Special Education

• The COVID-19 Toolkit Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times contains autism-focused intervention resources and modules from the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders.

• Autism Teaching Strategies (K-8)

• Quick Tips for Parents

LessonPix

LessonPix has many free sample resources including low tech communication boards, articulation games, math, visual schedules, and books and activities to address emergent literacy skills. Just go into the Sharing Center and look for anything with the Free Sample crest.

Boardmaker Activities to Go

Boardmaker is a collection of standardized picture symbols used for communication with students who are strong visual learners. This includes those with autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, speech and language disorders, and behavioral disorders. They have a thematic series of units called Boardmaker Activities-to-Go - all free, and ready to download, print, copy, etc.

Tar Heel Reader

Tar Heel Reader is a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches.

PrAACtical Resources

This block from PrAACtical Resources contains links to many resources for students with complex communication and instructional needs. Links visual schedules for hand washing, social stories for explaining social distancing and COVID-19, and other resources are included.

Readtopia

Readtopia has free literacy resources for students with complex communication and instructional needs. It has one month's worth of lessons that are leveled based on student needs (emergent, transitional, and conventional). To access resources, users have to register on the website.

Wilson Educators

Continuing Your Work with Wilson Reading System Students During COVID-19 Closures

Helpful Apps for Reinforcing Wilson

Online Interactive tool to use with Wilson- Letter Tiles

• Do 2 Learn (PreK-12)

• Emotional ABC (K-2)

• Jumpstart (K-4)

• Talking Tree Books (K-4)

• Centervention (K-5)

• Pathway2Success (K-5)

• Boys Town (K-12)

• Scholastic Social-Emotional Skills (6-8)

• And Next Comes L

• PBISworld Teaching Social Skills

• University of Kansas has created a repository of resources to support teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities during this time of distance/virtual learning. They have resources that include behavior, social skills, social narratives, and more.

Inclusive Classroom Interactive Guides

• Inclusive Reading

• Inclusive Writing

• Inclusive Math

• Inclusive Communication

• Pennsylvania Department of Education COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions

• PaTTAN Initiatives - COVID-19 Resources:

  • Best Practices for Teachers of Students with Disabilities Online

  • Assistive Technology

  • Autism

  • Behavior

  • Blind-Visual Impairment

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • Deaf-Blind

  • English Learners

  • Family Engagement

  • Graduation/Post Secondary

  • Inclusive Practices

  • Literacy

  • Mathematics

  • MTSS

  • Paraprofessionals

  • Secondary Transition

  • Special Education Leadership

  • Speech Language

  • STEM and Computer Science

  • Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities