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Special Needs – Teacher Resources

Inform yourself about curriculum strategies and classroom management for students with different learning needs. We have resources on everything you need to know about teaching special needs students effectively. You'll find information for teaching students with ADHD, Autism, Asperger's, Giftedness, and Handicaps. We'll help you figure out ways to create an inclusive classroom, adapt and supplement your classroom materials, make assessment accommodations, and provide you with other useful tips.
Printables
Daily Point Chart
Weekly Point Chart
Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
Effective Accommodations for IEPs
Accommodations Checklist
Making Adaptations for Disabled Students
Homework Sheet
More Special Needs Printables
Classroom Management & Discipline
Teaching Methods
Positive Descriptions of Student Behavior
Adaptations and Modifications for Students with Special Needs
How to Manage Disruptive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms
Behavior Management -- Proactive Measures
Working with Emotionally and Behaviorally Challenged Students
Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers
More Classroom Management & Discipline Resources
Assessment Accommodation
Types of Assessment Accommodation
Assessment & Accommodation
Introduction to Portfolios
Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing & Assessment
IEPs and Beyond
Guiding Principles for Assessment Accommodations
Grading Process Tips
More Assessment Accommodation Resources
Resources for English-Language Learners
What Is Comprehensible Input?
Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
English-Language Learners
Bilingual Special Education
Increasing Meaningful Access Through Comprehensible Input
Key Instructional Principals to Use with English-Language Learners
Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
More Classroom Management & Discipline Resources
Behavior Modification
Social Skills and Autism
Socially Inappropriate Behaviors
Reinforcement for Children with ADD
Hobbies and Special Talents/Interests for Children with ADD
ADD Diagnosis: The Multidisciplinary Approach
ADD: Working with Your School
Questions About ADD Medication
Educational Technology
Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities
Response: Math Tools
Poll: Inclusion vs Special Ed Classes
Response: Technology
ADD/ADHD Resources
Teaching Strategies for Students with ADD/ADHD
ADD/ADHD Resources for Teachers
Modifying Instruction: Teaching Students with ADD
What Can Teachers Do To Help a Child with AD/HD?
Six Tips for Dealing with ADD Students
Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD
Tally Sheet and Yes/No Chart
Managing the Classroom: Teaching Students with ADD
What Teachers and Parents Should Know About Ritalin
A Parent-Teacher's Guide to ADHD (K-12)
Increasing Attention
ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted
A Teacher's Identification Role: Getting Help for Students with ADD
Reinforcement Questionnaire
Topic Summary Sheet
Planning for Success: Teaching Students with ADD
Understanding the Purpose of School-Based Referral: ADD/ADHD
Understanding ADHD
Formal Assessment: Getting Help for Students with ADD
ADHD: What Are the Signs?
Working Together with Families – Teaching Students with ADD
ADHD: School Issues and Interventions
Poll: Increase in ADD/ADHD?
Growing Up with ADHD
ADHD: Meeting the Challenge
Collecting Educationally Useful Information for Students with ADD
A Team Effort: Getting Help for Students with ADD
Frequently Asked Questions on ADD/ADHD
ADD and ADHD
ADD: The Educational Evaluation
Proofreading for Math
Materials Checklist
How Was I in Class Today?
Proofreading Written Work for Content
Proofreading the Mechanics of Written Work
Autism & Asperger's Resources
Considerations for Social Interaction with Autistic Students
Promoting Social Development for Students with Autism
Direct Skill Instruction for Students with Autism
Peer Initiation Strategies for Students with Autism
Antecedent Prompting Procedures for Students with Autism
Peer Tutoring for Students with Autism
Al Capone Does My Shirts & Al Capone Shines My Shoes Discussion Guide
Gifted Students
Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom
Crossover Children – LD and Gifted
The Crossover Profile
Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
More Resources for Gifted & Learning Disabled Students
Learning & Developmental Disabilities
Children's Books About Disabilities
Teaching Strategies for Using Materials in an Inclusive Classroom
Structuring Lessons to Promote Learning from Materials
Adapting Reading and Math Materials in the Inclusive Classroom
Adapting Existing Materials
Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science for the Inclusive Classroom
Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Mathematics Instruction
More Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities
Resources for Mental Health & Wellness
Fine Motor Skills
Death and the Grief Reaction Process
Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education
Paralympics
Helpful Hints for Reducing Stress During Test Taking
Crisis Intervention Information Centers
Impact of Disruption on Students with Exceptionalities
Impact of Disaster on Students with Exceptionalities
Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities
Intervention Strategies for Disaster
Resources for Reading & Language Arts
Sensory Imaging
Repeated Reading
The Miracle Worker -- The Challenge
SIR RIGHT: A Strategy for Math Problem Solving
The Miracle Worker: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
Learning Disabilities: Glossary of Terms
The Miracle Worker: Questions to Consider
More Reading & Language Arts Resources
Mathematics Resources
CMP2 for Students with Special Needs
Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematical Dispositions
Resourcing -- Being a Time Manager
Resourcing -- Time Log Analysis
Resourcing -- Time Log
Collaboration in Today's Math Classroom
Math in Today's Schools
Encouraging Students with Learning Problems
National Mathematics Standards
High-Stakes Testing & Implications for Students with Learning Problems
Science Resources
The Summer of the Swans -- Test A
The Summer of the Swans -- Test B
The Summer of the Swans Answer Key
The Summer of the Swans -- Test C
The Summer of the Swans Writing Activity
Seeing Eye Dogs for the Blind
Social Studies
The IEP Cycle: The General Educator's Role
Helen Keller
From the Great Wall to a Great Inclusive Classroom
The Miracle Worker: Project Ideas
Culturally Diverse Students with Learning Problems
Preparing for an IEP
Conspicuous Strategies
More Social Studies Resources
Resources for Handicapped Students
Educating Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
White Cane Safety Day
Teaching Methodology
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Inclusion Resources
Collaboration Between General and Special Education Teachers
Effective Teaching Strategies
Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
Students with Exceptionalities
Keys to Successful Inclusion
More Teaching Methodology Resources

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