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Augmentative Communication/Assistive Technology | |||
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Bilingual/ESL Resources | |||
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Classroom Tips, Tricks, and Resources | |||
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Community Resources | |||
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Disabilities | |||
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Autism Spectrum of Disorders | |||
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Deaf | |||
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Deaf-Blind | |||
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Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance | |||
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Gifted | |||
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Hearing Impairment | |||
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Mental Retardation | |||
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Multiple Disabilities | |||
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Orthopedic Impairment | |||
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Other Health Impaired | |||
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Preschool (SLI, PMD, PSD) | |||
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Specific Learning Disabilities | |||
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Speech/Language Disorders | |||
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Traumatic Brain Injury | |||
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About One Hand Typing |
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A comprehensive list of free one-handed typing programs for improving keyboarding efficiency. |
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Attainment Company |
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Assistive technology software and materials, GoTalk (4+, 9+, & 20+) and other devices, pre-vocational materials, study aids and accessories, and IEP resources. |
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B Independent |
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Tips, techniques, and products for individuals with brain injury and memory problems. |
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Beyond Play |
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Focus on early intervention products for preschool and the cognitively young for occupational therapists, physical therapists, developmental specialists, and speech-language pathologists. Products include active and adaptive play, bubble toys, cause and effect, children's books, dramatic play, early exploration, fine motor, furniture, language, musical toys, oral motor, positioning, puzzles, rattles and teethers, sensory. sorting and stacking, and other professional resources. |
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Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) |
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Information on brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy.
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Brain Injury Association of Arizona (BIA-AZ) |
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Information and referrals, education, advocacy and support for individuals and their families affected by brain injury.
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Center for Disease Control: Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Fact sheets covering statistics and treatment, numbers of injuries per state per year, causes, outcomes, research, prevention and risk groups.
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Communication Scripts |
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Therapeutic DVD and VHS videos to aid with speech, language, and oral motor impairments. |
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Communication Partner |
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Features speech therapeutic video (or DVD) program for treating severe to moderate word finding difficulties (anomia) due to neurological impairment, such as stroke or head injury. |
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Council for Exceptional Children: Traumatic Brain Injury Resources |
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Information and various internet resources on traumatic brain injury. |
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Dinosaur Resources for K-12 |
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Dinosaur and other prehistoric animal resources for grades K-12. Alphabetical extensive listing of curriculum related materials.
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DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids |
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Features a variety of printable children's crafts, coloring pages, and projects for holidays, educational themes, and children's favorite cartoon characters.
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Dr. Jean: Songs and Activities for Young Children |
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Classroom monthly activities and materials available for download appropriate for preschool through grade 2 and for the cognitively young.
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Enhancing the Schooling of Students with TBI |
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Article from Teaching Exceptional Children (March/April 2002) which covers educational planning, teaching methods, and monitoring of student performance.
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eThemes |
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eThemes resources alphabetically listed by topic. Extensive lists some including video and animated sources. Also, link to eThemes resources by grade level.
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Google Images |
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Looking for a drawing, photo, or other image? Try this gallery of images. Make sure you put the Safe Search on. Recommeded by TEAM Ed staff. |
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Handwriting Help for Kids |
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Designed by Lisa Marnell, an occupational therapist, this site offers free information, advice, worksheets and activities. |
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Handwriting Without Tears |
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Handwriting program which is developmental based and uses a multisensory approach. Available in readiness, printing, and cursive. Site also offers tips for teachers, helpful hints for therapists, home program, and tips for administrators.
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Harcourt Assessment - The Psychological Corp |
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English and spanish assessment tools for special educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists. Resouces center section on the site also offers presentations, product information, bulletins, and free support materials.
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Holidays Around the World for K-12 |
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Comprehensive list of holiday activities for teachers, therapists, librarians, parents and students. Also links to comprehensive list of holiday music.
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Integrations |
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Features products for children with learning and sensory issues. Site also provides discussion groups, "bright ideas" articles, and special needs links. |
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Interactive Therapeutics |
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Learning Page |
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Provides a huge collection of instructional materials you can download and print. Lesson plans, books, worksheets, and more. Start by checking out the free samples. Recommended by TEAM Ed staff. |
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LinguaSystems |
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Assessment and therapy materials on a variety of topics, including but not limited to, apraxia, articulation & phonology, autism & PDD, Concepts, dysarthria, dysphagia, fluency, grammar & syntax, language & thinking, listening & auditory processing, math language, memory, nonverbal learning intelligence, oral-motor, phonological awareness, reading, resources & reference materials, sequencing, social & pragmatic skills, spelling, study & test taking, syndromes, tests and profiles, vocabulary and semantics, voice, and writing and punctuation. |
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Literacy Center |
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Free interactive literacy lessons for early childhood development offered in English, Spanish, German, and French.
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Mrs. Anderson's Kindergarten |
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Kindergarten thematic units and early childhood resources, themes, lesson plans, calendar ideas, literacy ideas, learning centers, music, and special needs links.
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National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF) |
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Information about brain tumors and treatment, malignant and benign brain tumors, brain tumor medical centers, the latest in brain tumor clinical trials, as well as networking to brain tumor survivors.
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OT Exchange |
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Consists of documents submitted by Occupational Therapists, message boards, and useful links. Also includes chatrooms to discuss topics affecting pediatric OT.
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OT Ideas Inc. |
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Features tools and other learning products to assist occupational therapist and other professional who work with students with special needs to develop fine motor and visual motor skills.
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Patti's Electronic Classroom |
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Activities to extend phonemic awareness concepts and skills: rhyming words, syllable segmentation, beginning sound substitution, sound isolation, and phonemic segmentation.
