Special Education

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Special education refers to the method of instruction or classroom-based teaching that makes use of exercises and techniques particularly designed for the needs of students with learning abilities outside the standard school curriculum.

Disabilities covered by special education include deafness, vision impairment, developmental delays, dyslexia, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, autism, and other physical and mental challenges.

  • Center for Special Education Finance & Special Education Expenditure Project  - Agency and project created to address fiscal policy issues concerning the delivery and support of special education services in the United States.
  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)  - Provides a collection of resources to enhance education for children with disabilities and/or gifted and talented children.
  • DoDDS-Europe  - Directory of online resources for special educators. Includes links to organization and government agency sites as well as listings of recommended software and devices.
  • Internet Special Education Resources  - Lists of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. With an article index.
  • The Journal of Special Education  - Publication of the Hammil Institute on Disabilities. Offers research articles and scholarly reviews on special education covering traditional and ethnographic research, intervention studies, timely concerns, and thematic issues.
  • National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)  - Sponsors a comprehensive program of special education research to address the issues affecting infants, toddlers, and children who suffer from disabilities.
  • NCIP  - Homepage of the National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through technology, media, and materials. Presents video profiles, guided tours, and a library of NCIP resources.
  • Office of Special Education Programs  - Government site offering special education resources to teachers and parents.
  • Remedial and Special Education  - Journal of the Hammill Institute on Disabilities providing interdisciplinary articles that aim to fill the gap between theory and practice involving the education of persons for whom traditional or regular instruction is deemed ineffective.
  • SEN Teacher  - Collection of free special needs teaching resources. Includes printable documents, downloads, and search tools.
  • Special Education News  - Gallery of special education resources for conflict resolution, early intervention, and assistance.
  • Special Education Resources  - Directory of special education related online resources. Includes teaching tames, tips, and a message board.
  • Understanding Special Education  - Guide for parents on special education, the IEP process, learning disorders, and school success. With a downloadable parent handbook.
  • Wrightslaw  - Offers information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.
 
 
 
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