Teacher Toolkit

Rachel, Demi, Eva, Jason, Ruth and Sophie

Four Categories of Resources
01
Classroom Environment
Resources to enhance the classroom
environment with all students.
03
Professional Development for
Teacher
Resources for teachers to learn more
strategies and knowledge about special
education.
02
Student Interactive
Resources students can use on their
own, or with help to enhance their
content learning.
04
Websites and Articles
Resources that are websites and
articles that have great information on
special education.
 01
Classroom
Environment
Resources to enhance the
classroom environment with all
students.
Resources for Classroom Environment

Do2Learn Recorders
https://do2learn.com
Learning Ally
Learning Ally is an online resource to help students who
have disabilities related to print writing, especially students
who have dyslexia. The website has over 80,000 audio
books to help students with these disabilities keep up in
class and learn to read at a pace that works well for them.
I really like that they have so many books for students to
choose from and a wide variety of genres as well. It is also
not limited to students with disabilities and can be used by
anyone.
https://learningally.org/
Word Lens
Word Lens is an augmented reality
translator app that will scan foreign
texts with the camera on your
device and translate them and
display the text in a language that
you select. This will be a great tool
to use with students who are still
learning English so they can feel
more comfortable with content and
can translate anything that they
need to in a way that is convenient
and accessible.
Signed Stories
https://www.signedstories.com/apps/american-sign-language
Storyline Online
https://storylineonline.net
 02
Student
Interactive
Resources students can use
on their own, or with help to
enhance their content
learning.
Exploratorium Reading Rockets

https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore

https://www.readingrockets.org/atoz
Funbrain
https://www.funbrain.com/pre-k-and-k-playground
Mod Math
http://www.modmath.com/
Mod Math is a free app that provides instruction
for students with dyslexia and dysgraphia. It
provides support for students with mathematics.
Educators should incorporate Mod Math into their
classroom because it helps students write
mathematical notations with less difficulty,
allowing them to focus on solving the calculations.
This could be incorporated in the class during
math and students could take turns using an
electronic such as a Tablet to use the app. For
example, students could be assigned a tablet for a
week then another student could be assigned the
next week, if there are not enough electronics for
everyone to use. It is also to discuss the use of
Mod Math with the parents so students can have
the opportunity to use the app while at home as
well.
 Newsela
Newsela is an online reading platform for teachers to assign
different articles to students based on current events going
on throughout the world. Each article can have different
levels that the article is written in based on the students
reading level. The teacher can have a classroom page like
canvas for students to be assigned articles to read and even
be assigned quizes or comprehension checks on the article.
This could be a great opportunity to differentiate instruction
for students where they are learning the same content but
it being scaffold to where their reading and comprehension
level is at for each specific student.

https://newsela.com/
Student Interactive Resources

Osmo for iPads Gemiini Ascend Math

https://www.playosmo.com/ https://www.gemiini.org/
https://ascendmath.com/
AAA Math Into the Book

http://aaamath.com/

https://reading.ecb.org/index.html
Starfall
Starfall is a website that helps students
to learn phonics through fun games and
even provides sing alongs where students
can use their fine-motor coordination
skills at the same time. The website is
free and has a low cost membership
option if that is appealing to any families.
Fun activities on this site range from
letter recognition games to reading full
length books and stories.
https://www.starfall.com/h/
 Boardmaker
Boardmaker is an assistive technology platform that
utilizes symbol based communication for home and
school. I really like Boardmaker because of the
emphasis their platform has on social emotional learning
and helping students with disabilities develop skills in
communicating their emotions. This application is also
accessible on multiple platforms also allowing teachers,
parents, therapists, and other members of a students
support to access the student’s account, assign tasks,
https://goboardmaker.com/
as well as monitor their progress.

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I-ready
https://www.curriculumassociates.co
m/products/i-ready/i-ready-learning
IXL
I-ready is an innovative
website that matches the
students pace and adheres
to their abilities. Students will
first engage in assessment
and they will have their
academic standing
determined by the software.
The software will then give
students interactive lessons
that will be based on their
scores on the assessment. https://www.ixl.com/
The teacher has the ability to
raise and lower the difficulty
on the activities and students
are able to monitor their own
progress.
 Arcademics
Arcademics is a resource for students
with special needs and learning
disabilities to help them learn math,
reading, spelling, and writing while still
being a fun game-like experience. The
website talks about how when students
get an answer incorrect they look at it
as a learning experience rather than a
failure which is extremely important for
students to build their confidence.
There are so many areas for students to
learn on this website and they make it
a very fun experience for students to
learn and improve their skills.

https://www.arcademics.com/
 03
Professional
Development for
Teachers
Resources for teachers to learn
more strategies and knowledge
about special education.
Kids Together Inc.
Kids Together Inc. is a nonprofit
organization that provides information and
resources for children and adults with
disabilities. Educators should review this
source to better support their students
because it includes information about
being inclusive, assistive technology,
perspectives, and laws/acts.

https://www.kidstogether.org/
Incredible Art Department

Incredible Art Department is a website

teachers can find different art lesson plans
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that are accommodating to students' needs
by meeting them where they are at in their
learning. They provide different rubrics for
these art activities for elementary, middle
and high school. In their sections that focus
on teaching art to students who are a part of
special education, they want teachers and
parents to focus on what the students can do https://www.incredibleart.org/
and encourage their learning in art to grow
and strengthen through these lesson plans.
 Professional Development Resources

TeacherVision National Association of Special

Education Teachers Conference
and Membership

https://www.teachervision.com/ https://www.naset.org/
National Center for Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities is a

nonprofit organization with a mission to continue to
bring public awareness to learning disabilities as well
as support research on improving learning experiences
for students with learning disabilities. As educators we
are advocates for our students and it is so important
to be continuously learning ways to support our
students in the classroom. The NCLD’s website has a
ton of information on learning disabilities and bills/acts
that are currently trying to be passed in order to
improve the learning experience and access to
education for people with disabilities.
https://ncld.org/
ReadWriteThink

http://www.readwritethink.org/
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Websites and Articles
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Websites and Articles

LD Online Education Corner Strategies for Success

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