AdLit
Ad lit.org: 5 Homework Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities
Many students with learning or reading disabilities find homework challenging. Here are five research-based strategies that teachers can use to help students.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Learning Disabilities: An Overview
Learning disabilities (LD) come in several forms. Learn more about them, how they're identified, and what types of instruction support students with LD.
Google
Google: Experiments With Google: Creatability
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.
iCivics
I Civics: Pga Tour, Inc. V. Martin (2001)
This mini-lesson explores the Supreme Court's decision that required the Professional Golf Association to accommodate competitors with disabilities in its tournaments. Students learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: How to Modify Teaching for Students With Low Organizational Skills
Classrooms today have students with many special needs, and teachers are often directed to "modify as necessary." The following article takes the mystery out of modifying your teaching strategies with concrete examples that focus on...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Underachieving Gifted Students
Find a definition of "underachievement," "strategies to reverse patterns of underachievement," and ways family members can support underachieving gifted students. Includes a list of references for further reading.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classroom: Collection
Engage K-12 students with phenomena and science practices using this collection of supplementary digital media resources created by GBH in collaboration with NASA. The resources align with key NGSS Earth, space, and physical science...
Other
Wizzlewolf: Special Education
Comprehensive site with links to numerous others that are a valuable component to any teacher who works with students with disabilities. Site developed by a National Board Certified Teacher.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Understanding Assessment Options for Idea Eligible Students
The No Child Left Behind law requires each school test students in Reading/Language Arts & Math each year in grades 3-8, and at least once more in grades 10-12. In some cases, children eligible for Individuals with Disabilities...
Other
Assistive Media
An excellent resource for students and adults with disabilities which make it difficult to read print texts in the conventional manner. Presents hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, clippings, and current and past events in audio...
LD Online
Ld Online: Teaching Expressive Writing to Ld Students
Author provides a research-based instructional essay on three components that consistently led to improved outcomes: adhering to a basic framework, teaching critical steps in the writing process, and providing feedback.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Options for Idea Eligible Students
If a Title I school repeatedly underperforms, federal law provides opportunities for students to change schools or obtain additional instructional support. This parent advocacy brief looks at the information parents of students with...
LD Online
Ld Online: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities
"How does one identify the learning disabled gifted?" "What are the major classroom problems and how can they be solved?" Find the answers to these questions and also find tips for parents and resources for parents and children.
LD Online
Ld Online: English Language Learners With Special Needs
This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...
LD Online
Ld Online: Educators
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.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Adolescent Literacy and Older Students With Learning Disabilities
This report describes the adolescent literacy problem (grades 4 to 12), its consequences, and contributing factors. Guiding principles for assessment, instruction, and professional development, as well as recommendations for short-term...
Other
Ncld: Student Voices: A Study of Young Adults With Learning and Attention Issues
This site shares research about effective approaches for instructing adolscents who possess spefiic learning disabilities. Research is available via the video and report links found on the site.
LD Online
Ld Online: Adhd and Children Who Are Gifted
This website provides a description of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and compares the prevalence of ADHD in students who are identified as gifted, or vice versa. Also included is a discussion on the current research findings...
PE Central
Pe Central: Jump the River
Young children practice jumping and landing while using proper arm movements to ensure safety and balance. At this website, find a description of the game, "Jump the River," including ideas for demonstrating it in class, ways of varying...
LD Online
Ld Online: What Is a Learning Disability?
Provided is a detailed explanation of learning disabilities, and descriptions of different types of learning disabilities. A useful overview of learning disabilities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Helen Keller: Author, Advocate, and Activist Video
Through viewing a video about Helen Keller's life, examining a 1904 photograph of Keller, and reading excerpts of her autobiography, young scholars will learn about Helen Keller's commitment to advocating for equal treatment for people...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Grouping Students Who Struggle With Reading
There are a variety of grouping formats that have been proven effective for teaching reading to students with learning disabilities: whole class, small group, pairs, and one-on-one. This article summarizes the research and implications...
LD Online
Ld Online: Visual and Auditory Processing Disorders
A reference guide for educators of students with processing or perceptual handicaps. Included are definitions and descriptions of visual and auditory processing disorders, as well as specific difficulties and strategies associated with...
LD Online
Ld Online: Gifted and Learning Disabled? It Is Possible!
Is it possible for a student to be gifted and learning disabled? The author of this article speaks from personal experience with such students. She provides general suggetions for teachers wanting to identify gifted students with LD and...