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1. Educational Lessons and Activities for Students with Learning Disabilities

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This website has resources for teachers who might be lacking confidence in their abilities to build strong educational relationships with the kids that are in their classes who have learning disabilities. This website offers statistics on students with learning disabilities as well as the most effective approaches you should take when providing help for students in academics such as reinforcing positive social skills and behavior through stories, Using multisensory learning activities, Encourage routines, responsibilities, and positive relationships for energetic students, Use visuals to help establish rules and enhance learning, encourage students to grow their vocabulary, and make sure that other students are aware of their classmate’s disability as long as the student is comfortable. This website is important because as teachers we need to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to help our students succeed no matter where they come from, physical disability, or mental disability. Websites like these help educators come up with different tactics to help their students succeed.

Link:

https://online.regiscollege.edu/master-of-social-work/students-with-learning-disabilities/

2. Exceptional Students and Disability Information

About:

This website lists resources for teachers on many different disabilities and how they can best serve those students and take their disabilities into consideration. This website offers information on ADHD, autism, early intervention services and developmental delays, emotional and behavioral disorders, hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, orthopedic and musculoskeletal impairment, Rett syndrome, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, and neurological impairment, visual impairment including blindness and has resources in other parts of the website to help you look up disabilities that were not listed. This website is important because as teachers we need to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to help our students succeed no matter where they come from, physical disability, or mental disability. Websites like these help educators come up with different tactics to help their students succeed.

Link:

https://www.naset.org/index.php?id=exceptionalstudents2

3. Instructional Strategies for Students with Physical Disabilities

About:

This website gives different instructional strategies that can come in handy when it comes to having students with physical disabilities and what can be done to make the classroom environment easier for them to navigate. This is important because students can have more than just mental disabilities and it is imperative that we make sure that our classrooms are easy to navigate educationally and physically. Students with physical disabilities need to feel like they have the same opportunities as the other students in the classroom.

Link:

https://ttaconline.org/instructional-strategies-students-with-physical-disabilities

4. Life Centered Education Transition Curriculum

About:

This website through the Council for Exceptional Children offers a lot of resources for teachers who not only specialize in teaching children with disabilities but also help teachers who are teaching the general curriculum as well. This website helps teachers as well as students with lesson plans, curriculums, case studies, training options, as well as resources for students in terms of being able to access the content from anywhere to help students prepare for independent and rewarding lives. This website is important because as teachers we need to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to help our students succeed no matter where they come from, physical disability, or mental disability. Websites like these help educators come up with different tactics to help their students succeed.

Citation:

Life-centered education transition curriculum. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2021, from https://exceptionalchildren.org/improving-your-practice/life-centered-education-transition-curriculum

Link:

https://exceptionalchildren.org/improving-your-practice/life-centered-education-transition-curriculum

5. Teaching Strategies for Educators to Support and Advocate for Their Students

About:

This website offers resources on how teachers can support and advocate for their students. The website talks about the statistics of disabilities in K-12 children and how having a child with a disability can affect the overall outlook of not only educators but also the parents of the children with the disability. They address some examples of disabilities that may impact student’s academic success, how disabilities can impact academic success, and whether you can always tell whether a student has a disability. This website delivers great strategies for successfully teaching and supporting the students in our classrooms and how we can create an inclusive space for students with disabilities to help them thrive and learn. This website is important because as teachers we need to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to help our students succeed no matter where they come from, physical disability, or mental disability. Websites like these help educators come up with different tactics to help their students succeed.

Citation:

Teaching students with disabilities. (2020, November 24). Retrieved April 03, 2021, from https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/education-teaching-degree/teaching-students-with-disabilities/

Link:

https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/education-teaching-degree/teaching-students-with-disabilities/

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1. Strategy Instruction for Middle and Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities: Creating Independent Learners
About: This book shares evidence based methods of teaching that help ensure that students with mild disabilities can achieve the same results as their peers. The subjects included are math, reading, vocabulary, and writing. This book can be used as a resource to help develop attributes like study skills and textbook skills.
Grade Level of Interest: Grades 6 - 12
Citation: Conderman, G., Hedin, L., & Bresnahan, V. (2013). Strategy instruction for middle and secondary students with mild disabilities: Creating independent learners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=NhjSUr4IsXAC&gl=us&hl=en-US&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA_Desktop_US&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKT-FDR-na-us-1000189-Med-pla-bk-Evergreen-Jul1520-PLA-eBooks_Education&gclid=CjwKCAjwpKCDBhBPEiwAFgBzjwmK5Euh64NlKQJ6FDsedA5rg0ab2nEmxow3nC9EB3b3HtIKc6HShRoCr1QQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

2. Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs
About: This book offers over 90 reproducible worksheets to help teachers and parents show their students about basic life skills like how to succeed at school, how to handle money, job search skills, and how to keep a job.
Grade Level of Interest:  Grades 9 - 12
Citation: MANNIX, D. (2021). LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 2nd Edition. S.l.: JOSSEY-BASS INC ,U S.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Skills-Activities-Secondary-Students-Special/dp/0470259396

3. The Power of Different. The Link Between Disorder and Genius
About: Author Gail Saltz describes instances where well known geniuses were diagnosed with different learning and mental health disabilites such as ADD, depression, bipolar disorder, and autism. This book also includes helpful information on how to develop workarounds, provide the best environment for learning, and find out areas of interest for the student.
Grade Level of Interest:  Grades 9 - 12
Citation: Saltz, G. (2017). The power of different: The link between disorder and genius. New York: Flatiron Books.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Different-Between-Disorder-Genius/dp/125006001X

4. Literacy Beyond Picture Books: Teaching Secondary Students With Moderate to Severe Disabilities
About: This can serve as a guide on how to build lessons around particular texts while engaging different senses to help students with disabilities develop their literacy skills.
Grade Level of Interest:  Grades 9 - 12
Citation: Smith, D. D., DeMarco, J. F., & Worley, M. (2009). Literacy beyond picture books: Teaching secondary students with moderate to severe disabilities. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Link: https://books.google.com/books/about/Literacy_Beyond_Picture_Books.html?id=xjc4DQAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description

5. A Mind at a Time
About: Author Dr. Mel Levine shows the eight different components of learning and teaches educators and parents how every student has a different learning style, so the best way to assist them in learning is to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to come up with a more individualized way of teaching.
Grade Level of Interest: Grades 1 - 12
Citation: Levine, M. (2004). A mind at a time. Brain Books.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-at-Time-Mel-Levine-ebook/dp/B000FC0RRO

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The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee
About: This story is about a boy with very big feelings. He feels every emotion from joy to sadness to fear in a very big way that he cannot control. He learns that his big feelings don't have to be a bad thing.
Grade Level of interest: Preschool- Grade 3
Cite: Lee, B. W. (2019). The Boy with Big, Big Feelings. Beaming Books.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Big-Feelings/dp/150645450X/ref=asc_df_150645450X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366338346868&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15870397893247066907&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-803132677373&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=78795691400&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366338346868&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15870397893247066907&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-803132677373

Yes I Can! by Kendra J. Barrett
About: Carolyn is in first grade and is in a wheelchair. The book follows Carolyn through typical days at home, at school, and on a field trip. It explains that she can do almost everything the other kids can do, sometimes she just has to do it a little differently.
Grade Level of interest: Preschool- Grade 3
Cite: Barrett, K. J. (2018). Yes I Can!. Magination Press.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Yes-Can-Girl-Her-Wheelchair/dp/1433828693/ref=asc_df_1433828693/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312678886999&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15870397893247066907&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-581522586180&psc=1

Xander's Cerebral Palsy Superpowers by Lori Leigh Yarborough
About: Xander has Cerebral Palsy. He explains what Cerebral Palsy is and how it affects him. He explains what he is capable of and how he matters.
Grade Level of interest: Grades 1- 4
Cite: Yarborough, L. L. (2020). Xander's Cerebral Palsy Superpowers. One Three Nine Inspired Press.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Xanders-Cerebral-Palsy-Superpowers-Inspired/dp/1732638152/ref=asc_df_1732638152/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475792875962&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3470643568936191508&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-1022753912524&psc=1

When Charlie Met Emma by Amy Webb
About: Charlie goes to the playground and meets Emma. Emma has a disability and is in a wheelchair. At first, Charlie doesn't know how to react to Emma but he decides to start talking to her. Once they start talking, Charlie realizes they are different but being different isn't bad, it is just different.
Grade Level of interest: Preschool- Kindergarten
Cite: Webb, A. (2019). When Charlie Met Emma. Beaming Books.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/When-Charley-Met-Emma-Webb/dp/1506448720/ref=asc_df_1506448720/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312735752321&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3470643568936191508&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-601580093205&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69091066224&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312735752321&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3470643568936191508&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-601580093205

