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Palaestra: Activity Ideas for Students With Severe Disabilities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Article listing activity ideas for students with severe, multiple, and profound disabilities. The article includes six sections, all outlining suggestions for activities to promote physical activity in students with severe or multiple...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan Health System: What Are Learning Disabilities (Ld)?

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan has and extremely thorough article posted on this site offering comprehensive information on learning disabilities. Measures that parents can take are also available on this site.
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Ragged Edge Magazine Online

For Students 9th - 10th
An online magazine for the disabled American. Provides commentary on current issues facing American with disabilities.
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LD Online

Ld Online: What Is a Learning Disability?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provided is a detailed explanation of learning disabilities, and descriptions of different types of learning disabilities. A useful overview of learning disabilities.
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LD Online

Ld Online: Educators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides information about learning disabilities, from experts all over the world. This page specifically provides help, strategies, and ideas to educators of people with learning disabilities.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Research-based information and advice for sizing up reading programs and finding the right one for your child with a learning disability.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: U Can Do It 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you ever wonder whether you can be an athlete? Anyone can. At this website, read about individuals who have overcome their disabilities and have become world-class athletes. Be inspired to be a great athlete, too, and learn about the...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest on Disability and Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
KQ, the techno-health wizard, lets kids choose a WebQuest about a disability-related question they may have been wondering about. They get a page of activities and resources about Autism, Vision Impairment, Mobility Restriction, etc.,...
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Services in Your State for Infants and Toddlers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Parents of children ages birth through 5 years will find information on who to contact, what services they are entitled to, a dictionary of terms used in special education, and much more.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy: Services in Your State for Infants and Toddlers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Parents of children ages birth through 5 years will find information on who to contact, what services they are entitled to, a dictionary of terms used in special education, and much more.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Mobility: Wheelchair Athletes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete a WebQuest that will help you answer this question: Can a kid in a wheelchair be an athlete?
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Learning Disability Identification

For Teachers K - 1st
This series of webinars discuss using RTI in learning disability identification. The series includes presentations from both the national and state perspectives. The series includes seven webinars.
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Google

Google: Experiments With Google: Creatability

For Students 9th - 10th
Exploring how creative tools can be made more accessible for everyone. This is an excellent set of digital resources for students to try analyzing how easy they are to use and how effective they would be for those with disabilities.
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Other

Teachers First: Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides teachers and other education professionals with information and resources about teaching students with disabilities. Some links are about good teaching practices while other provide information about specific...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Communication Strategies for All Classrooms: Focusing on Ell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Concrete suggestions for teachers who want to communicate well with all of their students, especially English language learners and students with learning disabilities.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Intellectual Disability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Informative article for Kids from Kids Health provides facts on intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities. Read about the causes and what its like for kids with special needs.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Geographical Distance Skating

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a fun gym-class activity that requires students to apply simple geography, mathematics, and writing skills. As a class, students skate (or run or walk or bike) around the gym in hopes of gaining mileage. Lesson idea includes...
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Ed Surge: Can Anyone Be an Inventor? Mit's Invention Education Officer Says Yes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...
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PBS

Pbs: Misunderstood Minds: Reading Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents this comprehensive site outlining common causes of reading difficulties. Strategies and suggestions for solving these issues are discussed here.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Does This Symbol Actually Mean?

For Students 9th - 10th
What does the wheelchair image of the International Symbol of Access mean? Adrian Treharne explains. [4:10]
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Who's at Risk

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Some children are at increased risk for reading difficulties. The more risk factors a child has, the more likely it is that he or she will encounter reading problems. Here you will find articles, research briefs, and a video on how to...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Balloon Toss

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Introduce young children to tossing and catching using a series of activities involving punch-ball balloons (durable balloons that move slowly in the air). Included are ideas for assessing students' activity and for adapting the lesson...

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