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About One Hand Typing

A comprehensive list of free one-handed typing programs for improving keyboarding efficiency.

   

AliMed

Speech and dysphagia, ergonomic, orthopedic, and wheelchairs and other assessories.

   

Beyond Play
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.
 
   

DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
Features a variety of printable children's crafts, coloring pages, and projects for holidays, educational themes, and children's favorite cartoon characters.
   

eThemes
eThemes resources alphabetically listed by topic.  Extensive lists some including video and animated sources. Also, link to eThemes resources by grade level.
   

Google Images

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.

   

Handwriting Help for Kids

Designed by Lisa Marnell, an occupational therapist, this site offers free information, advice, worksheets and activities.

   

Handwriting Without Tears
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.
   

Holidays Around the World for K-12
Comprehensive list of holiday activities for teachers, therapists, librarians, parents and students. Also links to comprehensive list of holiday music.
   

Learning Page

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.

   

Literacy Center
Free interactive literacy lessons for early childhood development offered in English, Spanish, German, and French. 
   

Neurodiversity.com

Collection of various state department of education documents on autism.  Excellent resource for in depth articles on best practices from evaluation to program development.

   

OT Exchange
Consists of documents submitted by Occupational Therapists, message boards, and useful links.  Also includes chatrooms to discuss topics affecting pediatric OT.
   

OT Ideas Inc.
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.  
   

Pocket Full of Therapy
Provides occupational therapy products. ask the therapists, and an idea exchange.  Site created and maintained by two occupational therapists.
   

ProEd On-Line

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.

   

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic

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.

   

Sensory Comfort
Features "sensory comfort" products for children and adults with sensory processing disorders including sensory integration, Dysfunction , DSI, or tactile defensiveness.  
   

Sensory Integration (SI) Focus
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.
   

Sensory Integration Resource Center
Research and resources related to sensory integration.
   

Southpaw Enterprises
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.
   

Stock.Xchng

Contains over 100,000 free quality photos.

Recommended by TEAM Ed staff.

   

The Kcrew
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.
   

Theraproducts
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.  
   

Therapy Shoppe
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.
   

Yahoo Images

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.

   

Wikki Stix
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.
   

Words+

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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