Links: Quick-jump Table of Contents

ADD/ADHD
ADDA Home Page: National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter  

Alternate Assessment
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) 
Virginia Department of Education (Standards of Learning and Children with Disabilities)
Virginia Department of Education, Assessment and Reporting 
National Center on Educational Outcomes 

Assistive Technology and AAC
    General Information and Articles of Interest
AAC and AT Basics - Linda Burkhart
ABLEDATA
Alliance for Technology Access
AT Journal: The Latest News and Resources in Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Training Online Project AAC and AT Basics - Linda Burkhart
Alliance for Technology Access
AT Journal: The Latest News and Resources in Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO at Buffalo)
Infinitec, Inc.
Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities - ADA HomePage
Journal of Special Education Technology
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI)
List of Links for Adaptive Computer Products
    Activities and Ideas
Activity Idea Place
Adapted Books (over 502 downloadable adapted books using Boardmaker)
AT Shareware and Freeware
Dierk’s List of Animated Cursor’s – Special Cursors (The large color cursors are particularly useful)
Do2learn: See, do and learn on-line (Picture cards and more)
Pics4 Learning (searchable database for photographs)
Preschool Activities and Preschool Printables
SpeakingofSpeech (lots of activities with BoardMaker)
Printable Crafts for Kids
PBS Kids (stories, games, coloring and more)
Tinsnips (resource for teaching tools, techniques, worksheets and activities)
    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication _ Connecting Young Kids (YAACK)
Closing the Gap
Online Video Clip Dictionary of ASL Signs
Simplified Signs from University of Virginia
Practical Ideas For AAC (Caroline Mussellwhite and Julie Maro's website)
Profiles and Video clips of  AAC Users
JTalk Speech Software - free communication software package
    Vendors
Adaptivation
Shoebox Tasks
Mayer-Johnson and BoardMaker Tutorial and Writing with Symbols Tutorial
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Assessments Tools, and AT Forms

Autism
Autismconnect.org
Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
Autism Resource Manual for Virginia (PDF File updated May, 2004)
Autism Spectrum Institute (ARI)
Asperger Info: O.A.S.I.S. On-Line AS Info & Support
Asperger's Disorder's
Commonwealth Autism Service
The Autism Society of America
Autistics.org (articles and information written by people with autism)
Division TEACCH
Exploring Autism
First Signs
Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
National Alliance for Autism Research
Sensory Integration Training (The Ayres Clinic)
    Ideas and Products
Teaching Children with Autism
Visual Strategies
Time Timer
EyeCons from KidAccess

Challenging Behaviors
Behavioral Research and Teaching
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
Council for Exceptional Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice
  
Early Childhood
American Academy of Pediatrics
CEC Division for Early Childhood
Center for the Future of Children
Center for Children and Technology
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior
Center on Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
Child Care Parent Provider Information Network
Child Trends
Child Welfare League of America
Children Now
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Literature Site
Children's Television Network
Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
Connect for Kids
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Division for Early Childhood
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Care and Development
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Educator's Reference Desk
Families and Work Institute
"Foundation Blocks" for Early Learning: Guidelines for Literacy and Mathematics (Curriculum Design)
Head Start Bureau
Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia
Kids on the Web
Kids' Space
Milestones of Child Development
Montessori Foundation
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Home Page
National Early Childhood Transition Center  
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
Natural Allies
National Black Child Development Institute
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NECTAC Home Page
Preschool Zone
Project Approach
Recognition and Response is a model of Response to Intervention (RtI) for early childhood
Search Institute
Smart Beginnings
The Unicorn Children's Foundation
Virginia Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education
Voices for Virginia's Children
Zero to Three
 

Early Literacy
America Reads: Resources/Research
Be Able to To Do Teaching Strategies (Creative Curriculum)
Linda Burkhart
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Communication Resources from Caroline Musselwhite
Creative Communicating
Get Ready To Read
National Center for Family Literacy
National Institute for Literacy
NECTAS-Early Literacy
Perpetual Preschool
Reading Excellence Act Resources
Reading Lady
Ready to Read, Ready to Learn
Starfall
Teaching Children to Read (National Reading Panel)
Zero to Three

Health/Medical Resources
Child and Family Health
FRAXA (Fragile X Syndrome) Research Foundation Home Page
KidsHealth
The Lissencephaly Network
National Health Information Center
NORD (National Organization of Rare Diseases) Home Page
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network

Legal Resources
ADA (American Disabilities Act) Home Page
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Practices
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
Virginia General Assembly

Mathematics
A Case Study with possible solutions
Building Blocks
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins – Mathematics
Integrating Math and Technology by Patricia Shaw at Manassas City Public Schools
Math and Assistive Technology
Math Playground (for students grades K-6) 
Math Tools and Technology for the Visually Impaired
Math Web Links
Mathematical Perspectives
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Using Virtual Manipulatives on the Web to develop Number Sense by Margo Lynn Mancus
Site provides material that can be incorporated into the classroom as part of the curriculum.  The time and money links are excellent.
Online activities with math problems.
 
