Special Education Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Activities
Special Education Curriculum Support Strategies and Resources
Special education and general classroom teachers often need special education curriculum materials to accommodate the learning needs of students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or Section 504 plans. Special education curriculum support resources focus on teaching strategies for various special populations, curriculum adaptation techniques for core academic subjects like math, reading, and science.
These resources provide generalists and special education teachers with strategies and tools for developing and implementing special education curriculum supports. Included are special education lesson plans, special education activities, and other materials for academic instruction and support.
Teaching Strategies
- Best Practices for Supporting Students with Special Needs
- Effective Teaching Strategies
- Encouraging Students with Learning Problems
- Thinking Styles and Learning Preferences Student Inventory
- Modifying Instruction: Teaching Students with ADD
- Working Together with Families – Teaching Students with ADD
- Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
- Teaching Academic Language
- What Is Meaningful Access to the General Curriculum?
- The Assignment Routine
- Effective Instruction for English Language Learners with Mild Disabilities
- Enhancing Memory
- Increasing Attention
- Controlling Disorganization
- Symbolic and Non-symbolic information
Resources for Reading
- Inclusive Learning Activity Unit for ELA, Science, Social Studies
- Reading Comprehension Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Repeated Reading
- Joey Pigza Series Common Core Teacher's Guide
- Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Discussion Guide
- Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts/a>
- Al Capone Does My Shirts & Al Capone Shines My Shoes Discussion Guide
- Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World Discussion Guide
Curriculum Adaptation Resources
- Six Principles of Effective Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms
- Primed Background Knowledge
- Judicious Review
- Strategic Integration
- Mediated Scaffolding
- Conspicuous Strategies
- Big Ideas
- Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
- Adapting Existing Materials
- Simplifying or Supplementing Existing Materials
- Structuring Lessons to Promote Learning from Materials
- Adapting Instructional Materials -- Providing Direct Assistance
- Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
- Differentiated Textbook Instruction
- Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science for the Inclusive Classroom
Resources for Math & Science
- Inclusive Learning Activity Unit for ELA, Science, Social Studies
- Tips for Science Teachers Working with Autistic Students
- Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Mathematics Instruction
- Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom
- Collaboration in Today's Math Classroom
- National Mathematics Standards/a>
- Mathematical Dispositions
- Math in Today's Schools
- Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum
- Setting: Separate Location
- Setting: Preferential Seating
Recommended Curriculum Support Resources
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Student Success Plans for Upper Grades
Help your students to stay on track with this collection of student success accountability plans. This set includes a v... -
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Scope of the Mathematics Curriculum
This professional development resource will help you discover the process and content standards for teaching a successfu... -
FROM THE BLOG
Best Practices for Supporting Students with Special Needs
Veteran teacher and TeacherVision Advisory Board Member Tina shares her tips for helping students with special needs rea... -
REFERENCE
Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom
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Modifying Instruction: Teaching Students with ADD
Suggested modifications to make for students with ADD/ADHD, including lesson presentation, physical arrangement of the c... -
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Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science for the Inclusive Classroom
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WORKSHEETS
Structuring Lessons for Diverse Learners -- Planning Pyramid
The Planning Pyramid is a framework for planning for diverse student needs and assists in differentiating instruction in... -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Six Principles of Effective Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms
Special educators show how to design and deliver lessons that are truly inclusive Developing lesson plans and curriculu... -
ACTIVITIES
Repeated Reading
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Collaboration in Today's Math Classroom
Today's math teachers must provide high-quality instruction to very diverse students. All teachers responsible for mathe... -
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Planning Pyramid for Multi-Level Mathematics Instruction
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Conspicuous Strategies
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Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
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Simplifying or Supplementing Existing Materials
Students with special needs can successfully become part of the regular classroom setting when existing materials are si... -
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Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
Practical information and guidelines for those working in districts or schools that provide services to students with a ... -
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Big Ideas
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Effective Teaching Strategies
This list provides a quick reference to effective teaching strategies to integrate into your classroom. These teaching m... -
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The Assignment Routine
This two-part adaptation was developed to be useful across subject-matter areas to help you plan and present assignments... -
LESSON PLANS
Adapting Existing Materials
An article on adaptations that can be used when existing materials are judged to be inappropriate but may only need simp... -
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Judicious Review
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Symbolic and Non-symbolic information
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Primed Background Knowledge
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Strategic Integration
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Mediated Scaffolding
