With the widespread school closures creating a situation where many families are facing the unexpected challenge of educating and engaging children with autism or other special needs at home, Stages Learning Materials is offering a free Autism Curriculum Kit to support families during COVID-19 school closures.
Special Needs
Special education, mental health, and Section 504 needs. Physical, behavioral, emotional, or learning needs requiring specialized services or accommodation.
Ozaria is a fantasy game with characters who play through a storyline progressed by coding. The game is built on the CodeCombat structure but specifically for classroom use. It features Python and JavaScript coding, making it a real-world tool that can be used to create games, apps—and potentially build a career skill.
Developed at Massachusetts General Hospital, Think:Kids is an evidence-based, trauma-informed Collaborative Problem Solving approach designed to meet the needs of all children, including those with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
The P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education provides teacher grants to fund art supplies for teachers. These grants are …
A group of researchers is developing a free tool called the Adaptive Experimentation Accelerator, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to …
Everyone CAN! is a place for educators to come together to collaborate on improving the learning experiences of all students, …
Smart toys learn from children and provide an adaptive and responsive play experience. ROYBI Robot is a programmable toy that …
ReadSpeaker, a digital voice and text-to-speech provider for educational institutions, now offers 245 voices in 68 languages to help students engage more deeply with learning content.
Dyslexia could have surprising evolutionary benefits, research says. A new study conducted by psychologists from University of Cambridge on the characteristics of developmental dyslexia (DD) asserts that the neurological elements of DD could actually be advantageous under different circumstances.
A free online resource, created by Children’s Hospital Colorado, offers resources and training materials for the Unstuck and On Target book and program to help students—particularly those who have autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder—learn how to better manage daily tasks.