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TEACHER STRATEGIES TO HELP SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM

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ADD/ADHD

http://euryale.sbs.umass.edu/users/eharvey/Curres.htm University of Massachussetts. Ongoing and current research on ADD/ADHD and ODD.

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~acad/text/attention_deficit.html West Virginia University.� Diagnosis and strategies for Teaching Students with ADD/ADHD.

http://www.cqc.state.ny.us/newsletter/76leader.htm�New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. �Special Accommodation: Some Practical Advice for Students with IEPs: written by a student, Justin Leader, of Pearl River High School.

http://www.mayhospi.com/PersonalCare/ClassRoom.asp� �Hospipac, Collaborative Integrated Health Network, Malaysia.� Strategies for behavior management in the classroom.

http:// www.help4adhd.org NIMH/CHADD Government sponsored web page for ADHD.

ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

http://www.teacch.com/teacch_e.htm University of North Carolina.� Strategies for teachers working with children with Aspergers.

http://users.wpi.edu/~trek/aspergers.html�Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Maine.� A comprehensive page on Asperger?s Syndrome, including other web links and recommended texts for teachers.

AUTISM

http://www.professorsadvice.com/ Preparing To Be Nerdy Where Nerdy Can Be Cool: College Planning� For The High Functioning Student With Autism.� Maintained and edited by Lars Perner, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing, A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507, U.S.A.

http://asanorthcountysandiego.homestead.com/files/Links.htm Autism Society of America.� Web page with links to many resources and strategies regarding autism.

CEREBRAL PALSY

http://www.healing-arts.org/children/cp/cplinks.htm�Healing Arts.� Cerebral Palsy Links and Information.

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/portals/ed.htm Jan's Web Page at West Virginia University.�Accommodations to the classroom setting.

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies University of Washington.� Accommodation strategies.

DOWN SYNDROME

http://www.nas.com/downsyn/ Down Syndrome web page for resources and information.

HEARING

http://www.central.edu/education/REX/hi.html Central College.� Strategies for teaching children with hearing impairments.� Maintained and edited by Rex Shahriari, Ed.D, Central College, Box 0126, Pella, Iowa 50219

http://www.teachersfirst.com/sped/prof/deaf/strategies.html E-Ready.�TeachersFirst strategies and resources for gifted and special education children (hearing).

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/ Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.� Resources and strategies for educators about how to include hearing impaired children in your classroom.

MENTAL RETARDATION

http://www.naspcenter.org/teachers/hardnews_intro.html National Mental Health education Center.� How to deliver the hard news well to parents.

http://spot.pcc.edu/osd/ddinfo.htm� Portland Community College.� Information about Mental Retardation and links to web sites.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

http://www.getmagic.net/lessonplans/Understanding.doc�MAGIC-The State of the Arts.�Lesson plan for helping students understand MS.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/health/teachres/lessonplans/rsimmune.shtml Glencoe McGraw-Hill.� Lesson plan for helping students understand MS.

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

http://www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=tbi/injury.html�CNS.� Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center

http://www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Traumatic_Brain_Injury/index.html Parent Pals.� Traumatic Brain Injury Resources and strategies.

VISION

http://www.vision3d.com/�Optometrists Network.� A fun and informative web site for information about vision.

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/intro.htm�University of Alberta, Canada.� The Book on Inclusive Education. �Teachers seeking success with inclusion will find help and inspiration here.

http://www.nfac.org.uk/tls/bvi.htm National Federation of ACCESS Centres.� Strategies for teachers to use with visually impaired students in the classroom.

http://www.provincial-cec.on.ca/Resources/Webresources/BSLVWR.htm� Teaching Blind Students or Students with Low Vision.� Helpful links to other web sites regarding strategies and lesson plans.

SUGGESTIONS AND ACCOMODATIONS FOR TEACHERS

http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/strategies/content_behavior.html University of Northwestern Iowa. Strategies to help students with inappropriate behaviors in the classroom, Renaissance Group.

http://www.central.edu/education/REX/bd.html Central College, IA. Strategies to help students with inappropriate behaviors in the classroom, Submitted by: Nicole Russell.

http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.� This web site provides concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families, including a comprehensive list of many psychology terms and disorders.

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~acad/text/learning_disabilities.html West Virginia University's Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

http://web.macam98.ac.il/~shayke/thenapa/Examples1.htm Adapted Physical Activity Network.� A resource with examples of students with disabilities and solutions for teachers.� Maintained and Edited by Yeshayahu (Shayke) Hutzler Ph.D.

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs2.asp National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.� Lesson plans, ideas and accommodations for children with special needs.

http://www.esubjects.com/teachers/resources.html Esubjects, Origami of the Mind.� Links to lesson plans, ideas and resources for teachers with special education students.

http://www.rlac.com/resources/internet.php Reading and Language Arts Centers.� Links to internet resources, lesson plans, and products for Reading/Language Arts teachers.

http://snow.utoronto.ca/ Special Needs Opportunity Window.� This web site brings together educators and students with special needs to share ideas, research and make friends.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com Lesson Plans Page.� Over 2,000 lesson plan ideas for all teachers.

http://www.ericec.org ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children.� A source of excellent secondary information on working with special needs and gifted children.

http://www.cec.sped.org Council for Exceptional Children.� CEC publishes two journals, Today and TEACHING Exceptional Children, and offers web links and a forum for discussion.

http://www.edlaw.net� Education Law Center.� A resource for Education Law and updates.

http://www.specialednews.com/�Special Education News.� News, lesson plans, resources for educators, including an information exchange.

http://faculty.washington.edu/~krumme/guides/bloom.html�University of Washington.� Bloom?s Taxonomy web site.

http://www.emstac.org/registered/topics/posbehavior/tenprin.htm Elementary and Middle School Technical Assistance Center. Schoolwide Strategies that Support Positive Student Behavior

Technology Resources:

http://www.abilityhub.com Ability Hub - Assistive Technology.� A web site for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible.� This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers

Resources for Students:

http://www.irsc.org Internet Resources for Special Children.� Various resources (i.e., clothes, toys, technology) that special needs students can use.

Social Skills for Special Needs:

http://www.indianchild.com/manners.htm�Indian Child.� Manners and etiquette for children/teens.� Created for Indian children, but applicable to all children.

http://www.bartleby.com/95/subject_frames.html�Bartleby.com. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home�by Emily Post (1922)

http://www.etiquettehell.com/�Etiquette Hell.� Written with Dante?s Inferno in mind - funny stories about people without etiquette (not for the weak of heart).

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