Down Syndrome Information Sources

Education

In keeping with the spirit of the "mother of invention," Ashley's Mom, Inc. was "born" out of necessity for finding creative ways to provide meaningful education for children with multiple disabilities.

Association for

Children with Downs Syndrome

ACDS is also a national resource center for information, referrals and education about Down syndrome. Our library, our publications list, our web-site are all filled with pertinent information to assist families, agencies and professionals. Our capable staff is always ready to serve you.

The Training and Technical Assistance Center for Professionals Serving Students with Disabilities

Serving Southwest Virginia, the mission of the Training and Technical Assistance Center (T-TAC) is to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years) and children who have disadvantages or are at-risk for school failure (birth-9 years). The Center provides quality training and technical assistance in response to local, regional, and state needs. T/TAC services increase the capacity of schools, school personnel, service providers, and families to meet the needs of children and youth

LD On Line

Learning Disabilities On Line is a terrific resource for children, parents, teachers, caregivers and all members of the Down syndrome community. Visit their site today.

Special Education Links

Love and Learning

Our goal is to help Infants and Toddlers with Language and Reading by using a technique we developed for our daughter shortly after her birth. Maria exceeded our expectations by being able to speak, read and understand 250 words at 3 years of age and over 1,000 words at 5 years of age. How to make an Audio Tape, Video Tape and Books that teach Language and Reading Included in this site are detailed instructions on how to make an audio tape, video tape and books or how to acquire the materials from us. We offer an easily do-able, loving manner of teaching that values the individuality of each child and helps nurture self-esteem

Software for Early Learning

Inclusive Technology. The computer is an exciting and motivating tool for those in the early stages of learning. They may be young children or older students with learning difficulties. Resources in this section have been chosen to provide valuable experiences for those of any age who are beginning to develop the foundations for learning.

Programs such as Switch Suite cater for those learners who require direct and easy-to-use resources that help towards establishing independence and an awareness that they can make things happen

EPIC Association Inc.

www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6958/EPIC.htm

Educating Children with Down Syndrome EPIC was established in 1976, and is the major provider in Victoria of specialised teaching and therapy for young children with Down syndrome.We are like a community staffed by a very special group of warm hearted, committed people, people full of life and the determination to help our children develop to their full potential.

The Hanen Program

http://www.hanen.org/

The Hanen Centre is an international organization dedicated to providing early speech - language intervention to all young children especially infants, toddlers, pre - schoolers, kindergarten and early elementary school aged children with special needs and speech language delays.

Jillene's Disabilities Resource Page

http://members.aol.com/jylbear/

Hello, My name is Jillene Haas and I teach Cognitively Disabled Children in Wisconsin. My program includes students with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Severe Cognitive Disabilities and others. I have spent many hours researching the Internet for information that would help me as a professional, and the parents of my students. I put together this site with my favorite and most useful links to help other teachers and parents find information easier on the Internet.

Inclusion Resources

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/inlistmenu.html

More inclusion details - Great site

THE BOOK ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/intro.htm

This is an OUTSTANDING website.Children with special needs are now part of the regular classroom. Teachers seeking success with inclusion will find help and inspiration here.

School Fonts for Beginning Writing
www.mayerjohnson.com

The Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org

Curriculum Adaptation Disability Solutions
email: dsolns@teleport.com
http://www.teleport.com/~dsolns

The MESH Manual for Inclusive Schools
Making Effective Schools Happen
For All Students

This manual provides guidelines for the development of inclusive schools, with examples from two elementary schools in the state of Washington, Silver Ridge (Central Kitsap School District) and Emily Dickinson (Lake Washington School District). It is organized around the
key components of an inclusive school and is based on three years of successful experience implementing the MESH program

.
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds_meshman.html

From

Mary Green magreen@primenet.com

of upsndowns@mailing-list.net


Here is a list of site's for companies that publish all kinds of material for special education. There are all kinds of adapted books and resourses. You can call and order the catalogs which offer a better picture of what the material is. Most of the companies, I think, will send the catalogs for free. I get them from the sped dept at school. You could ask the sped teachers at your schools for copies too, they have them. Mary Green

Lakeshore Learning Materials - 1-800-428-4414 http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/home.htm
Special Education/Stech-Vaughn - 1-800-531-5015 http://www.steck-vaughn.com/c/@00q93GyOsxg9A/Pages/specialcats.html
Saddleback Preview - email them for catalog http://www.sdlback.com/index.html
Wieser Educational High Interest Educational Materials - 1-800-880-4433 http://www.wieser-ed.com/
Academic Communication Associates http://www.acadcom.com/
LinguiSystems - 1-800-776-4332 http://www.linguisystems.com/
Academic Therapy: Publisher of Special Education Materials - 1-800-422-7249 http://www.atpub.com/
Education Publishers http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr/educ.html Literature by Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/literatu.htm#children Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division Home Page http://www.mmhschool.com/ Education Publishers http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr/educ.html

Weekly Grade Checklist

Parents want to get involved, but they don't know how stay informed about what
is going on. Their children are not always so willing to tell them everything.
Many times they are surprised to learn,when the report card comes home, that
their children are failing or are getting poor grades. One simple way they can
stay better informed is to have their children's teachers fill out a brief
Weekly Grade Checklist. Parents can go to http://www.academics4u.com and print out this form. If they want to get involved, they have to stay informed.

