Resources for General Education and Special Education:
Learning and Teaching Typically Developing Children and Children with Exeptionalities from
Birth through High School
ORGANIZATIONS
Academic, Professional, Governmental, & Public Service Agencies & Associations
Federal, State, and City
US Department of Education
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Education Commission of the States
National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices: Education and the States
National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices: Early Childhood Education
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
ISBE Special Education
ISBE Special Education: Early Childhood
Links to Illinois Schools and Organizations
Cook County Suburban Regional Office of Education
Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs) --National, Regional, & Local Affiliates (Including SPAs with * Standards for Teaching and Learning)
Early Childhood Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)* --Birth through 3rd Grade
Midwest AEYC (MWAEYC)
Illinois AEYC (ILAEYC)
Chicago Metro AEYC (CAEYC)
Zero to Three: National Center on Infants & Toddlers for Parents & Professionals
World Association for Infant Mental Health
Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
Ounce of Prevention
Center for Early Childhood Leadership
National Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
INCCRRA: Illinois Director Credential*
Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education
Center for the Childcare Workforce
Organizations Geared Toward Private Child Care Providers
National Child Care Association*
National Association of Child Care Professionals*
PSO/Illinois Child Care Association
Association of Professional Child Care Educators
Elementary Education
Association for Childhood Education International* --K through 8th Grade
National School-Age Care Alliance
National Asociation of Elementary School Principals
Middle School Education
National Middle School Association
Secondary Education
National Asociation of Secondary School Principals
Illinois High School Association
Center for Adolescent Studies
Special Education
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
CEC: Division for Early Childhood (DEC)*
Illinois CEC: Division for Early Childhood
Council of Educators for Students with Disabilities
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
Other Professional Organizations and Unions
Council of Chief State School Officers*
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards*
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Alliance of Work/Life Professionals
National Education Association
Illinois Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Illinois Federation of Teachers
National Alliance of Black School Educators
Early Childhood Initiatives and Research
Build Initiative --Multistate partnership to improve early care and education
Illinois Early Learning Project
International Society for Infant Studies
National Institute for Early Childhood Research
Basic Skills and Content Area SPAs
International Reading Association*
National Institute for Literacy
National Council of Teachers of English*
Illinois Association of Teachers of English
American Library Association
Reading Pathfinder
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
National Council for the Social Studies*
National Council for History Education
Organization of American Historians
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics*
National Science Teachers Association*
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education
The National Academies: Center for Education
Illinois Math & Science Academy: Center for Problem-Based Learning
International Society for Technology in Education*
Fine Arts National Art Education Association*
Americans for the Arts
Arts Education Partnership
Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education
National Association for Music Education*
Physical Education
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
National Association for Sport and Physical Education*
PE Central
Health and Safety
The National Academies
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Institute of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Child Life Council
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition
Healthy Steps for Young Children Program
Bright Futures: Health Supervision from Birth through Adolescence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Global, Multicultural, and Bilingual Education
Council for Global Education
National Association for Multicultural Education
National Association for Bilingual Education
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Edication
Multicultural Center for Research and Practice
McGraw-Hill: Multicultural SuperSite
Equity, Justice, and Children At-Risk --See also Human Rights and Advocacy
National Coalition for Equity in Education
Educational Equity Concepts
Consortium for Equity in Standards and Testing
National Council for Urban Peace and Justice
Network of Educators on the Americas
National Center for Children in Poverty
World Bank Group: Early Child Development
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Department of Health and Human Services: Head Start Bureau
National Head Start Association
Illinois Head Start Association
National Even Start Family Literacy Association
Early Childhood Quality Network
Special Needs
US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
US Office of Special Education Programs
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
US Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Alliance Of The Disabled (NAOTD)
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Directory of Children, Youth, and Families Services
Academy for Educational Development: Disabilities Studies and Services Center
Family Village: Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Family & Advocates Partnership for Education
The Association for Social Justice and Human Rights (TASH): Illinois
American Association on Mental Retardation
The Arc of the United States: National Organization on Mental Retardation
President's Committee on Mental Retardation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
International Dyslexia Association
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Improving Services to Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
National Association of the Deaf
Gallaudet University
National Federation of the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
Illinois Advocates for the Deaf-Blind
Autism Society of America
Cure Autism Now Foundation
National Down Syndrome Association
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Epilepsy Foundation of America
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago
Spina Bifida Association of America
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
AIDS Education Global Information System
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy Association
March of Dimes
Illinois Resources
Council for Disability Rights
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
StarNet
Project Choices
Gifted/Talented
National Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
National Association for Gifted Children
Gifted Child Society
Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Gifted Development Center
Odyssey of the Mind --Creative Problem-Solving Competitions
Odyssey of the Mind State Affiliates
Learning Labs Stanford Learning Lab
Phi Delta Kappa International
New Horizons for Learning
21st Century Learning Initiative
Foundations
Aims Education Foundation
George Lucas Educational Foundation
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Kohl Foundation
United Way
Annie E. Casey Foundation
McArthur Foundation
Carnegie Corporation
Annenberg Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Spencer Foundation
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Foundations with Educational Funding in the USA
Progressive/Child-Centered
Center for Dewey Studies
Jean Piaget Society
Pedagogy
Association of Constructivist Teaching
Association for Direct Instruction
Ethics and Conflict Resolution Educators for Social Responsibility
Peace Education Foundation
National Center for Conflict Resolution Education
Conflict Resolution in Education Network
Character Education Partnership
Association for Moral Education
Bureau for Essential Ethics Education
One World, Our World: Global Education and Conflict Resolution
Educational Improvement
The Education Resource Institute
Education International
Enabling Education Network
Institute for Student Achievement
Best Practices in Education
National Center on Education and the Economy
Child Development
National Academy for Child Development
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for Research on Adolescence
National Black Child Development Institute
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Play
International Association for the Child's Right to Play
American Association for the Child's Right to Play
Association for Play Therapy
The Theraplay Institute
National Lekotek Center
Families: Parents as Partners in Education
Alliance for Parental Involvement in Education
Families and Work Institute
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Family Research Council
National Parent Information Network
National Parent Information Network Illinois
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
National PTA
PTO Today
LAWS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, and ETHICS
Resources for Compliance with Mandates and Standards Set by Governmental Regulatory Agencies and Professional Boards
Constitutional Rights: Federal and State Legislation
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of the United States, Bill of Rights, & Other Amendments
State Constitutions
US Supreme Court
US House of Representatives
US Senate
The White House
Library of Congress
SearchGov.com: Branches of Federal Government, Agencies, and Links to State & Local Government Sites
Pending Legislation
Illinois Laws
Illinois Compiled Statutes
Illinois General Assembly
Legislative Search by Keyword or Bill Number
Legislative Search by Bill Number Only
Illinois Senate and House: Bills and Resolutions
Education --See also School Law
MegaLaw --Federal and State Education Laws
Statutes, Regulations, & Case Law
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 --See also Public Policy Debates
Title I: Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
Illinois Learning Standards
Chicago Public Schools: Policy Handbook by Date
Special Education: IDEA
IDEA 97: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997
IDEA Law and Regs
Part C of IDEA: Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers
IDEA Regulations
A Users Guide to the 1999 IDEA Regulations
The Education of Children and Youth with Special Needs: What Do the Laws Say?
Implementing IDEA's Principles --Power Point Presentation
Illinois Special Education Rules and Regulations
Illinois Special Education Categories
IL Class Size/Age Range Requirements
Illinois Early Intervention Services System Act
Illinois School Districts’ Responsibilities Toward Early Intervention (EI) Services
Corey H.
s
Special Ed Law: Regular Teachers' Rights in Special Education
A Parent's Guide -- The Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities by the Illinois State Board of Education
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Least Restrictive Environment: What Is It? --Nebraska Department of Education Special Populations Office
Least Restrictive Environment Clearinghouse
Illinois State Board of Education Policy Statement Least Restrictive Environment
IEPs --See also Individualized Education Programs: IFSPs, IEPs, and 504 Plans
Individualized Education Programs and IDEA 97
Sample IEP Goals
Exemplar of Individual Education Plans for Students with Disabilities
Guidelines for Completing Sample IEP
Individualized Education Programs: The IEP
Sample IEP for Child with Autism/PDD
Section 504 --See also Individualized Education Programs: IFSPs, IEPs, and 504 Plans
Office of Civil Rights Pamphlets on Section 504, ADA, and Education
Writing a Legally Sound Section 504 Accommodation Plan
504 Plan FAQs
How I Got a 504 Accommodation Plan
Sample Section 504 Plan
Sample 504 Plan
Disability Rights --See also Human Rights/Anti-Discrimination in Employment, Education, etc., including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Americans
with Disabilities Act Document Center: ADA Statute, Regulations, ADAAG (Americans
with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech
Sheets, and Other Assistance Documents
Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Child Care for Children with Special Needs
Social Security Administration: Social Security Disability Income Programs
Abuse and Neglect
Illinois Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting FAQs
Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect: Facts and Resources
Leaving Children Home Alone
Compensatory Education
Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
Illinois "Start Early" Campaign
Head Start Regulations and Performance Standards
Early Childhood Follow-Through Research Institute
Effective School Practices, Focus: What Was That Project Follow Through?
