Special Education Resources


1	Content Provider	Link	Description	Content Areas	Fees / Limitations	Additional Information
2	AAC Language Lab Website	https://aaclanguagelab.com/	The AAC Language Lab offers real-life solutions in support of language development. Explore language stages and interactive materials designed for Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs), Educators and Parents.	Language development	Knowing many schools are closed, we wanted to help provide you with quick and easy activities to engage children at home so we have temporarily set-up a FREE 2-month subscription option. Start by creating an account then, under My Account, go to Purchase for Myself and select Free 2 Month Trial under the Language Lab purchase options.	Short video showing the simple steps to get you up and running.
3	ACHIEVE3000 Literacy at Home Digital	https://remotesupport.achieve3000.com/at-home-digital/	Reading grades 2-12. Students find their grade level (or ability level) and pick either Standard or Challenge Level and start reading at your ability level. Use chart on link https://remotesupport.achieve3000.com/at-home-digital/ to find the free username and password to log in.	Literacy	Achieve 3000 Lteracy at Home is offering free accounts to ALL students by selecting the reading level from a chart and it provides the username and password to log in and then students create their own login credentials.	Achieve 3000 is offering zoom meetings to teach how to use program for anyone. https://qa-remotesupport.achieve3000.com/professional-services-webinars/ - webinars are also offered in spanish.
4	Boardmaker	https://goboardmaker.com/collections/boardmaker-activities-to-go	Boardmaker provides a multi-level approach to creating engaging print and interactive materials for your special education needs. Start with convenient, ready-made print activities or just imagine, make, print and use	Language development and communication.	Keep the teaching going with 10 free units of Boardmaker Activities to Go. Just download, print and go to start learning.	This is a paid subscription but during this difficult time the company is offering 10 free units.
5	Boddle	https://www.boddlelearning.com/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Boddle%20s%20Remote%20Learning%20Resources%20for%20Teachers%20and%20Parents&utm_campaign=2%2F4%20March%20Email%20to%20Teachers%20on%20Boddle	Transforming math with engagement. Grades 1-6.	math	free	Boddle is a fun game environment for students to interact with practice and assessment materials.
6	codeSpark Academy	https://codespark.com/	Sharpens coding skills with mini-games and challenges.	Coding for K-3rd, LSS, LS, and MDS	free for educators: If your school or district is planning a closure for preventative health-related reasons, please complete this form. You will then receive instructions for redeeming the free PD offer and for sharing class codes with your students. This will give you and your students access to our self-paced, on-demand courses until May 31, 2020, but we will happily extend this offer if needed.	Company is making their PD program free for all teachers globally. All students can now use codeSpark Academy for FREE. They changed the way their classroom code system works to accommodate this current need.
7	Code.org	www.code.org	Code.org provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science. Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented youth.	used for learning to code for 4th and older	free	Code.org increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are — at their skill-level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning.
8	Common Sense Media	https://www.commonsensemedia.org/?j=7704934&sfmc_sub=170689084&l=2048712_HTML&u=143543078&mid=6409703&jb=986&utm_source=covid19_landingpages_jim&utm_medium=email	Common Sense media provides reviews and resources for online educational games, apps, books, movies.	all areas can be reviewed	reviews are free, some resources have a cost	Free Online Events and Activities for kids at home. All grades/ages.
9	Described and Captioned Media Program	https://dcmp.org/	The Described and Captioned Media Program promotes and provides equal access to communication and learning for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind by providing services at no cost to familiy members, educators, and other professionals with qualifying students.	all areas	no costs associated with any of the DCMP's services. Family and school personnel only qualify for membership if they have at least one early learner through Grade 12 student who is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.	DCMP provides a Media Center of thousands of accessible educational videos. We work with producers and distributors of educational media to provide described and captioned versions for family members and educators with early learners through Grade 12 students who are blind or deaf. Media items are available on demand and on DVD with return postage paid. All DCMP services are free to those who qualify.
10	do2Learn	https://do2learn.com/	Do2learn provides thousands of free pages with social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.	social and behavioral	free	The Teacher Toolbox shows how to adapt a classroom for children with special needs, we provide resources for behavior management plans, literacy tools, and the materials to create everything in your classroom.
