Instructional+Modification+and+Extensions

=== When teaching special needs students, teachers need to feel comfortable and commited to helping these students succeed. With all of these resources that are presented, teachers should feel more ready and able to teach any student with special needs. These websites are very helpful for any teacher that feels challenged teaching these students. Teachers will learn to understand and help these students achieve. === =﻿Assistive Technologies:=

** [|Disaboom] **
====** On this website, teachers can find nine assistive technology products for special needs students. Teachers can find software for different disabilities that explain which computers the software is compatible with. All of these products are designed to be fun in an educational way while enhancing other motor skills. **====

** [|Internet Special Education Resources] **
====** ISER is a website that has many links to assist special needs students that can help both teachers and parents. There is software for students with autism, learning disabilities, missing fingers, dyslexia, visually impaired, and more. The links are for all types of subjects and different approaches to teaching certain disabilities. **====

=Gifted Students:=

** [|Gifted Development Center] **
====** This website will be very helpful to any teachers that are not quite sure what a gifted student needs and how to help them achieve. Teachers can learn about how to assess gifted students and recommendations on different tests. The site has a book on and about visual-spatial learners as well as other books that will help with teaching gifted students. **====

** [|Resources for Teaching Gifted and Talented Students] **
====** You will find many links to lesson plans for gifted and talented students for many grade levels. There are also many links to national organizations and centers for gifted students. On this website, you will find many articles that range from challenging these children, nurturing social and emotional development, and underachieving gifted students to programs for teachers of gifted and talented students. **====

=﻿ESL Students:=

** [|ESL Resource Center] **
====** This has many links that will be beneficial to teaching ESL students. There are ideas for games for all levels, ideas and activities for reading and listening, writing, and vocabulary. This site can help teachers correct students' English in an appropriate manner. **====

** [|The ESL Wonderland] **
====** There are activities for listening, reading, grammar/integrated activities, and webquests. Teachers can also find some lesson plans that they can teach through video and film. There are a ton of ideas that will help with many grade levels for ESL students. **====