Education Programs – NICHCY Briefing Paper
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/otherpub/lg2txt.htm
This publication
provides substantial guidance regarding the legal requirements for developing a
student's IEP. It is a verbatim reprinting of (a) federal regulations about
IEPs, and (b) Appendix A (formerly Appendix C) to the IDEA 97, which is a
series of questions and answers about federal regulations on the IEP.
Inclusion of students with LD
Find
out more about inclusion at the website for the Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC), http://www.cec.sped.org/.
The
Inclusion Network - The Inclusion Network is a non-profit organization whose
staff and volunteers partner to promote inclusion of people with disabilities
in the Greater Cincinnati community. http://www.inclusion.org/
Inclusion
and Mainstreaming FAQs from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted
Education http://ericec.org/faqs.html
Inclusion Resources from the
Special Education Network http://www.specialednet.com/inclusion.htm
Teaching students from diverse backgrounds
TESOL -- teachers of English to speakers of other languages-- This website offers a variety of professional opportunities and information about working with students who are ESOL. http://www.tesol.org/careers/counsel/whatistesol.html
The Reading Matrix: An Online Journal The Reading Matrix is an international online peer-reviewed journal that focuses on issues of reading and second language instruction. The journal is purely online, but it is indexed in ERIC. Articles are in PDF or HTML format. Access is free, and the journal also includes an archive of previous issues. Published twice a year. http://www.readingmatrix.com/
The
National Association of Bilingual Education: This organization is
concerned with the quality of education received by students whose native
language is not English. http://www.nabe.org
Multicultural
education information is available at the Curry School of Education site. http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html
National Association for Multicultural Education was founded in 1990 to support efforts in educational equity and social justice. http://www.nameorg.org/
Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages (CESOL) advocates teaching computers to ESOL / ESL / EFL students in a way that integrates technology into the curriculum; using computer technology as a tool for improving teaching English language learning; developing project-based, cooperative use of computers and the Internet; and utilizing software appropriately in the computer-assisted language learning (CALL) lab. http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/cesol/index.htm
A Professor Emeritus in the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, Northridge has build a website for preparing teachers to work in ESL and bilingual classrooms includes links to lesson plans and resources that should prove valuable in the classroom. http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html
English-to-go: at this site you will find many services to support you and your ESOL students, including ready-to-teach lesson and class activities. Requires a fee for services of $14.99 per month or $150 per year. http://www.english-to-go.com/
ESL through Music: This site was created for educators who are interested in promoting the acquisition of English through music. http://www.forefrontpublishers.com/eslmusic/index.htm
Antimoon.com offers an interactive chart of phonetic sounds. Students may listen as often as they need (needs QuickTime). http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm
Alta Books: looking for books to read to and with your ESOL students. http://www.altaesl.com/SearchResults.cfm?FormTitle=&FormAuthor=&FormISBN=&FormKeyword=&FormLanguageLevel=&FormEducationSector=El&addtoken=&search=Search
Teachingfish: this web site offers free lesson plans, an online English grammar, web boards, games and activities, teaching tips and articles on teaching students with ESOL. http://www.teachingfish.com/
Mark's ESL Cottage: This one made me say WOW. check it out @ http://marksesl.com/cottage_frames.html Then you can surf his home page and other features @ http://marksesl.com/main_page.html
Dave’s ESL Café includes links for teachers and students; suggested lesson plans, games, job postings, online activities for students, etc. http://www.eslcafe.com
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab includes video and audio resources complete with online assessments. http://www.esl-lab.com
About.com includes online grammar and vocabulary tutorials; online tools for aural and oral comprehension building and practice; sample lesson plans, quizzes, etc. http://esl.about.com
ESL Magazine; contains subscription information, links to archived articles, job listings, conference listings, web links, etc. http://www.eslmag.com
The Internet TESL Journal provides resources for teachers and students; lesson plans, online quizzes, etc. http://iteslj.org
Teaching ESL among Adults with Learning Disabilities has practical information for ESL instructors of adult LD students. http://www.swadulted.com/workshops/ld/esl-ld.html
Article: Design and classification of varying ESL program types http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-927/types.htm
ESL and Bilingual education models http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/rennie01.html