Meeting Mimi: A Story About different Abilities by Francie Dolan
About: Mimi is new at her school. She introduces herself by telling her new classmates her likes and dislikes. Mimi has a disability and is able to talk about it with her classmates and they have the opportunity to ask her questions about it.
Grade Level of interest: PreK- Grade 2
Cite: Dolan, F. (2019). Meeting Mimi: A Story About different Abilities. Ready Readers.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Learning-Together-Meeting-Mimi/dp/173160422X/ref=asc_df_173160422X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385480457215&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3470643568936191508&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-823109079482&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77500929534&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385480457215&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3470643568936191508&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029909&hvtargid=pla-823109079482

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Vision Impairments- Activity 1 (Blindness)- Page 16
This activity has a group of two children together. One has a blindfold on and the other is guiding their partner. The guide the blindfolded partner through the classroom, avoiding chairs and tables. The class rearranges the tables and chairs for each group to switch up the path the group will direct and walk through. This helps the students to be aware of what a person with a visual disability might experience.

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Learning Disabilities- Activity 1 (Say What?) -Page 9
This activity has multiple words written out that read colors. The words are written in a different colored font and students are instructed to read the color the word is written in, not the color the word reads. This activity teaches students to that the brain has to slow down and work harder during an exercise like this. It helps students to understand how a student with a learning disability might experience reading exercises in the classroom.

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Different and Alike
In this activity, teachers will make a list of ten items/hobbies/ activities and the students will walk around and see these things written on paper. They will rate their enjoyment from 1 to 10. They will observe who liked what and who didn't like certain things. This activity is to help students to understand that we all like and dislike many different things. The things that we like make us who we are and same with the things we dislike.

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Instructions

Take students to a hallway or other large space where sections have been marked off, with the corresponding sheets of paper have been taped to the wall.

Encourage students not to talk during this exercise. Instead, they should listen carefully and keep their eyes open. Start by telling them that you will be naming concepts and titles, and that you want them to move to a numbered area based on how they would rate it on a scale of 1 to 10. For example, if you really like something, move to section 10. If you don't like it, go to 2.

Go through a list of items, such as broccoli, basketball, music, gym class, singing, art, and more. Be sure to develop a diverse list of topics that will fit your students' interests and allow for a range of responses. After each concept or item, give students time to move and look around to see where their classmates went.

After you have completed the list, return to the classroom and ask the students, "Was there a time when you and one of your friends had different opinions about one of the items?" Discuss how we don't all have to like the same items to be friends, and how it is our differences that make us unique. Ask students to tell about a time that they did not feel included in a group - for example, if someone "loved" something unusual on the list, while everyone else hated it. Talk about how it made them feel. Ask them how their experience may relate to anyone who is perceived as different, and what challenges they may face in a school setting.

Next, work together with the students to plant an "inclusion" garden that includes flowers and plants with different characteristics. Ask students to describe how each is beautiful in its own unique way. Finally, have students write an essay or a journal entry on the ways that their garden reflects the diversity of their classroom or their community.

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Different And Alike | Disability Awareness Lesson

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Disability Webquest
During this activity, students will receive a worksheet with multiple questions on it. They will visit http://www.unitedspinal.org/disability-etiquette/ to learn about details that focus on what being disabled actually is. The worksheet encourages the students to ask questions and learn about different ways they can help to spread awareness.

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Introduction

A web quest can always make learning more fun. Have your class learn about disabilities while surfing the web to answer questions.

Instructions

Download and print copies of the web quest worksheet for your students. Have your students visit http://www.unitedspinal.org/disability-etiquette/ on an internet browser. United Spinal's Disability Etiquette Publication is designed to provide tips for individuals to understand how to interact with individuals in the disabled community in an inclusive manner. Your students will navigate the publication and answer questions on the worksheet. The worksheet is in Word Doc format, so it can be updated with additional questions. You can also foster a greater class discussion on disabilities with some of the following questions:

What is a disability?

What are some examples of disabilities?

What questions do you have about disabilities?

Working through these questions in combination with the web quest will give students larger perspectives on what disabilities are along with examples.
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A web quest can always make learning more fun. Have your class learn about disabilities while surfing the web to answer questions. Download and print copies of the web quest worksheet for your students. Have your students visit http://www.unitedspinal.org/disability-etiquette/ on an internet browser.

