TAKS-Alt Support Sites
from Gayle
McNurlen@Region 10
Literacy:
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Learning Disabilites Online
Vaughn
Gross Learning Center for Reading and Language Arts
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida State University K-5 Reading List
http://www.fsus.fsu.edu/Schools/Elementary/readingList.asp
http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html#912
Adapted Books (some
free some not):
Speechtx.com
Baltimore City Public Schools' Boardmaker Resource Site
Carbon
Lehigh Intermediate Unit's Star Reporter Activities
UNC Charlotte Access to General Curriculum Adapted Books
To use these activities, one must
have the program “Writing with Symbols”
by Mayer-Johnson to download; very
appropriate for Middle & High School
Gretchen Everheart School AT Resources
Talking books
http://schools.nycenet.edu/d75/academics/literacy/adaptedbooks/default.htm
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/sped/photos.html Free real pictures
http://frn.sdstate.edu/inventory.htm Free pictures
www.google.com/images Free pictures
http://www/antbee.com/ Free stories
www.bigchalk.com Interactive computer books
http://www.bartleby.com/ Free e-text books
http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books/index.html Free e-text books
http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/literacy4kids.htm
Great links
for elementary friendly literacy & writing games and activities
GigglePoetry.com
Activities:
Speaking
of Speech.com
Intellishare Activity Exchange
Education Place
Graphic Organizer
Project Gutenberg
Free books- not adapted
Tumblebooks
Tumblebooks- animated book service not adapted but has a free
trial
Mayer-Johnson
Free downloads of “Activity of the Month”
Do2Learn
Gamequarium
Math:
Teach-nology
Math & other subjects sheets geared for general ed
Mathgoodies.com
KidZone-Math
www.edhelper.com
Apples4theTeacher-Math
Free, interactive math games for elementary & preschool
CoolMath.com
Free math games online
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
Free on-line learning games (very fast paced but would be
loved by some students with autism)
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_interactive_links.php
A+Math.com
Reading: (see above)
Starfall.com
Great literacy activities for elementary/preschool
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/eslgames/
KidsDomain.com
Kidsdomain.com- Free activities both educational &
entertainment.
Science:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/science.html
http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/game.as
http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/science-for-kids_a.asp
http://www.edheads.org/
http://childparenting.about.com/od/sciencegamesonline/index.htm
Links to various science games on the web
Science Made Simple.com
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=8
Resources:
Attainment Company
Attainment Company: Special Education
Resources including Dianne Browder’s Books
Dianne Browder, Ph.D. UNC-Charlotte: General Curriculum Access Project
Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
http://enablemart.com/default.aspx?store=10&dept=22
Special Needs Software from ISERS
ISERS Assistive Technology List of
Software for students with special needs
http://www.specialednet.com/Resources.htm
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html
Tinsnips
http://www.projectforum.org/docs/Standards-BasedIEPs-ImplementationinSelectedStates.pdf
Standards-Based IEPs
The Access Center
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/documents/ScienceInquiry-PDF.pdf
Science Inquiry- the Link to
Accessing the General Curriculum
National Dissemenation Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/toolkit/pdf/Contents.pdf
NICHCY’s Tool Kit for Teaching and
Assessing Students with Disabilities
National Center for Educational Outcomes On-line Accommodations Bibliography
Design to Learn
Rowland & Swaggert’s site for
students with significant cognitive impairments
http://www.nichcy.org/toolkit/InstPract_never_to_late.htm
Never too Late: Approaches to Reading
Instruction for Secondary Students with Disabilities Approaches to
Reading
Instruction for Secondary Students with Disabilities- Download book in PDF form
for free
http://www.etsb.qc.ca/en/centre_of_excellence/research.html
http://www.specialconnections.ku.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/specconn/index.php
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Literacy Connections
Inclusive Large Scale Standards & Assessment
Pathways to Learning for Students with Cognitive Disabilities
