Internet+Resources

Internet Resources

1. [] __ CAL Resource Guides Online- English Language Learners with Special Needs __ This websites explains multiple resources that can be used with ELL’s. It gives a brief introduction on ELL’s listing identification, instruction, and assessment with ELL’s. I think this website can be somewhat beneficial to teachers with ELL’s in their classroom because it will help them identify and instruct them accordingly. It is very important to make sure you treat all students equally, so this may help to now point someone out directly because you will know what you are looking for.

2. [] __ Children with disabilities and their families __ This website provides the most up-to-date and detailed information on children with disabilities in Canada, including information on the impact of their condition or health problem on the family. It describes the lives of children between five and fourteen years old who have disabilities, and the issues they face everyday with their disability. Specific themes include: 3. [] __ Support for families of children with disabilities __ I really like this website because it’s all about the upcoming events, services, and how you can help children with disabilities. Some of the upcoming events are things like conferences or events in the park that deal with fitness and fun for these children. The website also has resources, newsletter, photo gallery, and a site where you can donate to the families of children with disabilities. That is really neat!
 * Help with everyday activities received by children with disabilities;
 * Parents’ access to formal and informal help;
 * Impacts of the child’s disability on the family’s employment situation;
 * Children’s access to specialized aids and services;
 * Household income

4. [] __ Extraordinary families- Kool kids __ This website is much like the support for family’s website where it has a list of many upcoming events and information for families and children with disabilities. I really think these websites are very beneficial to them. It is really interesting that these foundations provide so much comfort, information and programs for every child with disabilities. I would definitely give this website out to families with disabilities. The website has everything for families such as: activities, education, volunteer, support focus, calendar, programs and parent support.

5. [] __ Family Involvement and Partnership __ This website is from the California Department of Education. It provides information, resources and links for parents and families of children with disabilities. I really thought the way that it offered a email address and phone number as a resource for families and their children. It also gives you the ‘rights’ of each individual with disabilities which was very interesting to me. This website is mainly for people in California but I think other families could possibly get ideas from it. It lists a whole bunch of other websites that families can click on to use as resources.

6. [] __ Special Education and The Law __ This website is all about the things parents should know about Special Education and the laws behind it. It had many different links that will educate parents on different things for their children. I really think this is a good website because it not only tells you about the law, but also about how different things, such as, IEP’s work and modifications you should make in your classroom for the special needs children.

7. [] __Ideas that work- The tool kit on teaching and assessing students with disabilities.__ This website lists all the different ways teachers and parents can go about assessing students with disabilities. It lists multiple links for assessment of these students. I really like how it also gives you many links on other material that may come helpful for the teacher or parent when they are helping a student with disabilities. The other links include: progress monitory, response to intervention, instructional practices, behavior and accommodations.

8. [] __ Helps for families of children with disabilities __ This website is all about how families can go about getting help for their children with a disability. It tells them how to go about accepting it and how hard it is on family members but to always stay strong. I really liked how it gave suggestions of what you can do because a lot of families need ideas from other sources to make sure that what they do is in the best need for their child. I think disability families will definitely benefit from the advice/information provided on this website.

9. [] __ Supporting Families of Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Programs __ I really found this website to be very interesting. It is all about an Inclusive Program designed to help children with disabilities. It lists how you would plan the program, communicate with in, and the resources that would be offered. The main thing that really made me enjoy this website and make it interesting was the stories it shared of different families going through this. I think that is neat because this would allow parents and families to really get a feel of how it works from the insight gained from real life experiences.

10. [] __Special Child__ This website is neat because it was designed by a parent with a child that has a disability. She shares her story of her little girl that is autistic. I think its awesome how the website provides information on what is considered a special child and how a mother should not have to go through the grief or pain of other people because of her child. She tells success stories, horror stories, and family issues that have happened. She also has two links where you can learn about each disorder and the different diagnosis’s out there. She has a bulletin board where families can chat with others by posting any important information or numbers.