Legal Reources
Legal Resources about Special Ed and Disabilities
EdLaw
WrightsLaw
Adoption and Immigration
US Department of State: Office of Children's Issues
US State Department: International Adoption
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS): Laws, Regulations, and Guides
Freedom of Information and Privacy Rights --See also Children's Rights and Safety on the Internet
Freedom of Information Act
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Privacy Laws in the United States
US Privacy Laws
Privacy Laws by State
Privacy International
Education Goals and Standards --See also Teacher Education Standards
National Education Goals
NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
NCTM Standards for Math
National Science Education Standards
National Educational Technology Standards Project
National Standards for Arts Education
MCREL K-12 Content Knowledge: Standards and Benchmarks
Illinois Learning Standards
Illinois Early Learning Standards --Ages 3 - 5
Illinois Performance Descriptors
Chicago Academic Standards and Curriculum Framework Statements
Teacher Liability and Codes of Ethical Conduct
Teacher Liability: What We Don't Know Might Hurt Us
Educational Malpractice in Illinois
NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct: Supplement for Early Childhood Adult Educators
NEA Code of Ethics of the Education Profession
THEORY-RESEARCH-PRACTICE
Full-Text & Scholarly Articles, Academic Treatises, Professional Commentaries, Graduate Level Student Critiques, etc.
History and Philosophy of Education
Module One: History and Philosophy of Education
History of Education: Selected Moments of the 20th Century
Historical Foundations of American Education: Timeline and WWW Sites
Educational History and Philosophy Sites
History of American Education Web Project
Philosophy of Education: Philosophers
Philosophy of Education Recommended Readings
Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Education
A Time Capsule of Training and Learning
Pioneers in Education --Power Point Presentation
America's System of Public Education: Historical Outline
Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Plato and Philosophy of Education
Comenius
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Rousseau and Pestalozzi
Johann Friedrich Herbart
Froebel's Philosophy and Materials
Mind and Body: René Descartes to William James
Thomas Jefferson and Education
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
E. L. Thorndike: Connectionism
B. F. Skinner: Operant Conditioning
Maria Montessori: An Historical Perspective
Dewey: My Pedagogic Creed
Dewey: Democracy and Education
Francis W. Parker's Concentration Pedagogy: Education to Free the Human Spirit
Progressive Education
Piaget
Vygotsky
Beyond the Individual-Social Antimony in Discussions of Piaget and Vygotsky
Gesell
Erikson
Bertrand Russell
Alfred North Whitehead
Rudolf Steiner
Open Education in America
Foucalt Essays & Interviews
Mortimer Adler
Issues in Freirean Pedagogy
Habermas and Philosophy of Education
Kuhn and Philosophy of Education
Growing Without Schooling --Interview with John Holt
Urie Bronfenbrenner --Ecological Systems
A Hundred Ways of Thinking --Loris Malaguzzi's Reggio Emilia
E.D. Hirsch
An Overview of Humanistic Education
A Brief Introduction to Holistic Education
Links to Online Philosophy Texts
Developing an Educational Philosophy: Resources
Learning Theories and Principles
Instructional Development Timeline: Pre-1920 - 2000s
Learning Theory
Learning Theories
Principles of Learning
Learning Theories and Models of Teaching
Models of Learners
Instructional Design and Learning Theory
Social Learning Theory --Bandura
Behaviorism and Direct Instruction --See also Learning Theories: Behaviorism
John Watson
Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Behaviorist Questions, Views on Teaching, and Views on Learning and the Learner
Principles of Direct Instruction
Direct Instruction
Siegfried Engelmann and Direct Instruction --Head Start and Project Follow-Through Studies on DI
Direct Instruction: A Transactional Model
Precision Teaching and Direct Instruction
Core Knowledge Lesson Plans
Success For All
Socio-Cultural and Cognitive Constructivism
Constructivist Theory
A Review of the Literature on Dissemination and Knowledge Utilization: Knowledge Use as a Learning Process
Social Development Theory: Vygotsky
Dialogic Inquiry in Education: Building on the Legacy of Vygotsky
Vygotsky Project
Zone of Proximal Development
Constructivist Theory: Bruner
Constructivist Learning Theory
On Constructivism
In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms: Honoring the Learning Process
Situated Learning
Critical Issue: Building on Prior Knowledge and Meaningful Student Contexts/Cultures
Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics
Meaningful Learning Research Group Articles
Traditional & Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives
Educational Theory Handbook: A Collection of Theories and Theorists: An Aid to the Student of Educational Theory
Storming the Citadel: Reading Theory Critically
Looking Toward the 21st Century: Challenges of Educational Theory and Practice
Rethinking Education
Typical and Atypical Learners
The Animal School Parable --Value of Individual Differences, Diversity, and Nurturing Strengths
Misunderstood Minds
All Kinds of Minds
Development
Developmental Principles and Glossary of Terms --Gesell, Erikson, Piaget, Kohlberg, Gilligan, & Vygotsky
Child Development Basics
Classic Theories of Child Development --Freud, Mahler, & Erikson
Theories of Child Development and Learning
"How Are the Children?" Report on Early Childhood Development and Learning
Nature / Nurture
Normal and Atypical Development
Basic Concepts of Infant Behavior and Development
Child and Adolescent Development Resources
Housen's Stage Model of Aesthetic Development
Physical Domain --Biological
Biological-Maturation
Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny
G. Stanley Hall
Gesell's Maturational Theory
Prenatal Development
Developmental Milestones
Stages of Motor Development
Motor Skills Disorder
The Bobath Centre
The Feldenkrais Method
Cognitive Domain --Intellectual
The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Development: Applications of Piagetian Theory
Jean Piaget's Theory of Development
Activities to Promote Children's Cognitive Development
Cognitive Development and Related Links
Cognitive Development and Intelligence
Mind Tools
Cognitive Development Links
Speech and Language Development in Infants and Young Children
Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Moral Development and Character Education --See also Universal Values
Moral Development
Character Education
Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Carol Gilligan's, "In a Different Voice"
Framework for Universal Principles of Ethics
Integrating Structure and Content in Moral Education
Studies in Moral Development and Education
Moral and Character Development
Affective Domain --Social-Emotional
Outline of Social-Emotional Development in Infancy
Brief Outline of the Theory of Attachment
Attachment Theory
Affective Development: The Emergence of Reciprocity and Moral Feelings --Power Point Presentation
Comparison of Mahler and Stern's Theories of the Development of the Self
What Does Heinz Kohut Mean by the "Self"? Associations on a Theme
Mahler, Kohut, and Infant Research: Some Comparisons
Stages of Social Development
Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: What Does It Really Mean? --Daniel Goleman et al
Primary Prevention: Educational Approaches to Enhance Social and Emotional Learning
School as a Context of Early Adolescents' Academic and Social-Emotional Development: A Summary of Research Findings
Positive Social/Emotional Development and Prevention of Psychosocial/Mental Health Problems
Distinctions between Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice
Caring Teachers.com
Center for Social and Emotional Education
Social-Emotional Development Journal Articles
Articles on Social Skills
Resilience: Risks and Protective Factors
Enhancing Resilience and Protective Factors
Promoting Resiliency in Families and Children
Social Competence
Assessing Young Children's Social Competence
Keeping Toddler's Attention May Help Develop Social Competence
Developing Social Competence in Children
The Role of Appropriate Scaffolding in the Development of Social Competence
Social Competence and the Child with Learning Disabilities
Developing Social Competence for All Students
Infants and Toddlers --See also Development , Psychosocial Development, Attachment, and Bonding, and Temperament and Personality
National Institute of Health/Medline: Infant and Toddler Development
National Network for Child Care (NNCC) Child Development Database: Infants and Toddlers
NNCC: Infant and Toddler Care
Infant Temperament
Child Temperament --Based on Research of Thomas and Chess
What Is Temperament and How Is It Measured?
Assessment of Temperament
Temperament.com
Dyad Observational Assessment Tool: Adult-Child Interactions
Assessment of Developmental Milestones
Infant/Toddler Care
Infant/Toddler Curriculum
Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers
Resources for Infant Educators --Magda Gerber
The Emotional Life of the Toddler --Alicia Lieberman
Infant Development: Even Infants Need Their Solitude
Toddler Time: Narcissistic Defenses
The Feldenkrais Method: Developmental Integration Games
Smart Babies --Articles and activities
Games for Newborns/Infants: Hands-On Games forBabies
Infant/Toddler Lesson Plans: Transportation Theme
Attachment --See also Psychosocial: Attachment and Bonding
Attachment Research and Theory
Attachment Research: Mom-Child Relations Withstand Day Care
Family Relations Institute: Attachment Theory
Attachment
Attachment Theory Web Site
Attachment Research Center
Attachment Home Page
An Ethological Approach to Personality Development: The Attachment Theory
Bowlby/Ainsworth Timeline
Bonding: A Simple Wonder
Bonding: Recent Observations That Alter Perinatal Care
Parent-Child Bonding and Family Functioning in Depressed Children
and Children at High Risk and Low Risk for Future Depression --Dan Stein et al
Secure
Base Support for Social Competence: Attachment Q-sort Correlates of Security
and Social Competence in a Sample of African-American Children Attending
Head Start
Articles on Child Abuse and Neglect
Abuse
Play and Learning
What Are Children Learning When They Play?
Developmental Stages of Play (Parten)
Stages of Block Play
Stages of Art Development
Playing With and Without Words
Play --Power Point Presentation
Supporting Rich Play in Preschool Education
Exploring Socio-Dramatic Play and Prop Boxes
Culture and Development in Children's Play
Play and Cultural Diversity
Toy Play in Infancy and Early Childhood: Normal Development and Special Considerations for Children with Disabilities
Stages of Play Development in Delayed Children
Learning Readiness and School Readiness (Ensuring Success in School)
National Education Goals 2000 --Goal #1: "By the year 2000: All children in America will start school ready to learn"
Assessing Readiness --by Sam Meisels
The Inappropriate Use of School "Readiness" Tests --Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Getting Schools Ready for Children: The Other Side of the Readiness Goal
Getting Schools Ready for Children
Ten Keys to Ready Schools
Readiness for School or for School Culture?
Ready or Not. . .Preparing Young Children for the Classroom
What Should Young Children Be Learning?
Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers
Protecting Children from Inappropriate Practices
Readiness for Kindergarten
Entering Kindergarten: Findings from the Condition of Education 2000
America's Kindergartners
The
Elementary School Performance and Adjustment of Children Who Enter Kindergarten
Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Findings From National Surveys Effects of Delaying
or Repeating Kindergarten
ReadyWeb
Planning and Reflection
Planning Processes: For Whom? For What?
The Instructional Planning Process
Thematic Webbing and the Curriculum Standards in the Primary Grades
Understanding Objectives Tutorial
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive Domain
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Domains
Behavioral Objectives
Writing Goals and Objectives
How to Write Behavioral Objectives
Writing Behavioral Objectives
Instructional Objectives
Planning Lessons
Lesson Planning Resources
Schon's Educating the Reflective Practitioner
The Getting of Wisdom: What Critically Reflective Teaching Is and Why It's Important
Dispositions
Dispositions: Definitions and Implications for Early Childhood Practice --Lilian Katz
Dispositions as Educational Goals --Lilian Katz
Learning Environments
Varied Settings for Teaching --Power Point Presentation
What Is the Prepared Environment?
Creating Optimal Learning Environments
Learning Centers in the Kindergarten Classroom
Constructivist Learning Environments
Situative Design Issues for Interactive Learning Environments: The Problem of Group Coherence
Situated Cognition and Learning Environments: Roles, Structures, and Implications for Design
Creating Active Learning Environments
Youth Motivation Using Natural Learning Environments
Articles on Learning Environments
Community of Learners
Creating a Community of Learners
Early Years Are Learning Years: Building Positive Relationships Through Communication
Establishing
a Community of Learners: The Use of Information Technology (IT) as an Effective
Learning Tool in Rural Primary or Elementary Schools
Supporting Student Learning in Schools for Thought Environments
Instructional Methods
Which Teaching Style Should I Use?
Teaching and Learning Models and Approaches
Instructional Strategies --Power Point Presentation
Teaching Strategies
Teaching Methods
Models of Instruction
Instructional Design Models
Task Analysis and Chaining
Examples of Task Analyses
Skinner's Reinforcement Theory
Gagné's Contributions to the Study of Instruction
Mastery Learning
Curriculum Compacting
Reciprocal Teaching
Ausubel's Meaningful Learning and Advance Organizers
Taba's Inductive Thinking Model
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain
Strategies to Facilitate Concept Formation
Bruner's Concept Attainment
Concept Attainment Model: A Viable Component for Elementary Science Curriculum
Concept Attainment Model --Power Point Presentation
Concept Attainment Strategy
Concept Mapping
Index of Graphic Organizers
Curricular Approaches
Curriculum and Environments: Educational Approaches
Curricular and Instructional Patterns in Regular Classrooms
Curriculum Web
Creative Curriculum
Layered Curriculum
What Does Research Say About Montessori?
Emergent Curriculum: Tune In to Your Children's Interests
Following Children's Lead in the Dance of Real Learning
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning: Integrated Thematic Units
Integrated Curriculum
Teaching Interdisciplinary Thematic Units in Language Arts
Integrated Themes and Lesson Plans
Prop Boxes and Thematic Centers
Community Helpers: Careers --Prop Boxes
Patti's Preschool Resources: Themes
Thematic Units for Primary Grades
Integrated Curriculum in the Middle School
Secondary Education and School-to-Work: Developing an Applied and Integrated Curriculum
Integrated Curriculum Design Packet
Active Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and Inquiry-Based Learning
Activity Theory
Active Learning
High/Scope Research
Teaching for Understanding: Educating Students for Performance
Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learning
What Is Problem-Based Learning?
What Is Inquiry-Based Learning?
Inquiry Education Research
Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching: Math and Science Through Museum Collections
Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning
The Inquiry Page
Center for Inquiry-Based Learning: Science Projects
Supportive Inquiry-Based Learning Environment Project: K-12 Science
Reggio Emilia and Project Approach
Reflections on the Reggio Emilia Approach --Edited by Lilian Katz & Bernard Cesarone
Reggio Emilia: Catalyst for Change and Conversation
The Reggio Emilia Approach
Reggio Emilia Publications, Videos, and Other Resources
Reggio Emilia Links
The Hundred Languages of Children Exhibit Schedule
Reggio Emilia Resources
Making Learning Visible: Children as Individual and Group Learners. A Collaboration Between Reggio Emilia and Harvard
Reggio Emilia and Project Approach Links
The Project Approach: Links to Internet Sites
Dynamic Aims: The Use of Long-term Projects in Early Childhood Classrooms in Light of Dewey's Educational Philosophy
Living the Project Approach with Young Children
Project Approach --Sylvia Chard's Site
The Project Approach --by Lilian Katz
A Review of Research on Project-Based Learning
The Project Approach: Meeting the State Standards
The Contribution of Documentation to the Quality of Early Childhood Education --by Katz & Chard
Representations
What Is Project-Based Learning (PBL)?
Project-Based Learning Web Ring
Self-Directed Learning, Engaged Learning, & Time On-Task
The Nature and Nurture of the Self-Directed Learner
Engaged Learning
Meaningful, Engaged Learning
Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects
What Can Teachers Do to Cause Learning?
Instructional Time and Teaching Subjects During the First Four Years of Primary Ed
The Use of Time in the Classroom
Increasing Time On-Task in the Classroom
Increasing Your ADHD Students' Time On-Task
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 --NAEYC Position Statement: Overview of DAP
What Are Appropriate Goals for Early Childhood Education? --by Lilian Katz
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: What Does Research Tell Us?
