Special Needs

Special Needs

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
http://seriweb.com/

This site is a collection of resources for many special education challenges. Each link leads to a page with many other links. There is also a book list.

This is a good site to bookmark for questions concerning special students: possible modifications, research, tools, strategies, parental helps, etc.

PBS Parents
http://www.pbs.org/parents/strugglingtolearn/supporting.html

A site provided by the Public Broadcasting System for parents with children with learning disabilities. It provides suggestions and strategies for home and school.

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Site sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison

This site has information, resources, adaptive technology, and recreational activities, discussion boards, chat rooms, health issues and communication connections for “persons with cognitive and other disabilities,” their families and “those that provide them services and support.” There is also an Accessible Web page Design page.

The library includes a site for Comic strips.

The Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

This site includes a learning center with support that includes alternative settings, assessment, family involvement, IEPs, inclusion, and technology.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/resources/default.asp

A good site for finding information in English and Spanish. This has links to current research and an ezine you can receive via your email address.