Here is a website (http://serge.ccsso.org/), called SERGE (Special Education Resources for General Education), that helps general education teachers in a number of areas that relate to special education. It includes and overview of special education law and suggestion for modifications and accommodations for students receiving special education services in the general education classrooms. This website (http://dredf.org/advocacy/comparison.html) provides a side-by-side comparison of IDEA, ADA, and Sec. 504 to see which one best fits the student’s needs. This extensive handbook (http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/504001SERR.htm), Special Education Rights and Responsibilities, presents all aspects of special education law in clear, concise languages that also references special education law. It’s designed for parents and guardians with a question and answer format written in clear, understandable way. What is an IEP? This website (http://www.specialed.us/pl-07/pl07-ieppro.html) gives information on what an IEP is, in plain English.
Here is a PDF of a chart describing all the disabilities covered under IDEA:
Here is a PDF of a summary of major special education timelines, in chart format:
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The Iris Center (http://www.iriscenter.com/) is a federally funded website with many resources for special education teachers as well as general education teachers. The Intervention Central website (http://www.interventioncentral.org/) provides teachers, schools and districts with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention and attain the Common Core State Standards. This website (http://www.jik.com/ilarts.html) has the history of attitudes towards people with disabilities and how those people have been treated. This site also contains good information on what a disability is. The NICHCY website (http://nichcy.org/disability/specific) offers brief, but detailed fact sheets on specific disabilities. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics, offers tips for parents and teachers, and connects you with related information. |
This website (http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/different.htm) connects you with different resources on how to differentiate instruction in the classroom. Students learn at different rates and in different ways, and it is a teacher’s job to make learning accessible for all students – this website is a helpful tool. This website (http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Tiering) gives helpful links, information, and tools on tiered instruction. Tiered instruction is the idea that the teacher needs to create different levels of learning so every student is engaged, even the advanced students. The DifferentiationCentral website (http://differentiationcentral.com/resources.html) contains many useful links, pdfs, videos, and templates to implement differentiated instruction in classrooms K-12. |
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