LibGuides: EDUC 2510/2520: Exceptional Children: Online Sources

Directories to web resources for children with special needs

Reliable governmental & educational web sources

National Center for Special Education Research
US Department of Education's IES, the Institute of Education Sciences, website "designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of infants, toddlers and children with disabilities".
Teaching LD: Information & Resources for Teaching Students with Learning Diabilities
TeachingLD links visitors to resources that "provide reliable information and are relevant for teachers of students with learning disabilities."
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Extensive governmental source for information on disorders that affect children.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP’s) IDEA website
"This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a "living" website and will change and grow as resources and information become available. When fully implemented, the site will provide searchable versions of IDEA and the regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws (e.g., the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), etc.), video clips on selected topics, topic briefs on selected regulations, links to OSEP's Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network and a Q&A Corner where you can submit questions, and a variety of other information sources."
National Institute of Mental Health
A reliable governmental source on a variety of mental conditions, including anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, etc.
What Works Clearinghouse
Governmental source of information for K-12: "this review focuses on interventions for students with special needs or who have been classified using the categories identified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education and Improvement Act of 2004."

Links to Standards

Lesson Plans

Select the desired grade(s) and use some of the following phrases: "special needs", "special education," "exceptional children"

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (General)

Apps & Early Literacy

Recommended Free Apps

For Parents and Caregivers (all are free):

Daily Vroom (iOS; Android)
PBS Parents Play & Learn (iOS; Android)
Zero to Three (iOS)

For Parents and Caregivers to explore with Children (all are free and ad-free):

Finger Paint with Sounds (iOS; Android)
Toca Kitchen Monsters (iOS; try Toca Kitchen for Android)
Toca Tailor Fairy Tales (iOS only)
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