Child-Initiated Learning Activities for Young Children Living in Poverty --by Lawrence Schweinhart
Recent Research Supports Developmentally Appropriate Practice In The Primary Grades
Articles on DAP
Alternative Views on Contemporary Practices (Re:
DAP, Emergent Curriculum, Child-Centered Teaching, Situated Learning, &
Constructivist Methods)
Developmentalism: An Obscure but Pervasive Restriction on Educational Improvement
Direct Instruction Is Developmentally Appropriate
Child-Directed Teaching Methods: A Discriminatory Practice of Western Education
Applications & Misapplications of Cognitive Psychology to Math Education --by John R. Anderson et al.
An Address to the California State Board of Education --by E. D. Hirsch
Basic Skills and Content Areas: Language Arts --See also Basic Skills and Content Area Resources and Dyslexia
Receptive and Expressive Language/Listening and Speaking
Ages and Stages: Developmental Milestones for Receptive and Expressive Language Acquisition
Early Childhood Growth Chart: What Many Children Do In Language
Stages of Oral Language Development
Activities to Help Children Learn About Language
Reading --See also Reading Strategies
Language and Literacy Development
Discretion in the Translation of Research to Policy: A Case from Beginning Reading
Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community: Emerging Literacy: Linking Social Competence to Learning
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success
Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read
Reading First Initiative
Early Reading First Initiative
Balanced Reading Instruction
HeadsUp! Reading --Distance Learning
Sponsor Findings From Project Follow Through
SRA Direct Instruction Programs --Including DISTAR
Reading Recovery
Wilson Reading System
Dolch Word List, Resources, and Bibliography
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Curriculum Areas
Seven Myths About Literacy in the US
Nowadays, Even the Illiterates Read and Write --by Berliner
What the Science Says: Effective Reading Interventions for Kids with Learning Disabilities
Components of Effective Reading/Writing Programs
Words in the Brain: Reading Program Spurs Neural Rewrite in Kids
Writing
Stages of Pre-Writing Skill Development
Stages of Written Language Development
Stages of Writing Development
Five Stages of Writing and Parent Involvement
Math --See also Dyscalculia
Stages of Math Development
Math Education Articles
Math Projects
Math Magic
Ask Dr. Math
Let's Do Math: Online Tools
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
Metric Conversion Charts
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System) Adopted by US for Use in Foreign Trade
Kitchen Conversion Calculators
Math Lesson Plans, Themes, and Units
The Math Forum: Lesson Plans
Math Lesson Plans K-12
Math Lesson Plans Page
Math Glyphs K-6
National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century
Third International Math and Science Study
Science
Science Misconceptions Research and Some Implications for the Teaching of Science to Elementary School Students
Science Misconceptions
"Science Myths" in K-6 Textbooks and Popular Culture
Bad Science
The Learning Cycle as a Tool for Planning Science Instruction
The Scientific Method
Teachers Helping Teachers: Scientific Method Lesson Plans
BugInABox.com: Why Are There Two Names? --Scientific Classification
Hanford Science Inquiry Project
The Why Files: Science Behind the News
Language Development and Science Inquiry: The Head Start on Science and Communication Program
Teaching Science Concepts to Children: The Role of Analogies
How Stuff Works
How Things Work
How Things Work: Ask an Expert --Flashlights, Batteries, Circuits, etc.
Series and Parallel Circuits Lesson
K-12 Science Lesson Plans
Science Articles
Science Magazine
Scientific American
Scientific American Frontiers
Social Studies: Diversity
Illinois State Resources for Educating Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Students
Diversity Database
Center for Diversity in Education
Multicultural Pavilion
A Different World: Children's Perceptions of Race and Class in Media
American Indian Studies and Related Issues
African American Links
Latin American Links
AskAsia
Diversity Links
Literature on Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism
Children's Rights and Equity in Education
UNESCO, International Bureau of Education: Children's Rights in Education
Equity Education On Line: Research
National Coalition for Equity in Education: Perspectives on Equity
Education, Poverty, and Inequality
On Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools --Conversation with Jonathan Kozol
Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives (1999) --Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching --by Martin Haberman
How Should We Group to Achieve Excellence with Equity?
Teacher Assistance Teams (TAT) and School Based Problem Solving (SBPS): Prereferral Supportive Services for Children At-Risk
Facilitating Teacher Assistance Teams
Syracuse Schools School-Based Intervention Teams
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) School-Based Problem Solving (SBPS) Manual
Designing Effective Prereferral Interventions
CPS Evaluation Protocol Manual
Early Intervention
Illinois Department of Human Services: Early Intervention
Provider Connections: Illinois Early Intervention Credentialing
Illinois Early Childhood Special Education Resources
Tools for Early Identification and Intervention- 0-5 Years --Assessments and Intervention Strategies
The Greenspan Floor Time Model
Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention
Early Intervention Resources
Early Intervention Related Links
Exceptionalities: Gifted, Talented, and Creative --See also Intelligence
Children Who Are Gifted, Talented, and Creative --Includes Numerous Additional Links
Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About?
National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent
The Miseducation of Our Gifted Children
Learning Disabilities --See also Additional Resources and Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury
IDEA Definition, Prevalence of Specific Learning Disabilities, etc.
Learning Disabilities: Decade of the Brain
Learning Disabilities: Special Education for Students with Disabilities --by G. Reid Lyon
NF-1 and Learning Disabilities --by Denckla
How to Teach Students with Learning Disabilities in a Mainstream Class
The Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Clinical Description and Applied Aspects
Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Issues
The Link Between Learning Disabilities and Behavior
CDC Study Confirms ADHD/Learning Disability Link
Controversial Treatments for LD
Reading Disabilities --See also Reading and Effective Interventions
Dyslexia, Phonemic Awareness and Phonological Processing, and Controversies Around Vision Training
The Neurology of Reading Disorders
Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Teachers and Parents
Children's Reading Disability Attributed To Brain Impairment
Non-Impaired vs Dyslexic Imaging of Brain Activation During Reading
Researchers Map Physical Basis of Dyslexia
The Neurobiology of Reading and Dyslexia --by Shaywitz & Shaywitz
Scientific American: Dyslexia eBook --by Shaywitz
Functional Disruption in the Organization of the Brain for Reading in Dyslexia --by Shaywitz et al.
Dyslexia Linked to Region of Brain
Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders
Connectionist Models of Surface and Deep Dyslexia
Surface Dyslexia
The Phonological Model of Dyslexia
How Do We Read? --Power Point Presentation
Reading Disorders in Children
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children: Controversial Therapies
What Is Vision Therapy?
Harvard Neurology Web Forum: On Vision Therapy
Optician's Association of America: Separating Myth from Fact
Learning
Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision: A Joint Statement of the American Academy
of Pediatrics, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
and American Academy of Ophthalmology
2000 American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting: Reading Disability Update
Academic Interventions for Children with Dyslexia Who Have Phonological Core Deficits
National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read
Preventing Early Learning Failure
Hyperlexia
What Is Hyperlexia?
Hyperlexia: Outcomes, Diagnosis, and Educational Management
General Information about Hyperlexia
Hyperlexia and Related Disorders
Hyperlexia and Language Disorders
Hyperlexia Articles
Math Disabilities
Dyscalculia
Math Learning Disabilities
Dyscalculia: What Is Dyscalculia and What Strategies Can Help?
Misunderstood Minds: Difficulties with Math --PBS Special
Learning Disabilities in Mathematics
Educational Aspects of Mathematics Disabilities
Adapting Mathematics Instruction in the General Education Classroom for Students with Mathematics Disabilities
Mathematics Instruction for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities
Math Skills
The Math Page: Math Remediation and Learning Strategies
Dyscalculia.org
The Dyscalculia Site
Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Deficits: How Common? How Remediable?
Auditory Processing FAQs
Central Auditory Processing Disorders - An Overview of Assessment and Management Practices
NonVerbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)
The Misunderstood Child: The Child With a Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Understanding Learning Differences: Confronting the Puzzle of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities: An Emerging Profile
The Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Clinical Description and Applied Aspects
Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD)
What Are Nonverbal Learning Disabilities?
Q and A with Byron Rourke --Principal NVLD Researcher
Nonverbal Learning Disorders
Children with Spina Bifida: NonVerbal Learning Disabilities
Children's Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities Scale
NonVerbal Learning Disabilities Articles
Abuse and Neglect --See also Child Abuse and Neglect
Altered Brain Development Following Global Neglect in Early Childhood --by Bruce Perry
Neglect: Feral Children
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
Individual and Group Guidance: Antisocial Behavior and Violence Prevention
School Violence from the Perspective of William Glasser
Spanking by Parents and Subsequent Antisocial Behavior of Children
Preventing Conduct Problems in Head Start Children: Strengthening Parenting Competencies
Preventing Anti-Social Behavior in Disabled and At-Risk Students
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: a Sourcebook for Community Action
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution for Children and Staff
Teaching Conflict Resolution: An Effective School-Based Approach to Violence Prevention
Implementing a Peer Mediation Program
Conflict Resolution Consortium
Behavioral Intervention: Parenting Styles & Classroom Management Strategies
Parenting Style and Its Correlates
Discipline Responses Influences of Parent's Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, Beliefs About Parenting, Stress, and Cognitive=Emotional Processes
Parenting Style as Classroom Management Style
Classroom Management: An Introduction --Power Point Presentation
Teachers Helping Teachers: Classroom Management
Classroom Teacher's Reference Guide to Discipline
Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise
Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site
Tips for Preventing and Defusing Aggressive Behavior and Crisis Situations
I Messages
How to Manage Disruptive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms
National Down Syndrome Congress: Position Statement on the Management of Challenging Behaviors
Chicago Public Schools: Uniform Discipline Code
Functional Behavioral Assessment & Behavior Intervention Plans
Tutorial: Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
FBA Generator
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Addressing Student Problem Behavior: FBAs and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
Creating Positive Behavioral Intervention Plans and Supports
Chicago Public Schools: Positive Behavior Interventions: Policy and Procedures
AD/HD
ADHD: The Protean Diagnosis
Approaching a Scientific Understanding of What Happens in the Brain in AD/HD
Images of Underactivity in ADHD Brain: SPECT Brain Scans
The Biological Basis of ADHD: An Answer to the Critics
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder --by Barkley
ADHD and the Hunter/Gatherer Hypothesis
Neurologist Contends ADHD Fraud
ADD Research Findings
ADHD Research
National Resource Center on AD/HD --Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder --NIMH publication
Controversial Treatments for Children with ADHD
Psychopharmacology for ADHD in Adolescents
Genetics of Childhood Disorders: Is ADHD a Noradrenergic Disorder?
Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Bibliography
ADHD in Children and Adolescents
ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted
ERIC Digest, "Teaching Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Update 1998"
AD/HD: What Teachers Should Know
Teaching Children with ADD Part 1
Teaching Children with ADD Part 2
Chicago Public Sschools: ADHD Manual
Diagnosis and Treatment of ADD in Adults
PDD/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Researchers Shed Light on Early Brain Growth and Autism
Autism: Discrete Trials & Discrimination Training --Power Point Presentation
Rapid Prompting Method
PDD Information Pages: Asperger's Syndrome --Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Intervention
Metal-Metabolism and Autism
Facilitated Communication: The Claims vs. The Evidence
Auditory Integration Training: What Is It?
Autism: Executive Function and Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind
Executive Functions --See also Brain Research & Brain-Based Education
Memory Systems and Executive Functions --Power Point Presentation
Brain Research: Executive Functions
Executive Functioning -- What Is It and How Does It Affect Learning?
Cognition and Action: Executive Functions
Brain Development and Learning
Executive Functioning in Gifted/Talented Children
ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control
ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
The Role of Executive Function Defecits in Asperger Disorder
Tourette Syndrome Plus: Executive Dysfunction
Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes
Evaluating Your Brain's CEO
Hanoi Tower --Assessment of Planning (Self-Scoring)
Tower of Hanoi --Automatic Scoring (Requires Java)
Stroop Test --Assessment of Mental Set (Maintenance and Flexibility)
Physical and Health Disorders
World Medicus
CDC: Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics
Medline Plus: Neural Tube Defects
Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
Children with Spina Bifida
The Story on Sickle Cell Anemia
Centers for Disease Control Fact Sheet: HIV and Its Transmission
Pediatric Aids Fact Sheet
American Academy of Pediatrics: What Are the Special Needs of Adolescent Patients with HIV/AIDS?
What Is Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome in Youth?
Substance Abuse and Prenatal Exposure
Nature and Scope of Substance Abuse in Chicago --1995 Epidemiological Report
Punishing Women for their Behavior During Pregnancy: An Approach That Undermines Women's Health and Children's Interests
CDC: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Executive Functions
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Substance Abuse and Disabilities: Exploring the Relationship
"Why Are Crack Babies So Screwed Up?"
"Crack Babies" Catch Up
Slow Development in "Crack Babies" May Be Caused by Conditions of Urban Poverty
Developing Crack Babies Refute Fears of Neurological Cocaine-Induced Damage
The Myth of the "Crack Babies"
An Interview With Ira Chasnoff --"His Research Was Preliminary But Then The Media Ran With It And Created The Crack Baby Myth"
Children's Research Triangle --Ira Chasnoff et al.
Abandoned Infants Assistance: Perinatal Substance Exposure Fact Sheet
Medicating Children --See also Psychopharmacology & Alternative Treatments
Pay Attention: Ritalin Acts Much Like Cocaine --Brain imaging reveals clues to effects of methylphenidate on the dopaminergic system, August 22, 2001
A & E Investigative Reports/ Generation Rx: Reading, Writing, & Ritalin April 9, 2001
PBS Frontline: Medicating Kids April 10, 2001
Medicating Our Children (2000)
Accommodations and Modifications
General Information on Accommodations and Modifications
Chicago Public Schools: Curriculum Accommodations and Modifications
Illinois State Board of Education: Accommodations and Modifications for English Language Learners
Accommodations and Modifications Fact Sheet
Accommodations, Modifications, Alternates for Instruction and Assessment
State Web Sites for Accommodations Information
Special Education Programming: What Are Adaptations, Accommodations, and Modifications?
Accommodations and Modifications
State Web Sites for Accommodations Information
Special Education Programming: What Are Adaptations, Accommodations, and Modifications?
