Learning Disabilities

The Center on Instruction= offers materials and resources to build educators’ knowledge on instruction for students with disabilities, including guidance on the application of scientifically based research and, specifically, Response to Intervention.

“US Office of Special Education Programs: Ideas That Work”: http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/toolkit/InstPract.asp

Instructional Practices

K-3 Literacy

Social Interaction and Communication

Adolescent Literacy

Instructional and Assessment Accommodations

CAST.org

The Teaching Every Student (TES) section of the CAST Web site supports educators in learning about and practicing Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Planning for All Learners Toolkit

Curricular and Instructional Considerations for Teaching Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms General education teachers are playing new and important roles in educating students with disabilities with the support of special educators, related services personnel, paraprofessionals, and other school staff and community members. Though teaching students with more and more severe disabilities can present challenges, general education teachers can have a major, positive impact on the lives of students with disabilities.

Special Connections

Connecting Teachers to Strategies That Help Students With Special Needs Successfully Access the General Education Curriculum