The following sites contain information both general and special education teachers will find useful for teaching students with disabilities. Some of the sites offer links to other sites, while others provide materials you can use with students. For teachers who are specifically interested in inclusion, check out our inclusion page. Another you might want to access is our multimedia and assistive technology page.

General Resources

http://web66.coled.umn.edu - One of the best and most comprehensive sites on the Internet. In addition to lesson plans, this site also has a registry of all schools in the United States and overseas who have Web pages.

http://www.classroom.com/edsoasis - Welcome to ED's Oasis

http://www.eyesoftime.com/teacher/index.htm - The School Page

http://www.teachers.net – Teachers Net – This site includes a variety of services and materials for teachers. Included on the site is a special education chat room.

http://www.teachersfirst.org/prof-f.htm – Teachers First – This site provides info and links to sites on a wide range of education-oriented topics. Check out the Professional and Content Matrices – they are useful.

http://www.li.net/~ndonohue/sped.html – Nancy Donohue's Special Education Links – As the title of the page suggests, this site will link you to a number of sites where you can find teacher-related info and materials. Good links to materials on gifted education.

http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/Database.html – Learning Strategies Database – Produced by Muskingum College, this database provides research-based strategies covering basic skills as well as specific learning strategies that can be used for a wide variety of subjects. Included are strategies for students from grade 4 through college.

 

IEPs

http://www.IEPengine.com - Individual Education Plan Engine is a computerized service that teachers can, at a miminal fee, use to create an IEP.

http://members.aol.com/standweb1/iep.htm - IEP - Individual Education Planning

http://netdex.com/~pete/index.html – EZ-IEP – This company produces software that can be used to create IEPs.

http://www.iepware.com/IEPSD.html – Chalkware Education Solutions – This is another company that produces software for creating IEPs. In addition to IEPs, the company also has software for 504 planning.

http://eisc-prise.mciu.k12.pa.us/EISC/publications/Parent%20Guide.pdf – Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education - Although this booklet was written for parents in Pennsylvania, it includes applicable information about the IEP process that all parents will find useful.

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep.html – LD Online – This site provides a number of current articles that will educate both parents and teachers about the IEP. It also includes forms teachers can download and use when constructing the IEP.

http://www.classplus.com/classplus/ - Class Plus provides IEPs for all types of children with disabilities. It will give teachers goals and objectives for every subject and every area. It includes coverage of both criterion and functional assessments.

Lesson Plans/Thematic Units

http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA – Collaborative Lesson Archive – This site includes hundreds of lesson plans, many of which can or have been adapted for students with special needs. Best way to find a good lesson on this site is through their search.

http://www.col-ed.org/cur – Columbia Education Center – This site contains hundreds of plans arranged by grade level and content area. Although the plans aren't specifically geared toward students with special needs, most of the plans could be adapted for this group of students.

http://www.fathersnetwork.org/ – The Fathers Network – This site is not just for fathers, although it does have links especially for fathers. In addition to these links, the site also links to sites of general interest for families.

http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/default.htm – Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice – Information, links, and interactive discussion groups can all be found at this site.

http://www.php.com – Parents Helping Parents, The Family Resource Center – This center's goal is to help children with special needs receive the love, hope, respect, and services they need to achieve their full potential by strengthening their families and the professionals who serve them.

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DSSSE/prchomep.htm – Parent Resource Center – This site, run by Fairfax County, Virginia Public Schools, offers information that all parents will find useful. Of particular note are their listing of weblinks, which include specific links on how parents can find colleges that will accommodate students with special needs.

Other Resources

http://www.add.org/bookstore/book_core.htm - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) Online Book Store – ADDA is pleased to present a selection of quality books on ADD/ADHD with the ADDA’s own mini-reviews.

http://osi.fsu.edu/waveseries/index.html – Office of School Improvement Wave Research Series – The "Wave Series" is a set of user-friendly information flyers on "hot topics" that are being addressed by school improvement teams and the school community. The research has been condensed to assist in the search for ideas and strategies to support educational goals and objectives.

http://www5.kidsource.com/forums?13@189.LBZcaguBGsv^0@.ee6b48f/110 - KidSource Forums: Inclusion of Special Education Students in the Regular Classroom – Do you have a success story about inclusion? Do you have some concerns with inclusion? This is a very hot and controversial issue in special education. This page allows users to post and read examples and information from other education professionals on the subject of Inclusion.

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