Special Education Links

Sites for Teachers   Hundreds of Educational Websites Rated by Popularity.  Reading, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and More.  Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Activities, Clip Art.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com

Kinder Art  Online resources and store for Art Projects.
http://www.kinderart.com

A to Z Teachers  Your resource for education information. Whether youre preparing for the SATs, researching higher education options, or just trying to find out how to spell "antidisestablishmentarianism," weve got you covered.
http://www.atozteachers.com

Speaking of Speech is an interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our schools by:

exchanging ideas, techniques, and lessons that work,
finding out about materials before you buy
seeking and giving advice on therapy and caseload management issues, and
exploring a myriad of helpful resource links

http://www.speakingofspeech.com

ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
http://www.asha.org

Primary Games  Teacher online resource for games and materials
http://www.primarygames.com

Firstsigns    Milestones that enable parents and physicians to monitor a baby’s learning, behavior, and development.
http://www.firstsigns.org/healthydev/milestones.htm

Planning Language Therapy    Choosing what to teach in a language therapy session can be problematic. This site attempts to maximize the teaching decisions by providing a suggested content teaching order and supplying links to existing therapy materials. 
http://newton.uor.edu/facultyfolder/rider

NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.
http://www.nichcy.org

Speech Language Pathology Websites   The purpose of this website is to provide pointers to where you can find information in the field of Speech Language Pathology as opposed to providing the information itself.
http://www.herring.org/speech.html

Therapy Ideas  Apraxia, Articulation,Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Fluency, Language, Pragmatics and Voice.
http://home.comcast.net/~speechguide/sample.html

Education World  Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Administrator’s Desk, Technology Integration and School Issues.
http://www.education-world.com

Speechville Express If your child has difficulty with speech, language, communication, or is a late talker, we hope you will find the website helpful. Our aim is to provide you with knowledge about available resources to help your child, or a child you care about who has a communication impairment or disorder. http://www.speechville.com

Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP)ATPs Education Offices, formerly known as NEAT, provide education services to educators, agencies, youth and their parents to strengthen childrens access to appropriate assistive technology devices.  a website for teachers to look into assistive technology loan library
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ATP/pages/education.html

Teachers Scholastic Freetools and resources for your classroom.
http://teacher.scholastic.com

Ask for Kids  Children’s search engine
http://www.askforkids.com

Speech Language Activities  Here are some online activities that are ready made for using in your speech and language sessions.   Students can also go online at home to review what they have done in class. http://www.angelfire.com/nj/speechlanguage/Onlineactivities.html  

Boyd SLP  Language, Speech and Sequencing games organized into the following categories:  Vocabulary/Word Knowledge, Grammar, Question Forms, Comprehension, Figurative Language, and Phonological Awareness.          
http://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html

abc teach  This is the place for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers.
http://www.abcteach.com

Preschool Printables    Games, bulletin boards, stories, calendars for Preschoolers. 
http://www.preschoolprintables.com

Speech for Students Articulation, grammer, writing organizers, basic concepts, vocabulary, narrative activites, seasonal activities, Wh-Questions. 
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/greentree/speech-forstudents.html

Read Please is a free, easy-to-use piece of text-to-speech software. You must be running Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP to complete this tutorial. ...
http://www.readplease.com

SparkNotes:  Today’s Most Popular Study Guides
Study guides and discussion forums offered on various academic subjects. Literature section includes brief analyses of characters, themes and plots.
http://www.sparknotes. com/

WritingFix:  The Original Home of Interactive Writing Prompts
Daily and interactive writing prompts.
http://www.writingfix.com/

Answers for Families
Provides answers and information to parents with a child who has disability.
http://answers4families.org

Success in Schools
Success in Schools and Skills for Life is a website for Parent Handouts to put on your website.
http://www.naspcenter.org/resourcekit

SPANISH RESOURCES
NASP Center    Parent Handouts in Espanol - Publicaciones en Español para los padres y los maestros
http://www.naspcenter.org/espanol/    

Babelfish     English as a second language immersion program. 
http://www.babelfish.com

Onion Mountain Technology assistive technology is our business... and our passion!
We believe that every student has the right to be as independent and successful as possible, and we believe that there are tools, techniques, and strategies that can help kids learn and grow to the best of their abilities. We provide consultations, evaluations, training, workshops and presentations as well as a full line of low and mid tech tools in our LoTTIE Kit (Low Tech Tools for Inclusive Education) product line.
http://www.onionmountaintech.com

Really Good Stuff  
Our exclusive collection of fun and creative teaching tools is what makes us unique! But we couldnt do it without your help! Many of our quality products start with ideas shared from classrooms around the country. All products are tested in the classroom and reviewed by teacher panels before they ever make it into our Really Good Stuff catalog or reallygoodstuff.com site.
http://www.reallygoodstuff.com

Parents Helping Parents   A nonprofit 501(c)(3) public benefit agency meets the needs of one of our communitys most vulnerable populations-children with any special need and their families.
http://www.php.com

CECP   Check out our extensive collection of web links related to emotional and behavioral problems in such areas as education, families, mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, early intervention, school safety, and legislation.
http://www.air.org/cecp/preventionstrategies

Six Seconds EQ Network teaches emotional intelligence skills to create positive and productive relationships in schools, homes, and organizations around the world.
http://www.6seconds.com

EQ Parenting    We are dedicated to serving the needs of parents. We bring a unique perspective on parenting both as psychologists and as parents ourselves.
http://www.EQParenting.com

CASEL     Working to establish social and emotional learning as an essential part of education from preschool through high school. 
http://www.CASEL.org

PTI Nebraska is a statewide resource for families of children with disabilities and special health care needs.
http://www.pti-nebraska.org

HRSA  You can order, free of charge, publications and materials developed by HRSA Bureaus and Offices. The Web site also features information on resources that may interest you, including organizations, news sources, and current HRSA initiatives.
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov

Mrs. Perkins  Speech Language Pathologist  Activities, Dolce Forms to help you  keep track of individual student growth and assist when it is time to do report cards and have parent conferences.  Offered  as a tool for teachers to use in their own classrooms. http://www.mrsperkins.com/

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic    The New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization that provides access to educational, professional and technical material at virtually no charge to visually, physically and learning disabled individuals. Volunteers in our New Jersey studios produce educational materials in accessible formats. These texts, at every academic level, are recorded for students who cannot read standard print. This material enables students to achieve educational and professional success promoting independence, increasing productivity and enhancing their self-esteem and quality of life.
http://www.rfbdnj.org

Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.
 http://www.pics4learning.com

Do 2 Learn    FREE Teacher & Parent Materials, computer-based instruction, instructional supplies, games and resources and scheduling programs. 
http://www.dotolearn.com

NCIP    The National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through technology, Media and Materials.  http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/default.htm

Nebraska 211     Use this website to help identify the available health and human service agencies and programs in the state of Nebraska.  You can also limit your search to show only those resources within an approximate distance from your home, business, or other target area.
http://www.ne211.org

Arc of Nebraska, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation established in 1954 by parents to improve the quality of life for all people with developmental disabilities
and their families.
http://www.arc-nebraska.org

Autism Nebraska    The mission of the Nebraska Chapter of the Autism Society of America is to support and advocate for individuals with autism and their families through increasing education and awareness, fundraising, and facilitating community involvement for persons with autism spectrum disorders to achieve their potential by becoming a productive, accepted, and integral part of society.
http://www.autismnebraska.org

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
http://www.cec.sped.org

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
http://www.ncset.org

NSTTAC is a national Technical Assistance and Dissemination center funded from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2010 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (Award #H326J050004). To assist states to build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.
http://www.nsttac.org

Nebraska Transition Library
Library materials were purchased with federal funds to support Nebraska educators and parents working with students with disabilities.  Eligible borrowers include the following: Certified teachers of students with disabilities, Parents of students with disabilities, Non-profit organizations working with students with disabilities.
http://www.nebraskatransitionlibrary.net

Parent 2 Parent  To promote families as the most important voice in their childrens lives. We seek to nurture and respect the unique culture of each family in their home and their community, and to encourage families and communities to build mutually empowering relationships.
http://www.parent-parent.org