Resources for Unique Learners

• Michigan Family Support Council

• COVID-19 - 5 Helpful Responses for Families

• Zero to 3 Family Resources

• Early Intervention - resources and information regarding early intervention

• Speech Resources

• Birth to 5 - Speech Milestones

• Signs of Speech and Language Delay

• Tele-therapy 101 - recorded webinars for families, providers and administrators

Michigan Alliance for Families

Social Emotional Learning/Physical Activities

• GoNoodle

• Yoga for Kids - Family-friendly introduction to yoga.

• Supporting Students with ASD in Uncertain Times - 7 support strategies

• Calming & Coping Skills Packet - Information on how to priortize coping and calming skills with additional resources

• Calming Routine Visual

• Mindfulness Apps - List of apps to support mindfulness.

• Exercise Buddy - Uses visual strategies, social narratives and training to successfully introduce exercise to students.

• COVID-19 Social Story - Helps explain to students what is happening in our world.

Functional Skills

• Independent Living Checklist - Find a checklist of needed skills for students to maximize independence

• Tar Heel Reader - Read or write simple stories

• Nomster Chef - Illustrated recipes

Fine Motor/OT

• Handwriting Heros - Playful heroes teach students how to form their letters.

• Learning Without Tears - Free resources to support students in handwriting, keyboarding and pre-kindergarten development.

• The OT Toolbox - Free resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play.

Visuals

• Boardmaker Activities On the Go - Free, downloadable activities.

• Braining Camp - Digital math manipulatives at your fingertips.

• School Closure Toolkit - This is a variety of resources put out by Easter Seals and posted on the START website

Practical AAC - Blog-based website that gathers lots of visuals and activities for using AACs

• Storyline Online - Free literacy program where actors read to children

• ABCmouse - Early Learning Academy Offers research-validated curriculum (literacy, math, science, health, social studies, art and music based activities) for preschool through 2nd grade.

• Scholastic Learn at Home

• Learning A - Z - Digital library of leveled eBooks and eQuizzes that students use to practice reading.

• Brain Pop - Group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for K-12.

• Enchanted Learning - K-12 educational material including crafting, reading, writing, science to geography - a focus on curiosity and exploration.

• IXL - Gain fluency and confidence in math.

• Khan Academy - Children can learn reading, language, writing, math, social-emotional development, problem-solving skills and motor development.

• Starfall - Educational content for pre-school and grade school students.

• Vizzle - 15,000+ interactive lessons

The Autism Channel - Free to those with Roku TV. The channel offers programming to support families and kids on the spectrum.