11	Edpuzzle	https://edpuzzle.com/home	A free assessment-centered tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or comments on a video.	all areas	free
12	Epic	https://www.getepic.com/	Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under. Audio and speech to text books are available.	all areas	free for educators
13	EverFi	https://everfi.com/	EverFi is a free platform to empower educators to bring real world learning into the classroom.	3-12 - STEM, Financial Literacy, Social Emotional Learning, Health and Wellness, and Career Readiness	free
14	Fluency & Fitness	Click here for more information	K-2 - 60+ Reading and Math Topics Over 900 videos Incorporate learning and movement Parents can use with children	k-2 - Reading, Math, Movement	Free 21 day accounts
15	GoNoodle	https://www.gonoodle.com/	Engages learners through movement and mindfulness.	social and behavioral	free	Whole Child Approach, benefits physical wellness, academic success, and social-emotional health
16	Highlights Kids	https://www.highlightskids.com/?fbclid=IwAR1GySdmWzauWKlTxXRWtQsZslhORJq0Ysu7lu1EosPuZk1Hd79k8J3cPGE	Visual materials for learning. Podcasts available for non readers.	all areas	free
17	Intervention Central	https://www.interventioncentral.org/	Intervention Central provides teachers, schools and districts with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention and attain the Common Core State Standards.	all areas	Free
18	IXL	www.ixl.com	IXL is not just about helping your kids master fractions or subject-verb agreement, it's also about helping them enjoy learning. That means encouraging them to have fun! Unlike traditional workbooks and exercises, IXL offers hours of intrigue for students—without distracting them from grasping key concepts.	Math/ ELA, Science/ Social Studies	10 free problems per subject per day
19	Kahoot	https://kahoot.com/access-kahoot-premium-for-free/	Education institutions can get free access to Kahoot! Premium to empower distance and online learning and engage students anywhere, anytime. Click here to get access to Premium for K-12 schools or higher education. Kahoot! offers free access to all features to support distance learning in schools affected by the coronavirus outbreak	all areas	free until end of school year
20	Kinderweb	https://free.kinderwebgames.com/	Educational Children's Games for Early Learners	all areas		Site speaks questions to students and provides positive reinforcement for correct answers.
21	Little Puddins The Autism Educator	https://littlepuddins.ie/	Provides free printables for working with students with special needs on social emotional learning, feelings, lifeskills, behavior, rewards, special needs visuals, and mindfulness.	behavioral, social emotional, mindfulness	free	What is the Coronavirus?
22	Math @ Work	https://www.hmhco.com/math-at-work?fbclid=IwAR1lJlBKlmF-lq8hb0eUoaTG8szZ5r5LnXoOwmrFD3eK78-2nr4KCDpQoyk	Show students that the path to their career aspirations is paved with an understanding of key mathematical skills. In our Math@Work web series, industry leaders work with real students to demonstrate the importance of learning math. Engage your classroom as you watch students discover the possibilities math presents.	Math	free	Math videos with lessons. Real life uses of math, famous actors and shows motivate students to engage in learning math.
23	Mystery Science	https://mysteryscience.com/?fbclid=IwAR1a7DbO64x1SmxuY-ybrH-ycdR6ifSlDSUpJ4Bfatglo7DxyFQ6bKHfJzA	Hands-on activities and video lessons engage and captivate students to engage in science and engineering lessons. Use easy-access school closure resources. Copy and paste 10-12 student links per grade; these are the easiest lessons to do at home. This page is also available in Spanish. Share student links with parents. Students don’t need accounts or logins; they just click on the links to access videos and student materials.	Science/STEM	Access all lessons, for free. Company unlocked all mini-lessons and made all of our lessons available for free through June, for all parents and teachers. You can invite others to sign up for free by sharing this URL: https://mysteryscience.com	Starter list of K-5 science lessons that are easy to do at home is now free; no sign-up or log-in required
24	n2y News-2-You	https://www.n2y.com/news-2-you/	Symbol-supported newspaper. Online weekly newspaper, differentiated to four levels.	all areas	samples available for free.	Downloads of complimentary social narratives to provide them information about this difficult situation.
25	Paragraph Punch	http://www.paragraphpunch.com/index.php	An interactive online paragraph writing tutorial.	writing	free	This tool give personal attention to each pupil and provides online interactive exercises that guide users step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.