Characterizing LD in ESL students http://www.jobcorpshealth.com/ld_tag/html/8-ESL.htm
Case studies that includes questionnaire suggesting qualifying characteristics of ESL students http://www.bctf.ca/education/InclusiveEd/ESL-SpecialNeeds/ESL2.pdf
Working with families
Family Connection is a support network for families who have children with special needs. Founded in 1990, their purpose is to help children in South Carolina reach their potential by providing parent-to-parent connections, linking families to community resources, and sponsoring a number of educational and support programs. http://www.familyconnectionsc.org/
The
Center for Mental Health Services. The family centered collaboration model places the
family at the center and assumes that effective services for students with
emotional disabilities are based on the family’s culture, community, and
priorities. http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ca-0014/socare.htm
LDOnLine is the website of the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. This link provides several articles on relationships and interactions with parents and students. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/relationships.html
Kid Power: http://www.kid-power.org and as part of KID POWER there is a links page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/9021/links.html
Issues for siblings
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/frc_sibl.htm
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http://www.state.il.us/agency/ipcdd/council/sibling.htm
• http://www.nas.com/downsyn/siblings.html
Websites for parents
Parent
Pals: www.parentpals.com/
Parents
Helping Parents: www.php.com/
Publication
for Parents: www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/
Special Child Magazine: www.specialchild.com/
Technical
Assistance Alliance for Parent Programs: www.taalliance.org/
Workplace Accommodations Series (2002) (Brochure)
A series of 19 workplace brochures presenting accommodation strategies for
specific disabilities. Each brochure provides quick and easy answers to
commonly asked questions about specific disabilities, workplace
responsibilities, and a range of reasonable accommodations. Eight new titles
have been added to the series, including Spinal Cord Injuries, Epilepsy,
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and more. All brochures can be
downloaded for free. http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/ada
The Center for Effective
Collaboration and Practice. This site includes links for
parents, teachers, and others on topics stressing working together on behalf of
these students. http://www.air.org/cecp/
The
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Another dimension of collaboration, the
complex issues that arise when school professionals work with social services,
health services, and other community agencies is discussed on this site. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pbriefs/93/93-3guid.htm
Collaborating with paraprofessionals
LDOnLine is the website of the
Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. This page offers information
regarding the role of paraprofessionals in classrooms. http://www.ldonline.org/njcld/paraprof298.html
National
Education Association. Paper on the role of paraprofessionals. http://www.nea.org/esp/resource/parawork.htm#pararoles
Students with ADHD
For more information
on ADHD and Ritalin, refer to the Mayo Clinic site: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00275.
A web site for women and girls
with ADHD. Note: This website is sponsored by
Advantage Books Publishers. http://www.addvance.com/
Schwab Learning offers a number of articles on a variety of ADHD at http://promosearch.schwablearning.org/search/promosearch/?hid_si=0&sp-a=sp1000fad7&sp-f=ISO-8859-1&sp_q=AD%2FHD+-+Management&sp-p-2=phrase&sp-x-2=sl_keywords&sp-q-9=spktopic&sp-i-9=-1&sp-q-required-9=0&sp-q-2=AD%2FHD+-+Management
National Attention Deficit
Disorder Association: NADDA's
mission is to help people with ADD lead happier, more successful lives through
education, research, and public advocacy. http://www.add.org/
CHADD is a nonprofit
parent-based organization formed to better the lives of individuals with
attention deficit disorders and those who care for them.
http://www.chadd.org/
National Center on Birth Defects
and Developmental Disabilities has a comprehensive site about
ADHD. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/
National Dropout Prevention Center serves as a research center and resource network for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to reshape school and community environments to meet the needs of youth in at-risk situations so these students receive the quality education and services necessary to succeed academically and graduate from high school. http://www.dropoutprevention.org/
Department of Guidance and Social Work in Wake County, NC Public Schools provides program leadership working with other to lower their dropout rates. This site offers many resources for school personnel. http://www.wcpss.net/Instructional/guidance/dropoutprevention.html
National Association of School Psychologists
offers a paper School Dropout Prevention:
Information and Strategies for Parents which contains many helpful
suggestions that teachers can use as well at
http://www.naspcenter.org/adol_sdpp.html . In addition you can get more
information by surfing their website from that page.