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Perpetual Preschool |
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Age appropriate early childhood themes, lesson plans, and classroom ideas, discussion boards, games, and more.
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Pocket Full of Therapy |
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Provides occupational therapy products. ask the therapists, and an idea exchange. Site created and maintained by two occupational therapists.
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Preschool by Stormie |
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Information and ideas for early childhood educators, therapists, and parents include monthly themes, lesson plan forms and tips, activities, and a section on teacher preparation which includes many useful tips, especially the section on behavior management written by a special educator.
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Preschool Printables |
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Preschool printable activites include lesson plans, file folder activities, calendars, games, bulletin boards, center signs, felt board stories, finger puppets, sticker charts, and awards. Some are free; other on CD for purchase.
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ProEd On-Line |
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Publisher of standardized tests, resource and reference texts, curricular and therapy materials, and professional journals covering: speech, language and hearing; psychology and counseling; special education; early childhood intervention; and occupational and physical therapy. |
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Proteacher |
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Information and resources appropriate for preschool through grade 6 including networking and support, teaching practices, classroom management, child development, special needs, reading and language arts, humanities, social studies, mathematics, science and technology.
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Read Write Think |
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This interactive site provides useful tools to be used to develop literacy skills. Offers a collection of online student materials, lesson plans and supports for K-12. Recommended by TEAM Ed staff. |
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Reading A-Z |
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Offers printable teacher materials to teach guided reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, alphabet, and vocabulary. The teaching resources include professionally developed downloadable leveled books, lesson plans, worksheets, and reading assessments. Children's books and lessons are appropriate for K-6, ESL/ELL, special education, and remedial reading. Can download 30 free sample books. Annual fee per classroom is $49.95.
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Reading and Technology |
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Interactive website allows students to explore, hear, and amnipulate phonemes as they construct meaning about how language works.
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Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic |
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Library contains 104,000 titles in a broad variety of subjects, from literature and history to math and the sciences, at all academic levels, kindergarten through post-graduate and professional. Anyone with a documented disability, including a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability is eligible to use RFB&D. Need to become a member. Two types of membership: individual and institutional. Students may join as individual members or become a member through their school. |
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Sensory Comfort |
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Features "sensory comfort" products for children and adults with sensory processing disorders including sensory integration, Dysfunction , DSI, or tactile defensiveness.
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Sensory Integration (SI) Focus |
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Information and resources addressing how to improve sensory integration and how to address sensory processing deficits and disorders including books, conference information, websites, articles and products.
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Sensory Integration Resource Center |
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Research and resources related to sensory integration.
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SPD Network (Sensory Processing Disorder) |
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Resources for therapists, teachers, physicians, researchers, parents and caregivers who work with children, adolescents, and adults with Sensory Processing Disorder. Site features general information, an SPD resource directory, scientific research, conferences and workshops, and therapeutic equipment and other therapy resources. |
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Southpaw Enterprises |
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Provides sensory integration and developmental products, pediatric therapy equipment, resources and support for therapeutic professionals, health care professionals, schools, and families who work with children with special needs.
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Stock.Xchng |
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Contains over 100,000 free quality photos. Recommended by TEAM Ed staff. |
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The Kcrew |
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Four kindergarten teachers developed the original ideas on this site (now two K-teachrs). Ideas use the balanced literacy approach along with phonics instruction. Contains thematic units, centers resources, parent involvement, projects, and a newsletter.
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The Kid Foundation |
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Provides research, education, and advocacy information related to Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
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The Learning Place: Phonological Awareness |
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Phonological awareness is the conscious awareness of the sounds of language. It is the ability to reflect on the sounds in words separate from the meaning of words. When children improve their phonological awareness skills, they are more able to apply word attack skills and utilize phonic rules so that their reading and spelling becomes more accurate.
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The Virtual Vine |
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Resource for early childhood teachers and therapists, preschool through second grade, and the cognitively young. Ideas and activities, themes and units, displays, literacy and math connections, tips, benchmarks, and links. |
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Theraproducts |
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Products and resources for occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, educators, and families who work with children and adults with disabilities, including positioning, handwriting, fine and gross motor, strengthening, sensory-motor, oral motor, assistive technology. life skills, and daily living skills.
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Therapy Shoppe |
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Therapy merchandise: specialty toys and games, seating products, scissors, weighted vests, blankets, and pressure vests, therapy putty, fidget toys, tongs and tools, bilateral tools, therapy balls, therapy music and activity tapes, and feeding/dressing/ADL materials.
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Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide |
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Comprehensive resource guide for Traumatic Brain Injury including video demonstrations of injuries. |
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Yahoo Images |
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Looking for a drawing, photo, or other image? Try this gallery of images. Make sure you put the Safe Search on. Recommended by TEAM Ed staff. |
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Visiting Nurse Service |
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Therapy and carry-over activities for speech and language disorders including workbooks, videos and booklets, and therapy materials, some available in large print. |
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Whole Brain Atlas |
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| Pictures of actual neuroimaging scans that compare a normal, uninjured brain with the brains of people who have suffered stroke, brain injury, or other neurological disorders | ||||
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Wikki Stix |
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Creative, hands-on waxed yarn used by educators, therapists, and others who want to provide tactile learning for preschool through high school students who need kinesthetic feedback to assist with learning skills.
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Words+ |
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Provide communication aides and computer access solutions for children and adults with disabilities. Products include communication systems, communication software, hand-held communication devices, input/speech devices, and hardware and accessories. |
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Visual Impairments | |||
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Federal Government | |||
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Professional Resources | |||
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Special Education Law | |||
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Transition | |||
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