Special Education Websites

5 Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities
http://ericec.org/digests/e608
Gives detailed explanations on 5 important strategies

The Arc
http://www.thearc.org/
“ The Arc of the United States works to include all children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community.”

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Brain Research and Special Education
http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/cectoday/?module=displaystory&story_id=750&format=htm

CEC’s Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Information and resources regarding special education in early education

Children and Adults with ADD
http://www.chadd.org/
Links to research, press releases, membership, and support

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
“ The Voice and Vision of Special Education”

Disabilities Bibliography of Children’s Books for Exceptional Children
http://www.pfcec.org/pf9000.htm
Scroll to bottom of page

Families for Early Autism Treatment
http://www.feat.org/

Guide to Learning Disabilities: Essential Facts
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=753&g=4

The International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org/index.htm
Find information on conferences, press releases, dyslexia FAQs, and communities

Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
News, spotlights, conferences, and news briefs

Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.org/
Highlights, News, and Resources


LD and ADDHD resources
http://www.familyeducation.com/channel/0,2916,23,00.html

National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldanatl.org/
Links on the left to LD Info Zone, Living with LD, and LD Advocate

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/
“ Dissemination Center is part of a broad Federal effort to improve results for children with disabilities. We're funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education to connect you with the resources you need in your efforts on behalf of infants, toddlers, children, and youth who have disabilities.”

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
Information on different disorders and their symptoms, treatments, and diagnosis

NC Division for Exceptional Children
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
Site includes Areas of Exceptionality, Behavioral Support, Special Programs, and Publications

NC Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/lbph/lbph.htm
Basic information on the library and contact info

Questions and Answers focused on differentiated instruction
http://www.ascd.org/handbook/demo/ctq/8spr00.html

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org/
A library of audio books for readers with disabilities

Siblings of children with disabilities
http://ericec.org/faq/siblings.html

Special Education and Disabilities—links to multiple resources
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/area/9

Special Education Inclusion
http://www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm
“ While recognizing that there are no simple answers, this paper attempts to give an overview of the concept of inclusion and offers a set of recommendations that can help to ensure that we meet the needs of all students.”

Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://www.seriweb.com/
“ A collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education”

Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/learning.html
An article that gives a general overview of guidelines to follow when teaching students with disabilities

Students with hearing disabilities
http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/cectoday/?module=displaystory&story_id=754&format=html

Students with Special Needs
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/front_spneeds.html
Links to ADD/ADHD, autism, gifted learners, ELL, and Washington’s State Improvement Plan

Teaching LD
http://www.teachingld.org/
“ DLD is the largest international professional organization focused on learning disabilities. The purpose of TeachingLD is to provide trustworthy and up-to-date resources about teaching students with learning disabilities.”

Teaching Special Kids
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml
An article that lists and describes different useful internet resources

Understanding Learning Disabilities
http://www.teachingld.org/understanding/default.htm

Understanding the IEP Process
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/understanding_iep_process.html
Provides several example IEP forms to use as guidelines and how to communicate with parents regarding IEP’s and IEP meetings

Welcome to Wrightslaw!
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Contains many links concerning the current special education laws and guidelines that all parents and teachers of special education students should know

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