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Resource Links
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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic®, in partnership with CAST, is pleased to offer a free web site for educators, www.learningthroughlistening.org.
This new K-12 website resource promotes the use of audio materials for all students, with an emphasis on how a focus on listening can support Universal Design for Learning and differentiated instruction. It offers:
Free tools and resources for K-12 educators
Differentiated lesson plans, including plans on special topics like Elections and the Presidency and Earth Day
Strategies for using audiobooks effectively in the classroom
Listening to Learn -- articles and research
Learning to Listen -- classroom strategies and activities to reinforce concepts
Content on the Learning Through Listening® web site has been developed by specialists in education research and policy, neuropsychology, clinical/school psychology, technology, engineering, curriculum development, K-12 professional development, and assistive technology.
- 2005 Special Education Conference
Accommodations manual and other resources; how to select, administer, and evaluate use of accommodations for instruction and assessment.
Accommodations Manual
Glossary of Assessment Terms and Acronyms
Professional Development Guide: Accommodations Manual
Accommodations Manual Power Point
The 23-page document describes these two important federal education laws and how they are positioned to work together to improve academic achievement of students with disabilities.
Emphasis is on academic content and achievement standards, annual assessments, school accountability, highly qualified teachers, and a glossary.
The guide was created in collaboration with Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, and it was supported by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs.
Based out of the University of Michigan, this website is specific to seeing American Sign Language used in short clips. It is based as a resource for anyone in need of seeing a sign used. It is appropriate for students, teachers or parents who may be around a deaf person.
Contributed by Jim Daggett
People with low-incidence disabilities and those who are part of their lives need information. They need it fast, and they need it to be accurate and correct. Using a variety of technologies, the National Center provides information to families, schools, teachers, and researchers around the country.
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