Instructional Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
LD Online for Teachers: Accommodations and Modifications
Individualized Education Programs: IFSPs, IEPs, and 504 Plans --See also IEPs and 504s
Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs)
Developing a Great IFSP --Nebraska site
IFSP/IEP Review Guidelines
IEPs: The Process
Writing IEPs for Success
Illinois Special Education Forms --Including Blank Illinois IEP Forms
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) IEP Workbook --Includes Blank CPS IEP Forms and Instructions for Writing IEPs
IEP Guide
Regular Education Teachers as IEP Team Members
Developing 504 Classroom Accommodation Plans
Section 504 Faculty Information Guide
IDEA/504 Flow Chart
Related Services
Related Services for School-Aged Children with Disabiities
Related Services
Inclusion
The General Educator: Applying Constructivism to Inclusive Classrooms
Teaching and Learning: Special Education Inclusion
Collaborative Teaching: Special Education for Inclusive Classrooms --Full text book online
Improving Education: The Promise of Inclusive Schooling
Including Students with Disabilities in Standards-Based Education Reform
Service Delivery Team Configurations
Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers: A Team Effort --Includes descriptions of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary teams
Multidisciplinary Teams
American
Academy of Pediatrics Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics:
Transdisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Undernutrition
Summit Preschool Disabled Program: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Providing Services to Children with Special Needs
Excerpt from Educating Children with Multiple Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary Approach
Collaborative Teaching: Special Education for Inclusive Classrooms
Making Collaboration and Consultation Work
Special Education in Correctional Facilities and Education for Populations At-Risk (Correctional Education) Final IDEA Regulations Change the Face of Special Education: Inmate Services
Collaborate to Educate: Special Education in Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Special Education in Correctional Facilities
Survey of State Correctional Educational Systems (1990 - 1991)
Number
of Children Age 3-21 Served in Correctional Facilities and Parent Initiated
Private Schools by Race/Ethnicity Under IDEA, Part B During the 1998-99 School
Year
Correctional Education
Correctional Education Fact Sheet
Correctional Education Association
Sensitivity to People with Special Needs & Public Portrayal of Disabilities --See also Underrepresented Groups and Special Populations
People First Language
APA Style Guideline for Removing Bias in Language: Disabilities
People First of Illinois
Children in Russia's Institutions: Human Rights and Opportunities for Reform --"Defectology and Disability"
Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities: Report of a Workshop
Disability Research and the Media
Portrayal of People with Disabilities in Children's Literature: 1940s to 1980s
People With Disabilities on Television and In Movies
Rehabilitation International Disability Films: Take Two
Disabilities in the Media: The Movies
Films Involving Disabilities
Disinformation Detection, Professional Position Statements and Warnings: Beware of Snake Oil
Education Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency --by Gerald Bracey
American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Annual Meeting (October, 28, 2000) on Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Current Diagnosis and Treatment --by Wolraich
AAP: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Depression
AAP Policy Statement: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision: A Subject Review
AAP Policy Statement: The Treatment of Neurologically Impaired Children Using Patterning
Mental Help: Procedures to Avoid
Helping Students Discern Science from Snake Oil
Effective Interventions for Fostering School Achievement: Research-Based Strategies
What Works Clearinghouse --Site Launched in Summer, 2004 by the Federal Government to Promote the Collection and Dissemination of Scientific Evidence for Effective Educational Interventions
Effective Practices
Effective Intervention Techniques
Effective Practices for Varying Exceptionalities
Six Promising Schoolwide Programs for Raising Student Achievement
Intervention Central
Long-term
Effects of an Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Achievement and
Juvenile Arrest: A 15-Year Follow-up of Low-Income Children in Public Schools --May 9, 2001 Report in JAMA of Child-Parent Centers in Chicago
Comment on JAMA Early Intervention Report: Miracles Not Required
Research on Early Childhood Education
High/Scope Research --Including Longitudinal Study on Perry Preschool Project
Effective Educational Practices --by Walberg & Paik
Effective Interventions: Tutoring
Improving Student Achievement in Math
Effective and Replicable Programs for Students Placed At Risk in Elementary and Middle Schools
OVERVIEW: The Story Behind Project Follow Through
Effective School Practices: Project Follow Through and DISTAR
Research into Practice: Implementing Effective Teaching Strategies
Beyond Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
National Academy Press: Full Text Books Available Online with Info on Research-Based Intervention
Effective, Research-Based Methods and Strategies
Instructional Strategies: Research-Validated Methods
Early Reading First: Effective Research-Based Instruction for PreSchool Children
Mnemonic Strategies in the Classroom
Effective Reading Methods and Strategies --See also Reading
The Reading Genie --Comprehensive resource for teaching reading
Developing Reading Fluency
Making Sense of Reading Strategies
Reading Strategies
Reading Strategies Notebook --Particularly geared toward students who are deaf
Reading Comprehension --Book Selection
SQ4R --Geared toward college students but effective in fostering reading comprehension for young readers as well (both individuals and cooperative learning groups)
Effective Reading Strategies --Geared toward college students
Quality Improvement and School Reform
Continuous Quality Improvement in the Classroom
Educators' Guide to Schoolwide Reform
The Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education
Analysis of the Texas Reading Tests, Grades 4, 8, and 10, 1995-1998
10th Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education --by Gerald Bracey
Parent Involvement
Stages of Involvement
Parent Involvement in Education
Parents and Learning
Chicago Parents Get Report Cards on Involvement
Illinois and Chicago Initiatives
Illinois Early Learning Project
Illinois School Facts
STARNET --Region V (Chicago)
Chicago Systemic Initiative (CSI) Math and Science Education Homepage --Chicago Public Schools & Loyola University Chicago
Countdown --Loyola's Cable TV Interactive Math Program
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Chicago Gear Up Alliance) --Loyola/Truman Network
International Comparisons
Vygotskian Theory and Special Education Practice in Russia --"Defectology"
International Comparisons in Education
International Comparisons: Education Data
International Comparisons of Student Performance
International Student Funding Comparisons: The USA
RESOURCES
Topic-Specific Resources and Additional WWW Links
Teaming, Collaborating & Communicating: Building Relationships Between Professionals, Families of Young Children with Special Needs, and Community Agencies
--A Free PowerPoint Viewer Can Be Downloaded at the Microsoft Office Web Site
Historical & Current Roles of Families & Parents, and Schools as Systems --Power Point Presentation
Families #1 --Power Point Presentation
Families #2 --Power Point Presentation
Family Theory and Systems Theory
Olson's Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Communication and Meeting Families' Basic Needs --Power Point Presentation
Pre-Referral and Intervention
Pre-Intervention: School-Based Problem Solving
Professional Development for Faculty Change --Change Management Power Point Presentation
Coming to Consensus Activity
Implementation
Training and Supervising Paraprofessionals
The Training and Supervision of Paraprofessionals --PowerPoint Presentation
Roles for Education Paraprofessionals in Effective Schools
National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals: The Employment and Preparation of Paraeducators, the State of the Art: Teacher and Paraeducator Team Roles
Employing, Developing, and Directing Special Education Paraprofessionals in Inclusive Education Programs: Findings from a Multi-Site Case Study
Supervising Paraprofessionals: A Survey of Teacher Practices
Knowledge and Skills for Teachers Supervising the Work of Paraprofessionals
Learning Disabilities: Use of Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessional Support of Students with Disabilities: Literature From the Past Decade
Supervising Paraprofessionals --Top ten things "to do" & "not to do" re: library paras but applicable to others
Resources for Siblings of Children with Special Needs and Their Parents
Siblings of Children with Disabilities --ERIC Article
Children with Disabilities: Understanding Sibling Issues --NICHCY Article
Bandaids and Blackboards: Brothers and Sisters Have Something to Say --Web Site Where Siblings Speak Out
SibNet: Sibling Support Network
SibShops: Illinois Resources for Siblings --Workshops Providing Peer Support & Education Within a Recreational Context
Sibling Resources: Books & Other Media --About Disabilities and Illnesses for Young Readers & Adults
Abuse and Neglect & Children with Disabilities
What Is Child Abuse and Neglect?
Child Abuse Statistics, Info & Resources
The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect --Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities Training and Prevention Program Resources
Center for Internal Change
Early Intervention in Illinois
Regulatory Oversight in Illinois --Requires Free SmartDraw Viewer
IDHS: Bureau of Early Intervention
Early Intervention Laws and Rules
Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention
Provider Connections in Illinois: Early Intervention Credentialing
EI Credentialing Information
Early Intervention Credential Application
Illinois Early Intervention Training: Professional Development
Child and Family Connections Directory
Development
Developmental Delay Resources
Directory of Child Development Resources on the Internet
Child Development Website
Child and Adolescent Development Resources on the Web
Theory
Instructional Theory and Design Resources
Philosophy, Theory, and Education Resources
Postmodern Thought
Explorations in Learning and Instruction: Theory Into Practice Database
Behaviorism and Direct Instruction --See also Learning Theories: Behaviorism
Behaviorism Resources
Direct Instruction Resources
Special Ed
IDEA Practices
Special Educator's Web Pages
Special Education Resources on the Internet
SPEDUSOURCE
SpecialEdServices.com
Links: Specific Exceptionalities, etc.
Special Kids' Learning Resource Network
OSEP Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center
Adaptive Environments
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Resources
LD Online
LD Resources
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes: Programs for Learning Disabilities
Orton-Gillingham Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
NonVerbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)
Resources for NonVerbal Learning Disabilities
General Information about Nonverbal Learning Disabilities --Books, Articles, Links, etc.
NLD Line
NLD on the Web
Auditory Processing Disorder
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Web Pages
The Listen-Up Web: Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Living and Working with a Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Living with an Invisible Disability
Health
Combined Health Information Database
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
MIND Institute: Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Centers for Disease Control: Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics
Internet Handbook of Neurology: Epilepsy
PDD/ASD
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) Information Pages
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Resources
Autism Teaching Methodologies
Autism Resources
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)
Center for the Study of Autism: Sensory Integration
Sensory Integration Resource Center
Alternative Treatments
Information about Diets and Related Treatments on Individuals with Disabilities
Alternative Treatments for PDD/ASD
Alternative and Controversial Treatments for Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Gluten Free and Casein Free Diet Resources for Autism/PDD
Alternative Treatments and Other Resources for AD/HD
Non-Medication/Alternative Treatments for ADD/ADHD
AD/HD: Unproven Treatments
Studies on Diet, Health, and Behavior
Nutritional, Medical, and Ecological Sources of Inattention
Excerpt from ADHD: A Path to Success --Lawrence Weathers' alternative treatment for ADHD utilizing a computerized psychotherapy machine for desensitization
General ADHD Resources --Dr. Weathers' web site
ADD/ADHD --Heyward Bruce Ewart's theory of child abuse/neglect as causal factors of AD/HD (based on case studies) Bruce's Corner --Dr. Ewart's web site
ADHD: Theories
AD/HD: Decade of the Brain
AD/HD:
It's All in Your Head: Understanding the Diagnostic, Biological, Psychological,
Sociocultural, Pharmacologic, and Nutritional Issues --Presentation on salient issues, theories, and scientific research
Quantitative
EEG and Auditory Event-Related Potentials in the Evaluation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder: Effects of Methylphenidate and Implications for Neurofeedback (aka
Biofeedback) Training
Studies on AD/HD
Resource Group for ADHD
Links to ADHD Resources
ADD/ADHD Resources
ADHD Related Links
Attention: Depression and Temperament
Attention, Trauma, and Anxiety
Crisis, Type II Trauma, PTSD, ADD, ADHD: Are They Related?