26	Quizizz	https://quizizz.com/	Quizizz allows you to conduct student-paced formative assessments in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages. The salient features include: Student-paced: Questions appear on each student's screen, so they can answer questions at their own pace, and review their answers at the end.	all areas	free
27	Rachel's Challenge	https://rachelschallenge.org/	Rachel’s Challenge is offering schools access to 5 free lessons per week from 180 Connections, a quick, daily social emotional learning (SEL) interactive activity, to provide your teachers and families with a tool to help them stay connected to their students/children on a daily basis. The bonus is that this activity can be done digitally and families can even adapt it for use around the dinner table!	social emotional learning	limited
28	Scholastic	https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html	PreK-6+ Offers Text to Speech for nonreaders or low readers.	all areas	free for limited time
29	TeacherVision	https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/special-needs	Inform yourself about curriculum strategies and classroom management for students with different learning needs. We have resources on everything you need to know about teaching special needs students effectively. You'll find information for teaching students with ADHD, Autism, Asperger's, Giftedness, and Handicaps. We'll help you figure out ways to create an inclusive classroom, adapt and supplement your classroom materials, make assessment accommodations, and provide you with other useful tips.	all areas	Free
30	TouchMath	https://www.touchmath.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=freestuff.welcome	Using touchpoints and counting strategies to help students learn math concepts through tactile learning.	math	Free samples	Download free samples of different grades to try out.
31	WonderGrove Social Skills	https://wondergrovelearn.net/freewgl	Resource to teach social skills using animations that kids love and offering standard-aligned lessons incorporating literacy, math, and even fine motor and gross skills.	all areas, focus on social skills	offering 3 months for free
32	XtraMath	https://xtramath.org/#/home/index	Free Web program to help kids master basic math facts	Math	Free	How to get started
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34	Audible - Audiobooks from Audible	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	Audible currently has free streams on a select number of children's stories across six languages to keep kids "dreaming, learning, and just being kids," its website said. The service will be available for as long as schools are closed, it said. The books are separated into six categories: "Littlest Listeners," "Elementary," "Tween," "Teen," "Literary Classics" and "Folk & Fairy Tales for All."	Literacy	Audible is now offering free audiobooks for students stuck at home.	https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/21/us/audible-for-kids-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
35	Crazy Gears	iOS(iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	Crazy Gears is a problem-solving game app that gets kids thinking critically, problem solving, and exploring physics and other STEM topics.	all areas	$2.99	https://edokiacademy.freshdesk.com
36	OneNote	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android, Windows, Chrome	OneNote is an organizational and creative tool for producing and representing work/tasks with typing, highlighting and "ink" notations.	writing	Free	https://answers.microsoft.com/
37	Dexteria, Jr.	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	Hand and finger exercises that help develop fine motor skills and handwriting readiness.	writing, fine motor	$3.99	http://www.dexteria.net/faq.php
38	Dexteria	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	Hand exercises that improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults.	writing, fine motor	$4.99 (iOS), $9.99 (Android)	http://www.dexteria.net/faq.php
39	Eda Play	iOS (iPad only)	Help children train their vision and fine motor skills-designed for children with visual impairments and/or fine motor development needs.	vision and fine motor skills	$4.99	https://www.edaplay.com/eda-play
40	Ready To Print	iOS (iPad only)	A comprehensive tool for parents, therapists and educators to help teach pre-writing skills to children in order to build a strong foundation for beginning printers.	writing	$9.99	http://apps.essare.net/app/ready-to-print/
41	Scribblify	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	A one-of-a-kind universal painting app for children and adults of all ages and skill levels.	art	Free	https://scribblify.com
42	Launchpad	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	Launchpad is an app for making and remixing eletronic music. Combine beats, basslines, melodies, vocals and effects loops using sounds from the sounds collection.	music	Free	https://ampifymusic.com/launchpad/
43	Paper	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	A creative app to sketch, draw, type and paint	Art	Free	https://wetransfer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000240986-Paper
44	Tap N See Now	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	Created specifically for children with cortical visual impairment, the bright colors and fun pictures in this world-renowed cause and effect app will also appeal to babies and young toddlers without CVI.	vision and fine motor skills	$2.99	http://littlebearsees.org