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5 Multimedia Examples for Ability/Disability

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1. Reimagining Disability & Inclusive Education

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRY_1mZWWg

Description: Jan Wilson shares a story about her daughter who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Jan educates listeners on the importance of an inclusive classroom, that provides support for those with special needs.

Citation:

TEDxTalks (Director). (2015, May 21). Reimagining disability & inclusive education | jan wilson | tedxuniversityoftulsa [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRY_1mZWWg

2. The Dandelion Shift: Seeing the Ability in Disability

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfTe_sTUrHM

Description: Laura Whitaker shares her story of being the executive director of Extra Special People. It is a nonprofit that funds programs and summer camps for people of all abilities. She explains the importance of providing opportunities for people of all abilities.

Citation:

TEDxTalks (Director). (2019, April 26). The dandelion Shift: Seeing the ability in Disability | Laura Whitaker | TEDxUGA [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfTe_sTUrHM

3. TALK TO ME: Physical Disability Awareness

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL8GMxRW_5Y

Description: This video takes a look into the life of 11-year-old, Phebe, who has Cerebral Palsy. She explains how she wants everyone to treat her like any other 11-year-old. Phebe stresses the importance of realizing that people with disabilities should be treated just like everyone else.

Citation:

7streammedia (Director). (2013, October 29). Talk to me | physical disability awareness [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL8GMxRW_5Y

4. Universal Design for Learning

Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGgplQkrVw

Description: In this video, teachers learn the importance of using UDL in their classrooms. It explains how UDL not only helps those with disabilities, but those who highly excel in the classroom as well.

Citation:

Universal design for LEARNING: UDL [Video file]. (2019, December 18). Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGgplQkrVw

5. FairnSquare: Making the world better for kids with disabilities

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlzMD1Kj6kE

Description: This is an abstract, cartoon depiction of being inclusive of those with disabilities. The video is geared towards students and teaching them how to and the importance of being inclusive.

Citation:

FairnSquare: Making the world better for kids with disabilities [Video file]. (2015, June 01). Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlzMD1Kj6kE

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1. Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities: Perceptions of a First-Year Teacher

Link: http://www.ldonline.org/article/5791/

Description: Todd Busch does a great job at explaining how first year teachers of students who have learning disabilities are faced with multiple challenges. Busch examines the perceptions of first year teachers of these students, and focuses on the factors that contributed to her successes and failures and on the tactics that enables her to survive that first year.

Citation: Teaching students with Learning Disabilities: Perceptions of a First-Year TEACHER. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2021, from http://www.ldonline.org/article/5791/

Grade level of interest: k-12

2. Students with Disabilities Deserve Inclusion. it’s Also the Best Way to Teach

Link: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-students-with-disabilities-deserve-inclusion-its-also-the-best-way-to-teach/2019/05

Description: Hannah Grieco is an education and disability advocate explaining how she feels students with disabilities have the right to inclusion within general educated classrooms. She also talks about why she feels it is also the best way to teach the class in all.

Citation: Grieco, H. (2021, January 22). Students with disabilities deserve inclusion. it's also the best way to teach (opinion). Retrieved April 04, 2021, from https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-students-with-disabilities-deserve-inclusion-its-also-the-best-way-to-teach/2019/05

Grade level of interest: k-12

3. Teaching students with disabilities

Link: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ982406.pdf

Description: this article is made to explain the examination of preparation of preset ice primary school teachers. They too support the inclusion of students with disabilities into general educated classrooms.

Citation: Stephenson, Jennifer; O’Neill, Sue; and Carter, Mark (2012) “Teaching Students with Disabilities: A web-based Examination of Preparation of Preservice Primary School Teachers,” Australian Journal of Teacher Eduxation: Vol. 37: Iss. 5, Article 3.

Grade level of interest: k-12

4.  Vanderbilt Center for teaching students with disabilities

Link:

https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/disabilities/

Description:
This articles purpose is to have people understand that in order to create an inclusive classroom where all students are respected, it is important to use language that prioritizes the student over his or her disability.

Citation:
Picarddr. (2018, June 20). Teaching students with disabilities. Retrieved April 04, 2021, from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/disabilities/

Grade level of interest:
K-12

5. A mind at a Time

Link: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Mind-at-a-Time/Mel-Levine/9780743202237

Description: This book argued for a personalized approach to education that takes the strengths and potential of each student into account when designing teaching plans for the classroom.

Citation:  Levine, M. D. (2003). A mind at a time: How every child can succeed. London: Simon &amp; Schuster.

Grade level of interest: k-12

6. Using Technology to engage students with learning disabilities

Link: https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/using-technology-to-engage-students-with-learning-disabilities/book248015

Description:
This complete overview of assistive technologies can provide teachers with the information needed to implement these tools in the special education classroom. The strategies described by Krakower and Plante can typically be put in place with only a minimal financial investment on the part of the school or the educator.

Citation: Bugaj, C., Marotta, M., Friedlander, B., &amp; Cooper, R. (2021, March 03). Using technology to engage students with learning disabilities. Retrieved April 04, 2021, from https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/using-technology-to-engage-students-with-learning-disabilities/book248015

Grade level of interest: k-12

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Adcock, B., & Remus, M. L. (2006). Disability Awareness Activity Packet. Retrieved April 01, 2021, Page 9. Activity 1 (Say What), from https://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib011/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/1318/Disability%20Awareness%20Packet%202.pdf

This helps teachers to provide real life experiences for students. It doesn't harm anyone and still helps students to try and understand just a little bit of what students with the learning disabilities go through.

Adcock, B., & Remus, M. L. (2006). Disability Awareness Activity Packet. Retrieved April 01, 2021, Page 16. Activity 1 (Blindness), from https://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib011/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/1318/Disability%20Awareness%20Packet%202.pdf

This activity helps students to not only help each other and work together, but also for them to try and experience activities without being able to see like they normally would be.

Conderman, G., Hedin, L., & Bresnahan, V. (2013). Strategy instruction for          middle and secondary students with mild disabilities: Creating independent    learners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

This book shares evidence based methods of teaching that help ensure    that students with mild disabilities can achieve the same results as their peers. The subjects included are math, reading, vocabulary, and writing. This book can be used as a resource to help develop attributes like study skills and textbook skills. This would be a good resource for teachers to use in order to plan their curriculum and make adjustments for students with disabilities no matter what subject is being taught.

FairnSquare: Making the world better for kids with disabilities [Video file]. (2015, June 01). Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlzMD1Kj6kE

This video is an abstract, cartoon depiction of being inclusive of those with disabilities. This is an important video for students because it shows them how to include others in a way that they will understand. This video is important to teachers because it is a great resource to show their class when explaining the importance of being inclusive of everyone, regardless of how they appear.

Instructional strategies for students with physical disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2021, from https://ttaconline.org/instructional-strategies-students-with-physical-disabilities

This website gives different instructional strategies that can come in handy when it comes to having students with physical disabilities and what can be done to make the classroom environment easier for them to navigate. This is important because we never know what students are going to be coming into our doors at the beginning of the year, and once we hear about them we should be making sure to make accommodations for them. This website lists a lot of great ideas that we can implement to help kids with physical disabilities feel welcome and comfortable.

Levine, M. (2004). A mind at a time. Brain Books.

Author Dr. Mel Levine shows the eight different components of learning and teaches educators and parents how every student has a different learning style, so the best way to assist them in learning is to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to come up with a more individualized way of teaching.

Life-centered education transition curriculum. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2021, from https://exceptionalchildren.org/improving-your-practice/life-centered-education-transition-curriculum

This website through the Council for Exceptional Children offers a lot of resources for teachers who not only specialize in teaching children with disabilities but also help teachers who are teaching the general curriculum as well. This is a great resource for teachers because it can help boost their confidence in teaching children with disabilities, as well as teach students with disabilities the life skills that they need to lead successful lives.

MANNIX, D. (2021). LIFE SKILLS ACTIVITIES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 2nd Edition. S.l.: JOSSEY-BASS INC, U S.

This book offers over 90 reproducible worksheets to help teachers and parents show their students about basic life skills like how to succeed at school, how to handle money, job search skills, and how to keep a job. Since worksheets are included in the book this would be a great resource for students, teachers, and parents.

NASET.org home page. (2020, January 16). Retrieved April 05, 2021, from https://www.naset.org/index.php?id=exceptionalstudents2

This website lists resources for teachers on many different disabilities and how they can best serve those students and take their disabilities into consideration. This is important because we need to be able to adapt our lessons to the kids that are in our classrooms and tailor the lessons to the students that we get each year since there will always be different kids coming in and out.

Saltz, G. (2017). The power of different: The link between disorder and genius. New York: Flatiron Books.

Author Gail Saltz describes instances where well known geniuses were diagnosed with different learning and mental health disabilities such as ADD, depression, bipolar disorder, and autism. This book also includes helpful information on how to develop workarounds, provide the best environment for learning, and find out areas of interest for the student. This book would be a great resource for teachers to get ideas for ways to workaround certain disabilities while also being an inspiration for students to hear or read about well known people with the same disabilities.

Smith, D. D., DeMarco, J. F., & Worley, M. (2009). Literacy beyond picture books: Teaching secondary students with moderate to severe disabilities. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

This can serve as a guide on how to build lessons around particular texts while engaging different senses to help students with disabilities develop their literacy skills. Taking this into account, this would be a helpful resource for teachers.

Students with Learning Disabilities: Lessons & Activities: Regis college. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2021, from https://online.regiscollege.edu/master-of-social-work/students-with-learning-disabilities/

This website has resources for teachers who might be lacking confidence in their abilities to build strong educational relationships with the kids that are in their classes who have learning disabilities. This website offers statistics on students with learning disabilities as well as the most effective approaches you should take when providing help for students in academics such as reinforcing positive social skills and behavior through stories, Using multisensory learning activities, Encourage routines, responsibilities, and positive relationships for energetic students, This is important because we need to be able to adapt our lessons to the kids that are in our classrooms and tailor the lessons to the students that we get each year since there will always be different kids coming in and out

Sync, A. (2018). Different and alike class activity. Retrieved April 01, 2021, from https://hiehelpcenter.org/disability-awareness-class-lessons/different-and-alike.html

This activity helps teachers to see students' interests and dislikes. It helps students to understand that everyone enjoys different things and everyone should be allowed to like their own things without being put down for it. Teachers can use this activity to teach students to celebrate our differences as a good thing.

Sync, A. (2018). Disability web quest class activity. Retrieved April 01, 2021, from https://hiehelpcenter.org/disability-awareness-class-lessons/disability-web-quest.html

This activity provides teachers with a way to teach their students the definitions and appropriate ways to talk about disabilities in a fun and involved way. Students are encouraged to ask questions about what they don’t understand and continue to learn more.

Teaching students with disabilities. (2020, November 24). Retrieved April 03, 2021, from https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/education-teaching-degree/teaching-students-with-disabilities/

This website is important because as teachers we need to make sure that we are doing whatever we can to help our students succeed no matter where they come from, physical disability, or mental disability. Websites like these help educators come up with different tactics to help their students succeed and help us know how we can make sure they are getting the education that they deserve and how we can speak up for them.

TEDxTalks (Director). (2015, May 21). Reimagining disability & inclusive education | jan wilson | tedxuniversityoftulsa [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRY_1mZWWg

This video is about Jan Wilson and her families experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She talks about the challenges her daughter faced in school, having autism, and not having adequate education. This is important to teachers because it shows how important it is to provide support to students who require it. It also shows teachers what can happen if they are not providing those proper supports for their students.

TEDxTalks (Director). (2019, April 26). The dandelion Shift: Seeing the ability in Disability | Laura Whitaker | TEDxUGA [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfTe_sTUrHM

This video is about Laura Whitaker and her experience being the executive director for Extra Special People. She explains the importance of providing opportunities for people of all abilities. This is important for teachers because it shows the kind of things that they can include in their classroom. It is important for students because it shows that regardless of their circumstances, they have the ability to do amazing things.

Universal design for LEARNING: UDL [Video file]. (2019, December 18). Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGgplQkrVw

This video shows the importance of using UDL in the classroom. It explains how UDL not only helps those with disabilities, but also those who excel in the classroom as well. This is important for teachers because using UDL in their classrooms is a requirement. By using this resource, they are able to get a quick run-down how they can accomplish it. It is also good for students to know, so they can advocate for themselves if they are not being given proper instruction.

7streammedia (Director). (2013, October 29). Talk to me | physical disability awareness [Video file]. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL8GMxRW_5Y

This video is about the life of Phebe, who has Cerebral Palsy. She explains how she wants everyone to treat her like any other 11-year-old. She wants others to understand that just because she is in a wheelchair, doesn't mean she is no capable of things everyone else can do. This is a great resource for students because it shows them some ways they can interact with people with disabilities. It is also a great reminder for teachers to not underestimate their students.