Special Education

Quick Clicks for Teachers Curriculum Connections: K/1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5^th- http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/index.html

Teacher Time Savers - http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/ttools_1.html

Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Web Quest - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/prof/pangelcartagena/home.htm

Teaching At-Risk Students to Read -http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/prof/phaleystone/home.htm

Idea Box - Early Childhood Education & Activity Resources - http://www.theideabox.com

Cyber-Surfari - http://www.cybersurfari.org

Support Sites

Seri - http://seriweb.com/
· Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education.

Our-Kids - http://www.our-kids.org/
· Devoted to raising special kids with special needs

The Council for Exceptional Children - http://www.cec.sped.org/
· The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

National Center for Learning Disabilities - http://www.ncld.org/

National Down Syndrome Society - http://www.ndss.org/

Sussex County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. - http://www.scarc.org/

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine - http://www.aacpdm.org

Protection and Advocacy: The Nation's Disability Rights Network - http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/
· Families of or people with disabilities themselves looking for advocates or legal representation.

Partners in Autism - http://www.autisms.org
· For parents and teachers of children with autism. Visitors find a lot of material here about therapies, advocacy, and the various interventions.

LD Online - http://www.ldonline.org
· An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.

The Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation - http://www.hellofriend.org
· An endearing site designed to commemorate the life of Ennis Cosby, a young man with dyslexia. It is unique in its ability to personalize the experiences of living with a learning disability and offers a wide array of links to resources for parents, teachers and students. Inspirational and informational, a must see if you work with, live with or are a student or adult who learns differently.

National Organization for Rare Disorders - http://www.rarediseases.org
· The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them.

National Information Center for Children with Disabilities - http://www.nichcy.org/
· NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. The web site is not exactly eye appealing but can get you state resource sheets, help you find organizations, and give you access to various publications.

American Speech-Language Hearing Association - http://www.asha.org
· This site is for professionals in the speech-language field as well as parents and teachers of children exhibiting speech problems or hearing difficulties.

National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities - http://www.dssc.org/ntal
· A Site dedicated to transition services from school to postsecondary education, work, independent living, and social integration.

The New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council - http://www.njddc.org
· Will attract school districts and professionals and parents working with children and adults with disabilities.

Family Village - http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
· Focuses on families and professionals dealing with persons with cognitive impairments. It includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

Internet Special Education Resources - http://www.iser.com/
· ISER is a nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. They assist parents and caregivers find local special education professionals to help with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs.