Links to Resources

  
ADD/ADHD

• The ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter
• ADDA Home Page
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)

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Assistive Technology

• Center for Applied Assistive Technology
• Closing the Gap
• DREAMMS for Kids, Inc.
• IntelliTools, Inc.
• PAT's Carolina Connection
• Virtual Assistive Technology Center

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Autism

• The Autism Program (TAP) of Virginia
• The Autism Society of America Home Page 
• Center for the Study of Autism 
• Division TEACCH - Autism Information (UNC-CH) 
• Indiana Resource Center for Autism 

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General Starter Sites

• Alta Vista - General search engine
• Ask Eric - The education information search engine
• Classroom Connect - The premier Web site for K-12 teachers and students
• Infoseek - General search engine
• Lycos - General search engine
• Teachers Helping Teachers - Lesson plans, forums, ideas, etc.
• Web Crawler - Lists and review sites for K-12

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Health/Medical Resources

• Child and Family Health 
• FRAXA Research Foundation Home Page
• KidsHealth
• The Lissencephaly Network 
• National Library of Medicine
• NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)
• Rare Genetic Diseases In Children
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network

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IDEA

• NICHCY's Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004

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Inclusion

• The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
• Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
• Circle of Inclusion
• The Inclusion Network
• Inclusive Schools Website
• Kids Together
• Power of 2

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Instructional Strategies

• Instructional Support Teams (IST)
• NETVIDS @ JMU (View teachers demonstrating effective use of technology)
• Special Connections
• Strategies for Creating Writing
• What Works Clearinghouse

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Learning Disabilities

• Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders
• American Hyperlexia Association
• The Dyslexia Archive - Specific Learning Difficulties
• InfoUse's PlaneMath
• LD Online
• LD Resources
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD)
• NLD on the Web!

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Legal Resources

• ADA Home Page
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
• The Law & Special Education
• Virginia General Assembly

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Manufacturers

• Ablenet
• ACCI
• Knowledge Adventure
• Don Johnston, Inc.
• Edmark 
• Houghton Mifflin
• Jostens Learning Company
• LAB Resources (Mayer Johnson)
• Milliken Publishing
• Prentke Romich
• Tom Snyder Productions 
• Words Plus, Inc.

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Mental Health

• The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Home Page
• Disorders & Illnesses - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• Dr. GROHOL's Mental Health Page - Symptom Lists Index 
• Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
• Mental Health InfoSource
• Mental Health Net
• The Schizophrenia Home Page

 

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Online Magazines

• National Geographic

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Organizations

• ARC
• CAST
• CEC
• Down Syndrome WWW Page
• DREAMMS for Kids 
• EASI Homepage 
• National Center to Improve Practice 
• National Information Center for Children & Youth With Disabilities
• Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education (VCASE)

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Parenting Resources

• Children, Youth and Family
• PACER Home Page
• Technical Assistance for Parent Programs
• Welcome to the Family Education Network

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Positive Behavior Supports

• The Beach Center on Families and Disability
• Behavior Management Advice Site
• Bureau of Education & Research - Making Inclusion More Successful: Practical Classroom Learning Strategies (Grades K thru 6)
• Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice - Prevention Strategies
• Discipline by Design - 11 Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline
• Discipline Help - Solutions for handling 117 misbehaviors
• Functional Behavioral Assessment & Positive Behavioral Support - Resources and Links from University at Albany
• KidSource Online - Positive Discipline
• National Association of School Psychologists
• OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• PBS Teacher Source: Behavioral Concerns within Inclusive Classrooms
• Positive Behavior Support at School
• ProTeacher - Behavior Management
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
• School Improvement Research Series - Article on Research to prevent problems
• Special Connections
• Utah's Behavior Initiatives - Behavioral Strategies for Educators and Parents

 

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Regional Resources

• Edmarc Hospice for Children
• Endependence Center, Inc.
• The Planning Council

 

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Related Services

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• New Visions
• Sensory Integration Int'l

 

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RtI/Progress Monitoring

• Curriculum-Based Measurement Warehouse
• RTI: Considerations for School Leaders
• National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
• Focus on Response to Intervention
• National Center for Learning Disabilities: Response to Intervention

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Sensory Impairments

• Helen Keller National Center
• National Information Center on Deafness
• NAVH Welcome Center

 

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Software Resources

• Macintosh Downloads 4 Kids
• Softword Technology
• Totware
• Virtual Assistive Technology Center

 

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Special Education

• British Columbia EST - Special Education Branch
• Council for Exceptional Children
• The Future of Children
• Gentle Teaching
• Inclusion Press Home Page
• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
• National Arts and Disability Center
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• NCIP Home
• TASH
• UVA Special Education Web Site
• Virginia Department of Education

 

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Technology/Software Vendors

• Ability Research Home Page
• Academic Software, Inc.
• ACCI Home
• ADAMLAB is now operated by M-B Products (call 248-594-6997).
• Adaptivation Home Page
• AlphaSmart Home Page
• Don Johnston 
• Educational Resources 
• Experience the Edmark Difference Online
• Gus Communications, Inc.
• IntelliTools, Inc.
• LAB Resources
• Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
• Perfect Solutions
• The Prentke Romich Company Home Page
• Tidewater Center for Technology Access

 

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Transition

• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)

 

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Virginia Department of Education

• 2006-2007 Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) Procedural Manual (Updated 9/29/06)
• IEP Resources and Presentation Material
• Middle School Writing Modules
• Navigating the VDOE Website to Plan Instruction
• Post Graduation Tutorials, Academies, and Other Resources
• Stepping Stones to Success II - Collaboration: Working Together for All Students
• SUPTS Memo No. 82 - Virginia's High-Quality Professional Development Criteria
• SUPTS Memo No. 138 - Board of Education Exemption of Selected Special Education Teaching Categories from the Requirements of the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA)
• SUPTS Memo No. 239 - Response to Intervention (RtI) Initiative
• Memorandum regarding "Technical Amendments to the Licensure Regulations" and "Extensions of Licenses Discontinued"

 

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Others

• ADA & Disability Information
• ARClink.org
• The Can Do! Website
• The Children's Literature Website
• Florida Educational Technology Conference
• T/TAC Online

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