Students with behavior disorders
The Child Psychologist: This
is a private psychologist’s web site that provides information about the
Functional Behavior Assessment required by regulations in IDEA. http://www.childpsychology.com/fba_bip/index.htm
Kentucky
State Behavior Home Page: This site provides techniques and information to help
teachers and caregivers work with students who have behavior disorders. http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html
Internet
Mental Health:
is a virtual encyclopedia of mental health information. http://www.mentalhealth.com
Center
for Effective Collaboration and Practice: This site provides resources on issues of
emotional and behavioral problems in children and youth. Click on Mental Health
in the left column. http://cecp.air.org/index.htm
Disruptive Behavior Disorders
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_3_7.html
Behavior Disorders/Emotional
Disturbance: Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://busboy.sped.ukans.edu/~music/resources/bd/bd.shtml
SERI Behavior Disorders
Resources
http://www.hood.edu/seri/behavior.htm
Students with emotional disorders
Links to sites about Emotional Disorders
http://www.raevans.com/msub42.htm
National alliance for the Mentally Ill: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders. http://www.nami.org/
Students who are gifted and talented
The Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education: http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/
Students with hearing and
vision impairments
Vision:
Nation Federation for the Blind: http://www.nfb.org
The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. It was founded in 1961 and incorporated in the District of Columbia. http://www.acb.org/
National Braille Press is a nonprofit Braille printing and publishing house established in 1927. http://www.nbp.org/
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired has a comprehensive web site about educating students with who are blind or visually impaired. You will find links to sites that will help you include these students in your classroom if you scroll down to the middle of the home page. http://www.tsbvi.edu/index.htm
Hearing:
National Association of the Deaf: http://nad.policy.net/
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ (Suggested area to visit---Under Health Information, lick on Kids & Teachers. Be sure to visit other pages as well!)
The American Sign Language (ASL) Fingerspelling site has a number of tools for novices and experts alike to help you become proficient at fingerspelling. For novices, there is a standard dictionary to learn the basic fingershapes. For fun, see what a word looks like with the fingerspelling converter. If you need to practice your receptive skills, try the interactive quiz. http://where.com/scott.net/asl/
At Handspeak web site you can see digital video representations of sign language. http://www.handspeak.com/
DePaul University is developing a web-based automated synthesizer to translate ASL for persons who are deaf. A must see for anyone interested in ASL. http://asl.cs.depaul.edu/demo.html
Gallaudet University is the only university expressly for persons who are deaf. http://www.gallaudet.edu/
Ldonline:
The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities (a coalition of the leading national learning
disability organizations) sponsors this resource for parents, teachers and
students who want to know more about learning disabilities.
http://www.ldonline.org/
Learning
Disabilities Association (LDA): is a national, non-profit
organization. Their purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of
children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest
disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature.
http://www.ldanatl.org
LD Resources: A website that lists information about resources
for all persons who are interested in learning disabilities. Note the links
found on the left of the home page. Go to Electronic Texts and Books/Videos for
a wealth of information regarding those topics. Be careful, I spent two hours
on this site today!
http://ldresources.com
Internet
Special Education Resources: ISER is a
nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and
special education communities. We help parents and caregivers find local
special education professionals to help with learning disabilities and
attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, and other special
needs.
www.iser.com/
Special
Education Resources on the Internet
www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm
International
Dyslexia Association: Learn more about dyslexia or find information about
membership, conferences, technology, and research. Explore the kids only site,
online bookstore and message boards.
http://www.interdys.org
CEC is an
international, professional association with over 52,000 educator members.
Their principal purpose is to advance the education of all exceptional children
and youth - those with disabilities and those who are gifted. DLD is the
division of the CEC that focuses on the special needs of individuals with
learning disabilities.
http://www.dldcec.org
The Council for Learning
Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization concerned about
issues related to students with learning disabilities.
http://www.cldinternational.org
Schwab Learning Organization: A non-profit organization that conducts independent research and provides information about learning disabilities. http://www.schwablearning.org
Hello Friend is sponsored by the Ennis Cosby (son of actor, Bill Cosby) Foundation.
