1. "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be
and you help them become what they are capable of
becoming." – Goethe
Resources for Students
with Special Needs
By: Christine Peak
These websites offer many educational
resources that are available so we can ensure
to teach the needs for all students. Many of
these resources are simple tools that are fit
specifically to the need of that individual
child’s disability. Teachers with these types of
resources can help and ensure they are
providing their students with the best
education possible.

2. I. Introduction
II. Menu
III. Assistive Technology to Meet K-12 Needs
IV. Do2Learn: Educational Resources for
Special Needs
V. Special Education, Learning Disabilities
Resources for special needs
VI. Conclusion
VII. Sources

3. Assistive Technology to Meet K-
12 Needs
 Students may need
anything from
physical, verbal, or visual
prompts to high
technology devices and
services.
 The more technology a
device usually
requires, and the more
maintenance, the more
costly it is as well.
 http://www.ncrel.org/s
drs/areas/issues/metho
ds/technlgy/te7assist.h

4.  Assistive Technology for Vision:
Aids students who are blind or have
low vision.
 Assistive Technology for
Communication: Aids students who
have difficulty in communicating
There are many effectively
assistive
technology devices  Assistive Technology for Access:
available today that Aids students who have difficulties in
teachers can accessing communication, learning
tools, or engaging in classroom or
provide in order to home activities.
benefit their
students learning  Assistive Technology for Hearing:
process. Aids students who are deaf or hard-of-
It is important for hearing.
all students to have
an equal  Assistive Technology for Learning
opportunity in the and Studying: Aids students with
classroom and an high-incidence disabilities
inclusive (learning, behavior, or cognitive
disabilities) to increase, maintain, or
opportunity to improve their functional capabilities.
participate.

5. The importance of assistive
technologies for students with
Reflection
disabilities is essential for the
future of their education. As a The quote I took
teacher, I realize I will have away from the
students with disabilities and I
need to familiarize myself with author was that
the tools that are available in
order to accommodate all of my they do whatever it
students. My “aha” moments takes to develop a
seemingly go hand in hand; I
didn’t realize there were so successful
many types of assistive education program.
technologies (i.e.
vision, hearing, etc.), I also “To create change
didn’t realize how many devices at every level of
there are available for teachers
to easily provide to their the education
students, and lastly these were
all “common” assistive system, you have
technologies, not even subject to reflect
specific. This comes to show me
how many resources there are energy, knowledge,
out there in order to aid and success
students who may need and
deserve it. (Learning Point
Associates).”

6. Do2Learn: Education
Resources for Special Needs
 Do2Learn uses technology
and the web to provide
special learning resources
for individuals with
disabilities and the  These games and learning
professionals and caregivers material are developed to
who serve them. specifically target the needs
of individuals with
neurological disorders
including autism, Asperger’s
Syndrome, fetal alcohol
effects, OCD, attention
disorders, learning and
communication disorders and
others.
 http://www.do2learn.com
/

7. Activities include art
Do2Learn

projects, card games, fine
motor skills, math
 Do2Learn tools are helpers, reading and
writing, shape
designed to help each recognition, songs, emotion
person understand our games, word games, sing a
world by: longs, color wheels, and
many more in which you
o Breaking tasks into can individualize to your
smaller, more easily handled classrooms needs.
parts
o Putting complex tasks
together slowly, with guides
to keep order
o Repeating activities
often, letting the user set his
own pace
o Allowing interactive
customized and engaging
tasks with positive rewards
for success
o Providing a range of ways to
learn including
tactile, visual, and audio
material

8. Reflection
The quote I find to be most useful, and somewhat inspiring is as
follows, “The secret to communicating with anyone may be to
suspend previous judgments of how the world must be sensed and
separated, and to understand that life can be seen in many ways
(Do2Learn.com).” This quote should be used to remind all teachers
that, especially children, cannot be previously judged. The first
“aha” is referring to comparing our use of senses to ones of those
who lack them (a child with special needs). We take for granted
our sense of touch, vision, hearing, speaking, etc. on a daily basis
and when we see children with special needs it reminds us just
how separate our realities our. Another “aha” is how certain tools
such as music can be so calming and helpful to children with
autism. Some autistic kids adapt well to different strategies better
than others, but music has been proven to be very calming. The
last “aha” moment is I didn’t realize how much Autistic kids lack
in pincher skills (fine motor skills, using their fingers).
Eating, gripping, etc. are such difficult tasks for them and there
are many activities found on here that can help with this.

9. Special Education, Learning Disabilities
Resources for special needs
 ISER http://www.iser.com/  ISER also offers a
is a directory of series of
professionals, organizations, and articles, insights, expl
schools that serve the learning anations, and
disabilities and special education suggestions to help
communities. you rethink your
problems, reframe
 They help parents find local your questions, and
special education professional for find new directions to
learning disabilities and attention seek help for your
deficit disorder child and your family.
assessment, therapy, advocacy,
 http://www.iser.com/
critical teen issues, and other
special needs.
special-needs-
help.html

10. ISER (Internet Special Education
Resources)
 ISER offers
children, parents
and families
educational
materials in a
wide variety of
backgrounds.
 This directory is
nationwide and
when searching
for professionals
and resources it
is done so in this
way.

11. Reflection

12. The centralized theme I chose while doing my PowerPoint
involved resources for children with special needs. I chose
this topic because I will be entering my blocks in the fall to
become a special education teacher, and I feel it will not
only be useful to myself but others as well. As a special
education teacher and a teacher in general, it is important
to learn to adapt to the needs of each student in the
classroom as an individual. Through research and the
availability of resources over the internet, in libraries, from
professionals, etc. every child is able to get the education
they deserve. There are many tools available to assist a
teacher when teaching a student who lacks a certain
functionality. I believe it is our responsibility as teachers to
provide every tool possible to enrich education, we chose
to teach, they did not choose a disability.
“Recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating
everyone like you want to be treated, will help make our world a
better place for everyone. Care… be your best. You don’t have to
be handicapped to be different. Everyone is different!” –Kim Peek
Conclusion

13.  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/m
ethods/technlgy/te7assist.htm
 http://www.do2learn.com/
 http://www.iser.com/
 http://www.iser.com/special-needs-
help.html
Sources