Background Links: Teaching Children with Special Needs

Centro del Diagnostico para Ninos con problemsa de Apreniz
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities posts information in Spanish, for families with children with learning problems.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
ERIC, the database of the U.S. Department of Education, provides abstracts on special, general, and gifted education, through journals, books, papers, speeches, and more.

Ideapractices
Extensive articles and resources on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; sponsored for school-based practitioners by the Council for Exceptional Children.

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
Federally funded center to promote the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with special needs.

Special Education Resources on the Internet
Award-winning web site with extensive links to information on specific disabilities, for teachers and parents; funded by Baltimore Public Schools.

Special Education News
Weekly online news update on a broad range of special education issues, such as funding, laws, and programs.

Teachers Helping teachers
A site by teachers, for teachers of all learners, updated weekly; includes lesson plans, teaching tips, education resources, chat room.

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