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American Speech-Language Hearing Association
From their website: "The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for over 110,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate more effectively."
   

Apraxia Kids

Articles related to Apraxia. With subjects indexed as they relate to Speech-Language Pathologists, parents, insurance, education and associated disabilities. There are also a couple articlesin Spanish.

   

Attainment Company

Assistive technology software and materials, GoTalk (4+, 9+, & 20+) and other devices, pre-vocational materials, study aids and accessories, and IEP resources.

   

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.
 
   

Books That Touch
Site provides experiential books from parents and others who live, first hand, the challeges of working with children on the autism spectrum. 
   

Caroline Bowen
Description from the site: "Since 1998 www.speech-language-therapy.com has been providing Speech-Language Pathology related information to consumers, professionals and students around the globe. The articles, links and resources here reflect my professional, clinical and research interests, and also the important part that families can play in the assessment and management of communication impairments."
   

Circle of Inclusion
This University of Kansas website contains downloadable forms and articles that support collaboration, parent involvement, talking to students about disabilities, and tips for paras, general ed teachers, and therapists on working with students in the classroom.
   

Games for Sytax and Semantics
Submitted by TEAM Ed Staff...lots of fun games and links for information on parts of speech, idioms, homonyms, past tense, and much much more....
   

Hal Wilson's Speech Forum
Hal Wilson’s Speech Forum: Therapy ideas submitted here!
   

Harcourt Assessment - The Psychological Corp
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.
   

Integrations
Features products for children with learning and sensory issues.  Site also provides discussion groups, "bright ideas" articles, and special needs links.
 
   

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.

   

Legends and Lore: It's All About Puppets
Information about puppet tips, tricks and stories for oral language development. 
   

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.

   

Paula K. Luth: Toward More Inclusive Classrooms & Communities
This website contains a number of articles about inclusion, modifying curriculum, curriculum design for inclusive classrooms, and curriculum overlapping. Great resources for teachers and therapists! Her books are great too!
   

Pepper Font
The PEPPER Font is a set of phonetic symbols and special characters for use in word processing documents.
   

Project Participate - Inclusion
This University of Colorado-Denver website contains hand-outs for collaboration with team members; helpful tip lists for caregivers, teachers, and therapists; ideas for modifications for a variety of academic subject areas.
   

Puppetry Theme Page
This "Theme Page" has links to information about Puppetry. Teachers, therapists and students will find curricular resources (information, content) to help them learn about this topic. There are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help provide instruction in this theme.
   

Quia
Submitted by TEAM Ed Staff . . . "Tons of language and articulation games for your kids to play right on the computer!"
   

Sask Ed: Using Puppetry to Develop Oral Language
Provides guidance for using puppetry to develop oral language. 
   

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

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

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.
   

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.
   

Speaking of Speech: an online forum for SLPs
Speaking of Speech: an online forum for SLPs. Individuals can ask questions, give suggestions, and learn from other SLPs about hot topics in the profession. This site allows individuals to ask questions ANONYMOUSLY......and have receive professional advice.
   

Spectronics
Description from the vendor's website: "Our comprehensive range of inclusive learning technologies support students who struggle with literacy from early childhood through to post-secondary settings. They also offer excellent supports for people with disabilities and those with complex communication needs. We are committed to our goal of advancing independent achievement through technology  whatever form that achievement might take!"
   

Speech Express
Online resources for parents, educators, and therapists. Includes information regarding disorders, funding, and hot topics within the field.
   

Speech Language Milestones Chart
List of milestones for receptive and expressive language that serve as building blocks for growth and continued learning.
   

SpeechPathology.com
Professional resource site with information on Continuing Education courses, recent news in the profession, in addition to a question and answer forum where experts in the field answer questions submitted by practicing SLPs.
   

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.
   

The Virtual Vine
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.
 
   

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.
  Physical Therapy
  Occupational Therapy
  General Education
 

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)

 

Special Education Resouces on the Internet (SERI)
 A collection of internet accessible information resources of interest to those in special education.  
 

Council for Exceptional Children
International professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted
 

Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies
Special Education resources/links for professionals and parents related to Sensory Integration, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Developmental Delays.
Special Education Law
Transition