Child Development – Special Needs Project Pathfinder  Fall, 2001

 

 

MHS Media Center:

Be sure to check online resources such as Electric Library, SIRS, NewsBank, and OCLC First Search for articles on your topic.  These web resources can be found on the MHS Media Center home web page.  Check with your instructor to see if other materials have been pulled off the shelves and placed on carts for your use.

 

 

Internet Resources

Selected Sites:  Working with Children with Special Needs

 

http://specialed.freeyellow.com/   Lots of links to what we need!

 

http://www.mts.net/~jgreenco/special.html         Jerome and Deborah’s Big Page of Special Education Links  Excellent site for many links

 

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/overview.htm  The Americans with Disabilities Act:

A Brief Overview

 

http://www.downsyn.com/  Comprehensive site on Down Syndrome

 

http://add.miningco.com/health/add/cs/allaboutadd/index.htm     Attention Deficit Disorder information, check the left hand column under Subjects

 

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/understanding_iep_process.html

Explanation of and an understanding of the IEP process

 

http://www.ldonline.org/abcs_info/articles-info.html   

Learning Disabilities, also check out the LD-In General link

 

http://interdys.org/abcsofdyslexia/page1.asp

ABC’s of Dyslexia, be sure to click “more” at bottom of page

 

http://www.ldonline.org/ccldinfo/1.html  Facts about Learning Disabilities

 

http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/legal/index.html           Information on IDEA, Inclusion and 504 Plans

 

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/1142/iep.html          Inclusion and IEPs

 

http://www.nyise.org/lowvision.htm  Provides links and information for Visual Impairment

 

http://www.nad.org/infocenter/infotogo/legal/school2.html   The Public School’s Obligations to Deaf Individuals

 

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm  Autism

 

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/   Check the left margin for many topics:  ADHD, Autism, Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment, Cerebral Palsy

           

http://www.dyslexiaonline.com/information/index.html  Dyslexia

 

http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/SiteMap.htm    Inclusion:  Start with the first 3 links for definitions and hints

 

http://www.ncld.org/info/index.cfm   Information on Learning Disabilities; good links to Dyslexia, ADHD, Auditory and Visual Discrimination

 

http://www.irsc.org/learn_db.htm   Comprehensive list of links to Learning Disabilities

 

http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/speech.html   General information about Speech and Language Disorders

 

http://www.kidsource.com/ASHA/index.html   Topics include Speech problems:  Stuttering, Articulation problems, Bilingual

 

http://www.specialolympics.org/about_special_olympics/index.html  About the Special Olympics

 

http://TheArc.org/#  Webpage for the Association for Retarded Citizens; Go to Introduction on left side then link to Mental Retardation page for definition, causes and prevention

           

http://edweb.gsn.org/edref.mi.intro.html  Leap off page for Multiple Intelligences

 

http://www.eskimo.com/~user/zbrief.html  Summary of Giftedness

 

http://ericec.org/gifted/gt-faqs.html  Just what you are looking for!

 

Websites to help find projects, bulletin boards, and other teacher topics

http://www.scholastic.com/       Good site to search for projects by grade and by topic (check Lesson Plans)

 

http://www.mts.net/~jgreenco/student.html        More lesson plans by topic and by grade from Early Childhood and up.

 

http://www.mts.net/~jgreenco/student.html        Huge resource for teachers

 

http://proflearn.classroom.com/ProfDev/Conferences/Past/handouts.asp?confID=CC01-1

Handouts and web links from March 2001 teachers’ conference

           

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/          Lots of lesson plans: Pre-k through high school

 

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/         Useful for everything from bulletin boards to lesson plans

 

State Resource Sheet

 National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides information on special education and the rights of students with disabilities. The State Resource Sheet identifies resources in each state, including state agencies, disability organizations, and parent groups. To order: NICHCY, P.O. Box 1492, Washington, DC 20013-1492, (800) 695-0285, FREE

 

Copyright issues:  Many of the resources listed here contain copyrighted information and images.  Please look for the copyright link on the respective home pages.  Be sure to record ANY use of information or images from all websites!  Also be aware that some copyrighted images and texts cannot be copied because they are “locked” by the web site producer.