Antecedents and Complications of Trauma in Boys with ADHD: Findings from a Longitudinal Study
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Children and Adolescents
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD in Children and Adolescents
Stress in Children: A Handout for Teachers
Emotional/Behavior Disorders
Review of Neuroimaging Studies of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatric Disorders From the Past 10 Years
Special Education and Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Links to EBD Resources
Behavior Disorders Resources
NASP Center: National Mental Health and Education Center for Teachers and Administrators
Low Incidence Disorders
Low Incidence Disabilities Links
California Resources: Low Incidence Directory
Deafness/Hard of Hearing and Language Development
How the Ear Works
Deaf Linx
National Cued Speech Association
WWW Guide: American Sign Language (ASL)
ASL Dictionary --with Movies (Requires QuickTime PlugIn)
ASL and Deaf Culture
American Deaf Culture: Perspectives on Deaf People
Deaf Education
Signed Exact English (SEE) Center for the Advacement of Deaf Children
Interactive Finger Spelling and Braille Guide
Blindness/Low Vision and Braille
How the Eye Works
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
American Council of the Blind
Institute for Innovative Blind Navigation
Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Blind Children: An Electronic Book
Orientation and Mobility Resources
Guide Dog Organizations
American Printing House for the Blind
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Deaf-Blindness
National Federation for the Blind: Deaf-Blind Division
National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
Teaching Orientation and Mobility Skills to Deaf-Blind Children Using Computer Generated Simulated Sound Environments
Deaf-Blindness Web Resource
Speech and Language
Perceptual Science Laboratory --Including BALDI Speech Toolkit Software
Center for Spoken Language Research
Creating Conversational Agents for Language Training
Speech Pathology and Special Education Resources
Health and Physical Impairments
Sickle Anemia Facts and Resources
Children with Aids Project
Centers for Disease Control: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Youth Home Page
Resources for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Substance Abuse
General Resources in Special Ed
Friends of Special Education: Illinois Resources
Special Education Non-Profit Resources
Inclusion
Inclusion
Resources for Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education Stories and Strategies for Success
Gifted/Talented Education
Gifted Education Resources
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented: Research-Based Resources
TalentEd
Gifted and Talented Links
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Development and Learning: New Knowledge for Policy (2001)
Programming for Early Childhood Development: WHAT CAN WE DO?
--A discussion paper prepared by The Consultative Group on Early Childhood
Care and Development for The UNESCO/UNICEF Regional Meeting on Early Childhood
Development ReadyWeb
BrainWonders: Helping Babies and Toddlers Grow & Develop
Early Childhood Education On Line
Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
EduPuppy --Preschool - Grade 2 Resources
Elementary and Middle School
Elementary Education Resources
Education Resources: Elementary Education
Learnatest.com: K-8 Academic Resources
Education Place K-8 Resources for Teachers
Middle School Partnership Resources
National Resource Center for Middle Grades Education
MiddleWeb
Secondary Education
ACTS Networks Resources for Secondary Education
Secondary School Educators' Homepage
American High
The Virtual High School
ISBE Secondary Education Division
Service Learning
College Planning Network
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Community
Critical Thinking Lab
Critical Thinking Links
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
Basic Skills and Content Area Resources: Language Arts
Internet Resources for Reading/Literacy
Children's Literature Online
Online Games for Children --Including Educational Games to Foster Literacy Skills
Downloadable Educational Games for Young Children
Downloadable Educational Games for Older Kids
Math
Mathematics Education: Constructivism in the Classroom
Constructivist Resources for Math Education
The Math Forum
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse K-12 Math & Science Curriculum Resources
History/Social Studies/Global & Multicultural Education
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
International K-12 Resources
The Global Schoolhouse
Education in Latin America
Multicultural Pavilion: Resources for Educators, Students, and Activists
Multicultural Education and Ethnic Groups: Selected Internet Resources
Science
Partnerships to Advance Learning in Science: Constructivist Learning Resources in Science Education
Inquiry-Based Learning
Exploratorium: The Memory Exhibition
Scientific American Frontiers
Mr. C's Science World
NASA: Space Science Exploration
NASA: Solar System Simulator
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Space Imagery on the Web
The Nine Planets
Solar System Live Genesis: Search for Origins
Arts
Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge: National Arts and Education Information Network
Arts Education
The Worldwide Art Gallery
Reggio Emilia Resources
Museums
Museum of Ancient Inventions
Virtual Library Museums Page: Worldwide Directory
Museums in the USA
Chicago Museums
Moral and Character Education
Studies in Moral Development and Education
Moral and Character Education
Character Education
Character Counts
Committee for Children: Prevention Education Programs
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
Classroom Management Resources
Resources for Helpful Hints on Classroom Management
Internet Links - Classroom Management
Cooperative Learning
Ted's Cooperative Learning and Writing Across the Curriculum Web Site
Johnson and Johnson's Cooperative Learning Center, University of Minnesota
Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique
Cooperative Learning Elementary Activities
The Toolroom: Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning Web Sites
Cooperative Learning Response to Diversity
Using Cooperative Learning To Teach Mathematics To Students With Learning Disabilities
Reaching English Language Learners Through Cooperative Learning
Lesson Plans
TeacherVision: Lesson Plans and Classroom Management
Lesson Plans Page
Daily Lesson Plan Archive: Grades 6-12
Study Sites
Study Web: Links for Learning
EdHelper
Discussion Groups
Lincs Discussion Lists
Teacher's Mailring: List of Teacher Listservs
Educational Foundations
Educational Foundations
Foundations with Educational Funding
General Resources for Educators and Students
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Education Resources for Teachers, Administrators, Students, and Parents
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Education and Psychology Library Resources
AmericanTeachers.com
CyberLearners
Teachers Resource Page
A+ Internet Resources for Education
The School Site
Scholastic: Teacher's Homepage
Highlights' TeacherNet
Schoolmarm's Lil Red School House
Ring of Academia
Education Index
Educational Resources and Lesson Plans
Educator's Resources
The Best on the Web for Teachers
ABC Teach
A to Z Teacher Stuff
EduCast
EduFly
Education Planet
Education World
Discovery School
Best Teacher
ITeach.com
Sites for Teachers
Teachers.net
The Teacher's Corner
The Teacher's Guide
Teachers Network
How to Learn
Learning Page
Miksike Learning Environment
Pedagogy Web
Online Education Resources
Ed Online
Teachers' Tools: Online Curriculum Resources
Internet Resources for Educators
Teacher Created Materials EStore
SEARCH ENGINES
Topic-Related Engines for Searching the Internet
US Dept. of Education Cross-Site Search Engine
SearchEdu
FindTutorials.com
FindLaw
MegaLaw
Thomas --Legislative Information on the Internet
Freeality Legal Search Engines
Beaucoup Educational Search Engines
Ask ERIC
ERIC --Educational Resources & Information Clearinghouse
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Adjunct ERIC Clearninghouse on Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, & Communication
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Math, & Environmental Education
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
Virtual Education Library
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS/ONLINE MEDIA
Full-Text & Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals
FindArticles.com
Search Ingenta for Education Articles
US Department of Education: Publications and Products
Harvard Graduate School of Education News
Books On-Line: Education
National FORUM Journals --Full Text Articles in Special Education, Teacher Education, Educational Administration & Supervision, etc.
