Transition to Adulthood
Link-checked, October 2014A legacy resource from NICHCY About transition in Spanish | Sobre transición en español Life is full of transitions, and one of the more remarkable ones occurs when we get ready to leave high school and go out in the world as young adults. When the student has a disability, it’s especially helpful to plan ahead for that transition. In fact, IDEA requires it. Quick-Jump Index
Subject Area: Reading & Resource Name: ESE Lesson Plan - Letter Blends
By Eileen Bailey Updated June 19, 2016. Title: Letter Blend Bingo Grade Level: Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade Subject: Reading/Phonics Objective:
Functional Reading Tasks and IEP Goals - Autism Classroom Resources
Functional reading skills are critical for students on the spectrum and other disabilities. Reading is something that needs to be used and even students who are not book readers can often learn single sight words that can impact their independence in their communities. We need to make sure that our students have the ability to function as independently as possible and that includes being able to read signs, grocery ads, words on the job and words on menus.
Subject Area: All & Resource Name: Colorin Colorado
Peep and the Big Wide World: Bilingual Activities & STEM Curriculum Public television producer WGBH has launched a bilingual website and preschool curriculum based on Peep and the Big Wide World, the Award-winning STEM series for 3-5 year olds following a newly hatched chicken named Peep and his friends Chirp and Quack (a robin and a duck) on their daily adventures. Each half-hour episode contains two stories which highlight specific science concepts, plus two live-action shorts presenting real kids playing and experimenting with these concepts in their own big wide worlds.
Learning Coins for Elementary Children
ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year. Apple, The New York Times, USA Today, Parents Magazine and Scholastic, to name just a few, have featured ABCya’s popular educational games.
Subject Areas: All subjects & Resource Name: Bat Cave
The summer is over and it is time for a new theme. I was not real sure about this theme until I started searching around online. It was a lot of fun and I believe the children will love it. This is our "Bat Cave".
Learn to Count Money
ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year. Apple, The New York Times, USA Today, Parents Magazine and Scholastic, to name just a few, have featured ABCya’s popular educational games.
Categories of Disability Under IDEA
March 2012 A legacy resource from NICHCY The nation’s special education law is called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. As part of making special education and related services available to children with disabilities in the public schools, IDEA defines the term “child with a disability.”
Autism Facts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that approximately 1 in 68 American children are on the autism spectrum. More specifically, it’s estimated that 1 in 42 boys, and 1 in 189 girls are diagnosed with autism in the US. This new estimate is roughly 30 percent higher than previous estimates reported in 2012 of 1 in 88 children Autism does not discriminate across cultures, ethnicities, or SES. There is no definitive explanation for the increase in rates of diagnosis, however improved awareness and environmental factors are often given a potential reasons. General consensus is that there is no single cause of autism, and further, it is likely to actually be a number of different developmental brain disorders that produce similar presentations.