Mental Health
Ability Online Support Network
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. GROHOL's Mental Health Page - Symptom Lists Index
IDEA '97
Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
Mental Health InfoSource
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
The Schizophrenia Home Page

National Associations
American Association on Mental Retardation
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
Association of Retarded Citizens (The ARC)
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Adoption Center
National Association of Child Advocates
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
National Black Child Development Institute
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
National Down Syndrome Society
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
National Network for Child Care
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
NECTAC (National Early Childhood TA Center) Home Page
Unicorn Children's Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy

Paraeducators
Project Para
National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals
National Clearinghouse for Paraeducators Resources
U.S. Department of Education

Parenting Resources
Autism Resource Manual for Virginia (May, 2004)
Children, Youth and Family
Education News Parents Can Use
Education.TV@ed.gov
Education World
Exceptional Parent
Family Education Network
Family Empowerment Network
Family Involvement in Children's Education
Family Village
Kidsource Online
National Association of Parents for the Visually Impaired
National Parent Information Network
National PTA
The National Parenting Center (TNPC)
NECTAC (National Early Childhood TA Center)
PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Home Page
Parent Educational Advocacy & Training Center (PEATC)
Parent Resource Centers
Parent to Parent of Virginia
The Perpetual Preschool
Special Child

Play
Alliance for Technology Access
Dragonfly
etoys
Fisher-Price
Kid Source
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Special Child

Reading
AAC Intervention
Adapted Books (over 502 downloadable adapted books using BoardMaker)
Center for Literacy and Disabilities Studies
Creative Communicating
Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project
Get Ready To Read
Linda Burkhart
National Center for Family Literacy
National Institute for Literacy
National Reading Panel
Perpetual Preschool
Reading A-Z (downloadable leveled books)
Reading Lady, The
Starfall

Related Services
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Net Connections to Communication Disorders and Sciences
New Visions
Occupational Therapy Internet World
School Psychology Resources Online - Sandra Steingart, Ph.D.
Sensory Integration Int'l
Stuttering Home Page

Science
A.D.A.M Software
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2016
Education Network Australia
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Environmental Education
Experiments, Field Trips, and Extreme Challenge using scientific principles
Exploratorium Online Activities
Interactive Exploration at Nature Shift
Kids Discovery Network
Kids Science News Network
Multimedia Resources for the Classroom
Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
National Science Teachers Association
Online Science Activities from Australia
Public Broadcasting Teacher Resources
Read Aloud Science Books
 
Sensory Impairments
American Council of the Blind (CAB)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Blind Childrens Center
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
National Information Center on Deafness
NAVH (National Association for the Visually Handicapped) 
The Unicorn Children's Foundation
World Federation of the Deaf

Social Studies
Abraham Lincoln (A great resource made for grade one)
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: Social Studies (All kinds of social studies sources K-12)
Guide to government for kids, including list of pictures, maps, geography and history
History site with authentic documents
Lesson Plans 
Map Links  (List of links to maps)
Multi-media Activities
National Council for Social Studies ODU:  Tips and Tools  (List of great educational technology resources)
PBS Teacher Source
PBS website for teachers
PowerPoint Presentations for Social Studies
PowerPoint Projects and Resources 
Social Studies Activities for Preschool
Social Studies for Early Childhood and Elementary School Children Preparing for the 21st Century
Social Studies.org (Homework Helper for Social Studies)
States and Capitals (Click on any state)

 Special Education
A Place for Teachers
Circle of Inclusion
Computer Learning
Council for Exceptional Children
disAbility Information and Resources
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Gentle Teaching
IDEA Practices
Including Young Children Into Your Classroom
Inclusion Press Home Page
Inclusive Education
National Arts and Disability Center
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education (NCSPE)
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NECTAC (National Early Childhood TA Center) Home Page
Office of Special Education Programs
SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet
Special Education Grants
The Federal Resource Center for Special Education
The Future of Children
TASH

Teaching/Learning Resources
Do2Learn
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
     Quick access to hundreds of resources
The Unicorn Children's Foundation
US Department of Education
Virginia's Community of Learning

Technology/Software
Ability Research Home Page
Academic Software, Inc.
ACCI (Augmentative Communication Consultant) Home
ADAMLAB
Adaptivation Home Page
AlphaSmart Home Page
AssistTech Inc.
Children's Software Revue
Don Johnston
Educational Resources
Gus Communications, Inc.
IntelliTools
Judy Lynn Software
LAB Resources
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
RJ Cooper's Special Needs Home Page
Shareware! Games! Freeware! - JUMBO!
Softword Technology
Spectronics Product Showcase
The Prentke Romich Company Home Page
Totware

Transition
Project Techlink

Virginia Resources
Autism Resource Manual for Virginia (May, 2004)
Autism Training in Virginia
Brain Injury Association of Virginia
Commonwealth Autism Services
Infant & Toddlers Connection of Virginia
Parent Resource Centers
Parent to Parent
Partnership for People with Disabilities
SHAV/AAC
Teach Virginia (personnel programs and assistance for special educators)
Tidewater Down Syndrome Association
Training & Technical Assistance Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Training & Technical Assistance Center, James Madison University
Training & Technical Assistance Center, George Mason University
Training & Technical Assistance Center, Radford University
Training & Technical Assistance Center, Virginia Tech
Training & Technical Assistance Center, College of William and Mary
Virginia Autism Resource Center
Virginia Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education (VCASE)
Virginia Deaf-Blind Project: Together We Can
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia Department of Education's Teacher Resource Manuals:
  Stepping Stones to Success Manual (Part I: New Teacher Manual)
  Stepping Stones to Success II (Collaboration: Working Together for ALL Students)
Virginia Department of Education's site on specific disabilities
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA)
Virginia Respite Services Directory
Virginia's Community of Learning
Virginia's Early Childhood Initiative: Smart Beginnings

Updated September 10, 2007