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
	Helen Keller
	Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
	Effective Accommodations for IEPs
	The Miracle Worker -- The Challenge
	Fine Motor Skills
	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
	ADD/ADHD Resources for Teachers
	What Teachers and Parents Should Know About Ritalin
	Keys to Successful Inclusion
	More Classroom Management & Discipline Resources

Assessment Accommodation
	Using Multiple Intelligences in Testing & Assessment
	IEPs and Beyond
	Introduction to Portfolios
	Types of Assessment Accommodation
	Assessment & Accommodation
	Accommodations Checklist
	Grading Process Tips
	More Assessment Accommodation Resources

Resources for English-Language Learners
	What Is Comprehensible Input?
	English-Language Learners
	Key Instructional Principles to Use with English-Language Learners
	Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
	Bilingual Special Education
	Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
	Increasing Meaningful Access Through Comprehensible Input
	More Classroom Management & Discipline Resources

Behavior Modification
	Social Skills and Autism
	Socially Inappropriate Behaviors
	Questions About ADD Medication
	ADD: Working with Your School
	Reinforcement for Children with ADD
	ADD Diagnosis: The Multidisciplinary Approach
	Hobbies and Special Talents/Interests for Children with ADD

Educational Technology
	Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities
	Response: Technology
	Response: Math Tools
	Inclusion vs Special Ed Classes

ADD/ADHD Resources
	Teaching Strategies for Students with ADD/ADHD
	Modifying Instruction: Teaching Students with ADD
	Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD
	What Can Teachers Do To Help a Child with AD/HD?
	Six Tips for Dealing with ADD Students
	Understanding ADHD
	Managing the Classroom: Teaching Students with ADD
	Increasing Attention
	A Parent-Teacher's Guide to ADHD (K-12)
	Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Discussion Guide
	Understanding the Purpose of School-Based Referral: ADD/ADHD
	Frequently Asked Questions on ADD/ADHD
	A Teacher's Identification Role: Getting Help for Students with ADD
	A Team Effort: Getting Help for Students with ADD
	Formal Assessment: Getting Help for Students with ADD
	ADD and ADHD
	Planning for Success: Teaching Students with ADD
	Collecting Educationally Useful Information for Students with ADD
	ADHD: What Are the Signs?
	ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted

Autism & Asperger's Resources
	Considerations for Social Interaction with Autistic Students
	Promoting Social Development for Students with Autism
	Mockingbird Discussion Guide
	Peer Initiation Strategies for Students with Autism
	Direct Skill Instruction 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
	The Crossover Profile
	Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
	Crossover Children – LD and Gifted
	More Resources for Gifted & Learning Disabled Students


Learning & Developmental Disabilities
	Children's Books About Disabilities
	Characteristics of Effective Behavior Managers
	Proactive Measures for Behavior Management
	Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Mathematics Instruction
	Working with Emotionally and Behaviorally Challenged Students
	Structuring Lessons to Promote Learning from Materials
	Adapting Reading and Math Materials in the Inclusive Classroom
	More Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities

Resources for Mental Health & Wellness
	Helpful Hints for Reducing Stress During Test Taking
	Intervention Strategies for Disaster
	Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities
	Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education
	Crisis Intervention Information Centers
	Impact of Disaster on Students with Exceptionalities
	Impact of Disruption on Students with Exceptionalities
	Death and the Grief Reaction Process
	Paralympics
	Reinforcement Questionnaire

Resources for Reading & Language Arts
	The Miracle Worker: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
	Repeated Reading
	The Miracle Worker: Questions to Consider
	Summer Reading for Teachers
	The Miracle Worker: Project Ideas
	Learning Disabilities: Glossary of Terms
	SIR RIGHT: A Strategy for Math Problem Solving
	More Reading & Language Arts Resources

Mathematics Resources
	CMP2 for Students with Special Needs
	Collaboration in Today's Math Classroom
	Resourcing -- Being a Time Manager
	Resourcing -- Time Log
	Resourcing -- Time Log Analysis
	Mathematical Dispositions
	National Mathematics Standards
	Encouraging Students with Learning Problems
	Proofreading for Math
	Math in Today's Schools
	Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum
	High-Stakes Testing & Implications for Students with Learning Problems

Science Resources
	Seeing Eye Dogs for the Blind

Social Studies
	The IEP Cycle: The General Educator's Role
	Culturally Diverse Students with Learning Problems
	Conspicuous Strategies
	From the Great Wall to a Great Inclusive Classroom
	The IEP Team Members
	What to Include in an IEP
	The IEP Cycle
	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
	Collaboration Between General and Special Education Teachers
	Students with Exceptionalities
	Inclusion Resources
	Effective Teaching Strategies
	Summary of the Six Principles of Effective Curriculum Design
	Frequently Asked Questions on Inclusion
	More Teaching Methodology Resources

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Special Needs – Teacher Resources

Printables

Classroom Management & Discipline

Assessment Accommodation

Resources for English-Language Learners

Behavior Modification

Educational Technology

ADD/ADHD Resources

Autism & Asperger's Resources

Gifted Students

Learning & Developmental Disabilities

Resources for Mental Health & Wellness

Resources for Reading & Language Arts

Mathematics Resources

Science Resources

Social Studies

Resources for Handicapped Students