Special Education Resources

I had the opportunity to host a Facebook chat as part of Technology in (SPL) Education's celebration of Autism Awareness Month. I hosted a discussion on special education while my Cleveland counterpart, Morgan Kolis (@room5friends), fielded questions and facilitated a discussion around IEPs.

Here are some resources mentioned throughout out discussions. Keep in mind these resources are posted for your information. They are not necessarily recommended my Morgan or myself. J

Discussion about IEPs:

- Re: a question about beginning writing with a child with CP who has limited hand control – Abilitations Integrations AbiliGrip Foam Holders

- Re: An IEP for a student with apraxia- “Apraxia-KIDS”

- Re: An IEP for a student with apraxia- “Working on Reading Comprehension…”

- Re: Questions about IDEA – Ohio’s Whose IDEA Is This? from June 2010

- Re: Conversation about transitions- “Everyone’s Favorite Part of an IEP Meeting: Continuum of Placement Options”

- Re: Conversation about transitions- “Transition to Middle School”

- Re: Conversation about transitions- “Transitioning a Child with Special Needs is Always Difficult”

- Re: Specially Designed Instruction – “Examples of Good IEP Content”

Discussion on Special Education:

- For SMART Board Users- SMART Exchange

- For Resources from Starfall- Make a Calendar

- For Starfall Apps- Starfall ABC, Starfall Gingerbread, Starfall Snowman

- For wording at an IEP meeting- iAdvocate App

- For great blogs- Broxterman’s Bugle

- For great technology in special education- Teaching with Technology 2.0

- For IEP Accommodations and Modifications- A List of Typical Special Ed. Accommodations

- For more accommodations and modifications- Effective Accommodations for IEPs

- For even more – Special Education Terminology

- For programs/products that help differentiate- Learning A-Z

- For inclusion resources- “Re-Imagining Inclusive Supports”

- ShowMe Interactive App for the iPad- ShowMe Tutorial

- More Inclusive Ideas- Include. Belong. Learn.

- For materials- Making Learning Fun and KidsSoup

- For more materials- Childcare Land and Pre-School Printables

- For an Awesome Web Browser just for our kiddos- ZAC Browser

- Free Teaching Resources- Learning Page

- For a Special Education Resource- TinSnips

- A great collection of resources for autism- Positively Autism

- The book Tuesday by David Weisner- Tuesday

- Another web site- ABCmouse

- More resources- File Folder Heaven

- UDL/ Differentiation – UDL Bookbuilder

- For info. about Puberty, etc.- Puberty, Sex Ed. and the Child with Special Needs

- Visual Recipes from Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs

- Another website – sqworl

- To use flash on the iPad- Use Rover.


*This list was used with permission from MKolis.