Resource Guide

Special Education acronyms Guide

Contact resources

1) National Resources for Children and Youth with Disabilities

2) Disability Resources: Look into where to find help within your state

3) National Alliance of Mental Illness: Child and Adolescent Action Center

4) Autism Speaks – Autism Speaks leads the world in autism science Autism Speaks provides autism advocacy and is dedicated to funding research looking into the; causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure. Autism speaks works on increasing awareness of the autism spectrum disorders, and advocates the individuals and families of those with autism

5) National organizations for Learning Disabilities

6) Certified Autism Resources https://ibcces.org/resources/

LD OnLine
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Center for Learning Disabilities
International Dyslexia Association
Schwab Learning
Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Learning Disabilities
Council for Learning Disabilities
Reading Rockets
LINDAMOOD-BELL
COPAA
WRIGHTSLAW
TASK

National Organizations for Intellectual Disabilities

The Arc of the United States
800.433.5255 | info@thearc.org | www.thearc.org
Find a local chapter near you: http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2437
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
800.424.3688 | www.aaidd.org/
The AAIDD manual contains the most current information on intellectual disability. It contains everything from; best practice guidelines on the diagnosing and classification process of intellectual disability, and the development of a support system for people with an intellectual disability.
Division on Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
A division of the Council for Exceptional Children, DDD contains many publications and journals for professionals.
http://daddcec.org/Home.aspx

Bullying Resources
http://www.stopbullying.gov/stay-connected/state-laws.html
http://www.stopbullying.gov/stay-connected/kids.html

screening tools

Free Academic Worksheets and Activities

Mes-english.com/topsites – This website contains activities to help children in the areas of; reading skills, vocabulary, grammar and math. Click on the link to gain access to these tools as well as worksheets for these areas, activities, lesson plans, and games.
Mes-english.com – This website is a great resource for teachers as well as young learners. The site contains free flashcards, printable worksheets, matching handouts, phonics worksheets, printable ESL games, certificates, stickers, and many more printables.
Math-Aids.Com is a free resource for teachers, parents, and students. This website contains math worksheets randomly generated by their very own mat worksheet generator, giving you the ability to make unlimited amount of worksheets.

Parent Resources The Advocate’s Bookstore

www.wrightslaw.com/bkstore/bks_index.htm

Resources on specific disabilities, effective educational practices, tests, evaluations, legal rights and responsibilities, parenting, and children’s issues.

Beach Center on Disability www.beachcenter.org Located at the University of Kansas. Provides resources for families of people with disabilities along with an electronic newsletter subscription.

The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) www.parentcenterhub.org A central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI)

Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs). Closing The Gap www.closingthegap.com Computer technology in special education and rehabilitation resource directory, news artic

At Wit’s End: A Parent’s Guide to Ending the Struggle, Tears, and Turmoil of Learning Disabilities- by Jill Stowell

Autism: Asserting Your Child’s Right to a Special Education– by David A. Sherman

Behavioral Intervention For Young Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals -by Catherine Maurice

Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning-by Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. & Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.

The Complete I.E.P Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Education Child- by Lawrence Siegel

The Mislabeled Child: Looking Beyond Behavior to Find the True Sources and Solutions for

Children’s Learning Challenges- by Brock Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette Eide, M.D.

Daily Activities to Do with Your Child During Quarantine How to Talk to Your Children About the Coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-withchildren.html

Khan Academy Kids is a free, fun, educational program designed to inspire young children to become learners for life.

https://khankids.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004559231-Welcome-to-KhanAcademy-Kids

Khan Academy has partnered with Walt Disney to bring Imagineering in a Box: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/imagineering-in-a-box CHATTERPACT.NET: A list of FREE, online, boredom-busting resources for anyone staying at home during this period: Arts & Culture/Learning/Wellbeing. CHATTERPACT.NET

https://statelinekids.com/2020/03/19/ultimate-list-of-at-home-activities-from-local

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