AERA Division B: Curriculum Studies Newsletter
AERA Division F: History and Historiography (History of Education) News
Electronic Journals in the Field of Education
Philosophy of Education Yearbook
Educational Theory on the Web
Electronic Serials Related to Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Research & Practice
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
Early Childhood Institute: Online Publications
Winnetka Alliance on Early Childhood: Archive Index
Journal of Early Intervention
The Future of Children
Current Issues in Education
International Journal of Education and the Arts
EducationNews.org
Phi Delta Kappan
The Alan Review on Adolescents and Young Adults
Teacher Talk: A Publication for Secondary Education Teachers
Great Ideas in Education
New Horizons Online Journal
Reading Online
Teacher Magazine
From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal
Instructional Technology Journal Online
TECHNOS Quarterly: Education and Technology
Language Learning and Technology
National FORUM of Special Education Journal
IDEA News
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Journal of the American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine Online
The Lancet
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
PNAS Search Multiple Journals --Full Text Articles Available Online
National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Medscape
Education Journals and Pedagogical Resources for Technology Education
Electronic Journals in the Field of Education
Online Education Journals, Magazines, & Organizations
Online Education Journals
Online Text Sources: Electronic Journals for Educators
National Academy Press: Over 2,000 Full-Text Books Available Online for Free
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Instructional and Assistive Technologies for Teaching and Learning across Contexts, Ages, and Abilities
Technology Agencies
US Dept. of Education Office of Educational Technology
United States Distance Learning Association
Center for Democracy and Technology
Center for Children and Technology
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
US Internet Industry Association
ISBE Learning Technologies
Illinois Learning Technology Hub Sites
Children's Rights and Safety on the Internet --See also Freedom of Information and Privacy Rights
US Internet Industry Association --Legislative Programs
Safe Surfing
CPPA, COPA, & CIPA: Which Is Which?
National Constitution Center: The Pros and Cons of the Children's Online Protection Act (COPA)
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
CIPA Ruled Unconstitutional
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998
COPPA FAQs
Smut vs. Safety
Supreme Court Dispatches: Shelf Censorship
Privacy Issues
ProtectKids.com
Child Safety on the Information Highway
CyberSmart School Program
Ethics, Netiquette, Copyright Law, and Other Legal Issues
Ethics and the Internet
The Core Rules of Netiquette
The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette
OnlineNetiquette.com
Plagiarism --Resources for Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism in Education
Copyright Issues in Cyberspace
Copyright and Fair Use
Fair Use: Interpretations and Guidelines - The Fair Use Doctrine
Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
Information About Spam
Spam: How to Fight It
The Digital Divide
Information Rich, Information Poor: Bridging the Digital Divide --BBC Special Report
The Evolution of the Digital Divide:
How Gaps in Internet Access May Impact Electronic Commerce
Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide
A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding
Their Use of the Internet --Executive Summary
Americans in the Information Age Falling Through the Net
Digital Divide Network
Digital Divide --PBS Site
National Educational Technology Standards
Standards for Students
Standards for Teachers
Standards for School Administrators
Computer Basics
Computer Literacy 101: What You See Inside
Computer Basics: Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
Hardware Module
How Computer Monitors Work
How CRTs Work
How LCDs Work
How Plasma Displays Work
Computer Keyboarding: Rules and Tools
What's the Difference Between Analog and Digital
Internet Searches --See also Search Engines
Boolean Operators: A Brief Explanation
Boolean Searching
Search Engine Math
The Basics of a Google Search
Internet WebQuests and Treasure Hunts
The WebQuest Page
WebQuest Matrix
WebQuest Resources
WebQuest Units, Lesson Plans, and Other Resources
Adventures of CyberBee Treasure Hunts
Internet Treasure Hunts for Students
Internet Treasure Hunts for ESL Students
Treasure Hunt --Internet Training Exercise for Early Childhood Educators
WebQuest and Web Site Evaluation Forms
WebQuest Evaluation Form
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Surveys and Resources
Web Site Evaluation: Critical Evaluation Surveys for Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School Students and Other Resources
American Library Association: Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria
Web Site Evaluation Checklist
Web Sites for Children
American Library Association: Great Web Sites for Kids
PBS Kids
FunBrain.com
FunSchool.com
WiredKids.com
Kids.com
Kidnetic.com
KidsDomain.com
MaMaMedia.com
Alfy: The Web Portal for Kids
KidSites.com
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Web Sites for Kids
Links to Fun Kid's Sites
Children's Web Sites
Games
Software and Software Evaluation
Educational Software Evaluation Form
Types of Software
Locating Software for Review Purposes
Evaluating Software
How to Evaluate Educational Software and Sites
Educational Software Evaluation Form: Towards a New Evaluation of Educational Software
Software Evaluation and Sample Form
Software Evaluation Form for Applications
Download Software: Freeware, Shareware, and Demoware (Free or "Try and Buy")
Download.com
Tucows
Jumbo
SharewareJunction.com
Shareware.com
DownloadAlot.com
OpenOffice.org
Instructional Technology Research and Design
What Is Instructional Technology?
Theories and Research on IT in Education
Taking Stock: What Does the Research Say About Technology's Impact on Education?
Instructional Technology Research Online
Instructional Technolgy Resource Site
Instructional Design and Instructional Technology
Pedagogical Innovations with Technology
Advances in Education: Innovative Pedagogical Approaches
Engines for Education
Teaching with Technology
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction
Guidelines for Computer Assisted Reading Instruction
Computers in Writing Instruction: Elementary Level
Assistive Technology
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
Perspectives about Technology in Special Education
Sensory, Inc. --Speech Recognition and Voice Activation Technologies
Fluent Speech Technologies
SpecialLink
LD Online In Depth: Technology
Assistive Technology Guide
Alliance for Technology Access
Adaptive and Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Expo
Assistive Technolgy for Computer Access
TechNet: Illinois Assistive Technology Project Demonstration & Loan Center
Tools for Life: Assistive Technology Center
Selected Links to Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication Resources for Children with Disabilities
Adaptive/Assistive Hardware and Software for Young Children and Special Needs
Electronic Learning Assignment
VTech Electronic Toys for Children
LeapFrog --Electronic Learning Materials
Fischer-Price --Early Electronic Learning
Big Keys --Enlarged Keyboard
DataDeskTech Keyboard --Reduced Keyboard with Trackball
Fisher-Price Computer Learning System --Keyboard Topper for Infants
Little Fingers Children's Key Caps --Add Appliques to Keys Indicating Both Upper and Lower Case Letters
Enabling Devices --Toys for Special Needs
Touch Screens
Eye Gaze Input Devices
On Screen REACH Speech Keyboards
Inclusive Technology
Switches, Keyboards, Mice, etc.
Sight Sheet Magnifiers
Microsoft Accessibility
Digital Drawing
Introduction to Digital Drawing
Wacom Tablets
Pixter
Technology Resources for Teachers and Students
Early Connections: Technology in Early Childhood Education
ISTE: Teacher Resources
The Internet Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Educational Technology Resource for Teachers and Students
Teach-nology: The Web Protal for Educators
Learning Through Technology: A Planning and Implementation Guide
Integrating Technology
Multiple Intelligences: 8 Ways of Learning with Technology
WWW4Teachers
eSchool News Online
Learning Technologies in Schools
Tech Support and Software Sites for Educators
Microsoft Classroom Teacher Network
Classroom Corner: Office Tips for Teachers
Teacher Tools
Online Rubric Maker
Chalkware: IEP Maker Pro
Report Card Maker
School Manager
ESL School Manager
Math Software
English Software
Child Care Management Software
EZ Care2 Center Management
Child Care Manager
ProCare Child Care Management Software
Soft-Care
Kids Care Day Care Management
Donor Perfect Fundraising Software
Web Page Authoring
Creating a Web Site
HTML: Getting Started
Writing HTML -Established for Teachers
Learning HTML Quickly and Easily for Free
Learning XHTML
Arachnophilia HTML Editor --For those writing in HTML
Web Diner --Web Authoring Resources
Complete HTML True Color Chart
Graphics: Free Resources
GifWorks
Eclipse Digital Imaging
Free Foto
WebShots
Art Today
Anfy
Clip Art Guide
School Clip Art
Furniture Clip Art
Jasc Graphics Software: Paint Shop Pro
Audio Software Resources
Audiograbber
Crescendo Internet Music Player
Real One Player
Free Web Sites
Lycos: Angelfire
Yahoo: GeoCities
Freeservers
The Free Site
Sample Web Site: Personal Page
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