The page you start with has a short video clip featuring successful people and
students talking about their learning differences. You need QuickTime to watch
it and if you use a dial-up connection it may be too cumbersome to watch.
http://www.hellofriend.org/store/gift_bb.html
While you are in this site be sure to read what students say about
effective teachers @
http://www.hellofriend.org/hellofriend/ctat.html
Since 1876, American Association for Mental Retardation has been providing leadership in the field of mental retardation. AAMR is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals (and others) concerned about mental retardation and related disabilities. http://www.aamr.org/index.shtml
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) is a federal advisory committee, established by presidential executive order to advise the President of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues concerning citizens with mental retardation, and coordinate activities between different federal agencies and assess the impact of their policies upon the lives of citizens with mental retardation and their families. http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr/
The Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for people with mental retardation and their families. The association also fosters research and education regarding the prevention of mental retardation in infants and young children. http://www.thearc.org/about.htm
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. http://www.tash.org
Read an overview of legal trends and issues
surrounding Autism from the lawyers at Wrightslaw.
On
this page, you will find FAQs, articles, legal resources, recommended books,
free publications, and a short list of information and support groups.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/autism.index.htm
Students with
speech and language disorders
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association provide membership information, feature articles, and the latest research finding in speech, language, and hearing. http://www.asha.org
National Stuttering Association USA's largest self help organization for people who stutter. http://www.nsastutter.org/index.html Also see a page of links about Articulation difficulties: http://stutteringhomepage.com
Communication Disorders.com: The website (maintained by Judith Kuster, an ASHA certified SLP and professor at Minnesota State University) contains links and information on a broad range of topic related to communication disorders. http://communicationdisorders.com
International society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication offers information about assistive technology to support speech and language. http://www.isaac-online.org/about/index.shtml
The Art & Disabilities website links to the most current sites featuring the work of artists with disabilities. The links are organized by artistic discipline -- visual arts, music, performing arts, media arts/film, literary and multidisciplinary. http://nadc.ucla.edu/links.htm
The Arts can provide many benefits for students with disabilities. Read this article to learn more. http://ldonline.com/ld_indepth/self_esteem/music_therapy.html
Dance & Disabilities
Dale Brown was a learning disabled child who had difficulty in visual and auditory perception, knowing left from right, and motor coordination. Her story describes how it felt to learn to dance. http://www.ldonline.org/first_person/dale_brown.html
The Anjali Dance Company is a professional contemporary dance company of dancers with learning disabilities. The company produces and tours performances, and undertakes educational and outreach work: it is one of the first of its kind in the world. http://www.anjali.co.uk/
Dance Abilities Ltd. offers therapeutic dance and movement classes in community and hospital settings for special needs children from ages 3 through 16 in Northern Virginia. Varied classes serve the needs of children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism, ADD, and mild coordination disorders. http://www.danceabilities.com/
Dancing Wheels, one of the first professional modern dance companies in the United States comprised of dancers with and without disabilities was established in 1980 by founding director and principal dancer, Mary Verdi-Fletcher, a recognized as a pioneer in the field of integrated dance. http://www.gggreg.com/DWCompany.htm
This page offers links to all of the major dance companies that feature dancers with disabilities. http://www.fatduck.com/fd/Society/Disabled/Arts/Dance
Music & Disabilities
An interesting website with tips for teaching music to students who have disabilities. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page so that you don't miss the links to other sites. http://www.roanoke.edu/finearts/Music/merc/students/granger/
Special Music by Special People is a Chicago Park District music program for people with developmental disabilities (such as Down syndrome). Be sure to check out the movies of the participating musicians. http://www.specialmusic.org/
This link will take you to an ERIC search of articles about teaching music to students with disabilities. http://ericec.org/faq/music.html
Theater & Disabilities
US and International Theatre Companies with Performers with Disabilities is a directory of theatre companies with performers with disabilities. The directory is provided for informational purposes only and does not denote an endorsement by the National Arts and Disability Center. http://nadc.ucla.edu/theatre1.html
Ten years ago, Kitty Lunn had an accident and is now a paraplegic. She wanted a career as both actress and dancer which she has achieved with the help of the Performers With Disabilities Committee (PWD), a organization dedicated to increasing employment opportunities for disabled actors, she set the first steps towards great achievements. http://users.erols.com/nscia/newsroom/archive/disability/performing.html
The Fearless Theater Company was founded in 1993 to encourage and support the artistic presence and creativity in theater and the media (radio, television, film) of young people with disabilities, as well as from different ethnic, racial and economic backgrounds. The company creates, performs and distributes family and youth-oriented programming designed to relate the arts to the realities of our lives and times. http://www.fearlesstheater.org/
Read the latest research on learning to read:
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National Reading Panel Reports Combination of Teaching Phonics, Word Sounds, Giving Feedback on Oral Reading Most Effective Way to Teach Reading (NIH News Alert, 2000)
In 1997, Congress asked the Director of the NICHD, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read. For over two years, this National Reading Panel (NRP) reviewed research-based knowledge on reading instruction. The panel concluded that the most effective way to teach children to read is through instruction that includes a combination of methods. Read the full report presented at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read.
