Seomra Ranga does not maintain any of the web sites provided as links so it assumes no responsibility for their contents, nor does any link constitute an endorsement of any other site, its sponsor or its contents. These links are just suggestions of websites that teachers may wish to visit to compliment their classroom teaching.
Resources
- Top 100 Special Needs Resources on the Web – links to lots of great SEN blogs and websites
- One Place For Special Needs – search engine and huge amount of links to special needs resources
- Do 2 Learn – information, resources, social skills, picture cards, visual schedules
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ESL Kidstuff – resources for ESL teachers – yearly fee of $25 but there is some free stuff and also has classroom ideas
- Sensational Kids – information, resources and books for children with special needs
- SEN Teacher – Free special needs teaching resources
- SENTECH (Special Educational Needs Technology) – advice, support and information about Assistive Technology (AT) for pupils with special needs
- Inclusive Technology – computer software and peripherals for pupils with special needs
- Child Vision – National Education Centre for Blind Children
- LD Online – Learning Disabilities Online
- SERI Web – Special Education Resources on the Internet
- Kids Behaviour – Understanding Kids’ Behaviour
- Communication 4 All – special needs resources to support inclusion from Bev Evans
- A4CWSN – Apps For Children With Special Needs
- Learning Space NI – An educational toy shop full of puppets, games, sensory products and teacher resources for children of all ages, interests and special educational needs.
Autism
- Constantly Speaking – Speech and Language blog
- Practical Autism Resources – more than 100 pages of free printable items suitable for task creation
- Middletown Centre for Autism – news and resources on autism from this cross-border organisation
- The Autism Toolbox – an autism resource from Scotland
- Social Thinking – books to purchase about social skills
- Autism Teaching Strategies – Social Skills Activities/Resources for Children with Autism, some are free, some available to purchase
- Autism Ireland – support, information and advice
- Irish Society for Autism – creating awareness of autism in Ireland
- Autism NI – website on Autism from Northern Ireland
- National Autistic Society – UK charity for people with autism
- Do 2 Learn – information, resources, social skills, picture cards, visual schedules
- Autism Classroom – information and resources for both parents and teachers
- PictureSET – downloadable visual schedules
- Pics 4 Learning – copyright free images suitable for picture cards
- Different Roads – books, resources and materials to purchase
- Kid Companions – sells “Chewelry” which is a chewable necklace and wearable sensory tool for individuals who chew or fidget
Apps/Technology
- 30 iPad Apps for SEN Pupils – including pupils with autism, dyslexia and visually impaired
- Posters/Leaflets/App Guides – technology and app advice for SEN pupils
- iPad Apps for SEN Classrooms – a short list of good apps
- Apps for Special Education – great list split into nine different categories
- A4CWSN – Apps For Children With Special Needs
- Speech Apps – from the Constantly Speaking website
- Sue Reviews – reviews of apps for ASD pupils
- Apps For Students With ASD – great categorisation of apps for ASD pupils
Organisations
- NABMSE – National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education
- Irish Society for Autism – creating awareness of autism in Ireland
- Autism Ireland – support, information and advice
- Gifted Kids – Support site for parents of Gifted Children in Ireland
- CLAPA – Cleft Lip and Palate Association – UK support group
- 22q11 Ireland – website of the Irish support group for those with this genetic deletion syndrome
- SBHI – Spina Bifida and Hydracephalus Ireland
- HADD – Support for children with ADHD – also has a downloadable book in .pdf format with resources for teachers
- PWSAI – Prader Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland
- IATSE – Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education
- ILSA – Irish Learning Support Association
- SESS – Special Education Support Service
- ADD/ADHD Diagnosis – links and information involved in the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD
- BDA – British Dyslexia Association
- NCSE – National Council for Special Education
- Inclusion Ireland (formerly NAMHI) – National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability
- NDA – National Disability Authority
- Epilepsy Ireland – information and resources on epilepsy
- Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland
- Dyslexia Association of Ireland
- Headway – The National Association for Acquired Brain Injury
- HDAI – Huntingtons Disease Association of Ireland
- IFXS – Irish Fragile X Society
- Reach – The Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency