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	In keeping with the spirit of the "mother of invention," Ashley's Mom, Inc. was "born" out of necessity for finding creative ways to provide meaningful education for children with multiple disabilities.
Association for Children with Downs Syndrome	ACDS is also a national resource center for information, referrals and education about Down syndrome. Our library, our publications list, our web-site are all filled with pertinent information to assist families, agencies and professionals. Our capable staff is always ready to serve you.
The Training and Technical Assistance Center for Professionals Serving Students with Disabilities	Serving Southwest Virginia, the mission of the Training and Technical Assistance Center (T-TAC) is to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years) and children who have disadvantages or are at-risk for school failure (birth-9 years). The Center provides quality training and technical assistance in response to local, regional, and state needs. T/TAC services increase the capacity of schools, school personnel, service providers, and families to meet the needs of children and youth
LD On Line	Learning Disabilities On Line is a terrific resource for children, parents, teachers, caregivers and all members of the Down syndrome community. Visit their site today.
Special Education Links
Love and Learning	Our goal is to help Infants and Toddlers with Language and Reading by using a technique we developed for our daughter shortly after her birth. Maria exceeded our expectations by being able to speak, read and understand 250 words at 3 years of age and over 1,000 words at 5 years of age. How to make an Audio Tape, Video Tape and Books that teach Language and Reading Included in this site are detailed instructions on how to make an audio tape, video tape and books or how to acquire the materials from us. We offer an easily do-able, loving manner of teaching that values the individuality of each child and helps nurture self-esteem
Software for Early Learning	Inclusive Technology. The computer is an exciting and motivating tool for those in the early stages of learning. They may be young children or older students with learning difficulties. Resources in this section have been chosen to provide valuable experiences for those of any age who are beginning to develop the foundations for learning. Programs such as Switch Suite cater for those learners who require direct and easy-to-use resources that help towards establishing independence and an awareness that they can make things happen
EPIC Association Inc. www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6958/EPIC.htm	Educating Children with Down Syndrome EPIC was established in 1976, and is the major provider in Victoria of specialised teaching and therapy for young children with Down syndrome.We are like a community staffed by a very special group of warm hearted, committed people, people full of life and the determination to help our children develop to their full potential.
The Hanen Program http://www.hanen.org/	The Hanen Centre is an international organization dedicated to providing early speech - language intervention to all young children especially infants, toddlers, pre - schoolers, kindergarten and early elementary school aged children with special needs and speech language delays.
Jillene's Disabilities Resource Page http://members.aol.com/jylbear/	Hello, My name is Jillene Haas and I teach Cognitively Disabled Children in Wisconsin. My program includes students with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Severe Cognitive Disabilities and others. I have spent many hours researching the Internet for information that would help me as a professional, and the parents of my students. I put together this site with my favorite and most useful links to help other teachers and parents find information easier on the Internet.
Inclusion Resources http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/inlistmenu.html	More inclusion details - Great site
THE BOOK ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/intro.htm	This is an OUTSTANDING website.Children with special needs are now part of the regular classroom. Teachers seeking success with inclusion will find help and inspiration here.
School Fonts for Beginning Writing www.mayerjohnson.com	The Alliance for Technology Access http://www.ataccess.org
	Curriculum Adaptation Disability Solutions email: dsolns@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~dsolns
The MESH Manual for Inclusive Schools Making Effective Schools Happen For All Students This manual provides guidelines for the development of inclusive schools, with examples from two elementary schools in the state of Washington, Silver Ridge (Central Kitsap School District) and Emily Dickinson (Lake Washington School District). It is organized around the key components of an inclusive school and is based on three years of successful experience implementing the MESH program . http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds_meshman.html
From Mary Green magreen@primenet.com of upsndowns@mailing-list.net Here is a list of site's for companies that publish all kinds of material for special education. There are all kinds of adapted books and resourses. You can call and order the catalogs which offer a better picture of what the material is. Most of the companies, I think, will send the catalogs for free. I get them from the sped dept at school. You could ask the sped teachers at your schools for copies too, they have them. Mary Green	Lakeshore Learning Materials - 1-800-428-4414 http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/home.htm Special Education/Stech-Vaughn - 1-800-531-5015 http://www.steck-vaughn.com/c/@00q93GyOsxg9A/Pages/specialcats.html Saddleback Preview - email them for catalog http://www.sdlback.com/index.html Wieser Educational High Interest Educational Materials - 1-800-880-4433 http://www.wieser-ed.com/ Academic Communication Associates http://www.acadcom.com/ LinguiSystems - 1-800-776-4332 http://www.linguisystems.com/ Academic Therapy: Publisher of Special Education Materials - 1-800-422-7249 http://www.atpub.com/ Education Publishers http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr/educ.html Literature by Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/literatu.htm#children Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division Home Page http://www.mmhschool.com/ Education Publishers http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr/educ.html
Weekly Grade Checklist	Parents want to get involved, but they don't know how stay informed about what is going on. Their children are not always so willing to tell them everything. Many times they are surprised to learn,when the report card comes home, that their children are failing or are getting poor grades. One simple way they can stay better informed is to have their children's teachers fill out a brief Weekly Grade Checklist. Parents can go to http://www.academics4u.com and print out this form. If they want to get involved, they have to stay informed.