45	Peeping Musicians	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) Android	Designed to encourage early looking/observation skills and develop basic touch and targeting skills using a black background and brightly colored musicians.	music, early learning skills	$2.99	http://www.inclusive.co.uk/apps
46	WordAACcess	iOS (iPad only)	Low-cost text based voice output with customizable speaking keyboard that reduces the number of keystrokes needed to communitcate.	communication and writing	$4.99	http://cooltoolapps.appspot.com/WordAACcess
47	Flip Writer AAC	iOS (iPad only)	Flip Writer AAC delivers and interactive communication tool for those with speech and hearing impairments.	speech, hearing	$49.99	https://www.flipwriteraac.org/
48	InnerVoice	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	A universally designed, easy-to-use, and engaging communitcation tool that teaches speech, language, and social communication skills.	communication and speech	$19.99	https://www.innervoiceapp.com
49	Tinycards – Fun Flashcards	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	A flashcard app that turns memorization-style studying into a game-like experience.	all areas	Free	https://support.duolingo.com/hc//en-us
50	Brainscape – Smart Flashcards	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	A "smart flashcard" application that spaces the repetition fo each bite-sized concept on user learning style.	all areas	Free	https://www.facebook.com/Brainscape
51	Flash Cards Flashcards Maker	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)	An easy to use and quick to set-up flashcard application	all areas	Free	http://www.infinitewavemedia.com/app/flash-cards
52	Spotlight Text	iOS (iPad only)	Designed to make e-books accessible to individuals with low vision, or to help those who need visual support to isolate text when reading.	reading with visual support	$29.99	http://spotlighttext.com/
53	Read2Go	iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone)	Find and read Bookshare books on a single device using visual and auditory supports reading words on the screen with synchronized text-to-speech	reading with visual and auditory supports	Free (requires Bookshare to access books)	https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/reading-tools/read2go
54	@Voice Aloud Reader	Android	Reads aloud the text displayed, e.g. web pages, news articles, long emails, sms, PDF files and more	read aloud text	Free	http://www.hyperionics.com/atVoice
55	Natural Reader Pro	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	Text-to-speech app that reads webpages, documents, and eBooks with a quality, natural-sounding voice	text to speech app	$9.99	https://www.naturalreaders.com/
56	Third Eye	iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone) Android	ThirdEye restores autonomy to visually impaired persons' lives by enabling them to recognize everyday objects. All the user has to do is touch one button and the app verbally returns back whatever object the user is looking at within seconds (for example a "5 US Dollar Bill" or an "Ibuprofen bottle").	visual support	Free	http://thirdeyeglass.com
57	Capti	Windows/Mac (computers), iOS (iPad/iPhone)	Capti Narrator is an award-winning app that offers a new approach to consuming digital content: Use Capti to listen to everything the user wants to read	text to speech app	Free(Premium Available)	https://www.captivoice.com/capti-site/public/entry/faq
58	Go Read	Android	Go Read is an e-book reader directly linked to the Bookshare library, letting the user find, download, and read Bookshare books within seconds.The user can use it with or without TalkBack and enjoy reading Bookshare books with useful features that make reading accessible to people with visual, physical and learning disabilities.	reading	Free	https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/reading-tools/goread
59	Kids Doodle	iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone)	Kids Doodle is a painting app designed for children who enjoy doodling	art	Free	https://www.facebook.com/Kids-Doodle-288132957929045
60	Sky View	iOS (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone)	Sky View turns the user's device into a tool to see stars, planets, satellites and constellatoins day or night.	science	Free	http://www.terminaleleven.com/help
61	Balance Art Class	iOS (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone)	A centering art activity, such as coloring a mandala has been shown to increase an individual's attention span and decrease impulsive behavior, promoting better decision-making and focus during tasks.	social skills/behavior	Free (Try Before Buy), $1.99 (Pro- No Ads)	https://www.smore.com/xxb6a
62	Addition Games	iOS (iPad, iPod, iPhone)	Fun and simple math games for kids. Makes learning math and addition more fun than using worksheets.	math	Free	http://www.alligatorapps.com/help
63	Number Line Touch	iOS (iPad only)	An education puzzle-based game for developing students' multiplicative reasoning in the elementary classroom	math	Free	http://spedapps.kent.edu and/or http://spedapps.kent.edu/KWK-UserGuide-2016.pdf
64	Slice Fractions	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android, Windows	This award-winning, problem-solving game is an incredibly fun way to learn fractions	math	$5.49 (iOS), Free (Android)w/in-app purchases, $3.99 (Windows)	http://ululab.com/support
65	Desmos Graphing Calculator	iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Android	Plot functions, create tables, add sliders, animate your graphs, and more- all for free	math	Free	https://support.desmos.com/hc/en-us