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Reading Recovery is Not Successful with its Targeted Student Population. An international group of researchers who study reading interventions with struggling readers wrote a letter to share their concerns about the effectiveness of Reading Recovery, a program for struggling first graders. Why Children Succeed or Fail at Reading, Research from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Program in Learning Disabilities
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Reading Disabilities: Why Do Some Children Have Difficulty Learning to Read? What Can Be Done About It? by G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D.
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Reading and Learning Disabilities, Position Paper of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (approved June 1996, updated April 2001)
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Putting Reading First - Southwest Education Development Laboratory
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Synthesis of Research on Reading from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development by Bonita Grossen, University of Oregon
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Preventing Reading Difficulties and Reading Failure: Early Intervention and Prevention - Sue Heath responds to a student teacher's request for information about research on teaching children; includes a comprehensive list of free publications, articles, research - and a free video.
The International Reading Association (IRA) is a professional membership organization for classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, and parents. http://www.reading.org/
Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing and media company, has a corporate mission supported through all of its divisions of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. This is a commercial website that sells children's books, but also offers reading resources. http://teacher.scholastic.com/
Never Too Late: Approaches to Reading Instruction for
Secondary Students with Disabilities (2002) (Research to Practice Brief)
This Research to Practice Brief addresses the problem of children, including
students with disabilities, not learning to read proficiently in the primary
grades. In this brief, two approaches developed to improve the reading skills
of secondary students with learning disabilities are explored.
http://ici.umn.edu/ncset/publications/researchtopractice/mar02.html
Bright Solutions for
Dyslexia: Friendly and thorough
resource goes into detail about dyslexia. Check the newsletter and find out
about workshops. http://www.dys-add.com/
The
National Endowment for the Humanities solicited supplemental reading lists from public
and private schools in every state. Many of the schools had been chosen by the
U.S. Department of Education as exemplary schools; others were known to have
strong humanities programs. Sixty of the extracurricular lists that NEH
received were used to compile this list. The list includes all titles published
in 1960 or before that appeared on at least five of those reading lists. The
only exception is in the early grades: Because many schools did not submit
suggested readings for these grades, some titles that were mentioned fewer than
five times have been added to the K-3 category. www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/timeless.html#912
Sponsored by the Carroll
County Public Library in
Literature
CLN's (from
A Web Quest about life in the Renaissance. The task is to leap into the
life of a character to find out as much as possible about the person’s social
status, daily life, talents and occupation.
www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq48/rennai.htm
Looking for a special author or e-books. This is the
place to start.
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lithc.html
This is a teacher-created web activity to help
students learn about Charles Dickens.
www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/dickens.htm
The Shakespeare Theme page: A website packed with information about Shakespeare and his work.
www.cln.org/themes/shakespeare.html
Everything Shakespeare:
This is a site
completely devoted to William Shakespeare and to those of you who are seeking
knowledge of him and his works. Be careful about sending students here, as there are
free essays available on this site.
www.field-of-themes.com/shakespeare/
Language: Written
Grammar Bites: well, at least the name might get your students to try out this interactive website. http://www.chompchomp.com/
You may find some useful tid-bits here. Mostly professional materials, but occasional interesting articles. National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/second/ Sometimes it’s just the way we present the task. Here are some fun things to do with any group of students. http://www.ncte.org/teach/write.shtml
Busy Teacher’s Website: A link to links galore! This is a page of links to references that would help students write research papers, etc. http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/eng.html
English Companion: Scroll down the page to the Six Traits of Writing materials. http://www.englishcompanion.com/
This site is too much, literally. Pages for links to other places, I just don’t have time to surf them all. . .maybe on a long winter’s night someday. http://www.ecnet.net/users/gdlevin/engdept.html BUT
·Sometimes you find a gem when you are surfing, this one is a real gem. . .Everything you ever wanted to know about grammar. . . http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
Mrs. Smith’s English Page: Here’s a teacher’s web page where she published her student’s work. That might motivate some students. . .in addition her projects may be motivating as well. http://home.earthlink.net/~jesmith