Teaching and assessment, examples, strategies.
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This resource from the Ministry of Education is designed to give an understanding of what it means to be a student with vision impairment and the strategies and resources teachers can use to provide the best opportunities for learning and development. These practical strategies are intended for use in conjunction with skilled, specialised support, such as that of the Resource Teacher Vision. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=8932& data=l
This page on the Equal Access to Software and Information website has a comprehensive list of augmentative and alternative communications devices available. [Full Record]
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ak12/k12/k12adaptlog.html
Aston Index 
A test for screening and diagnosis of language difficulties for students from 5 to 14 years of age. It establishes a profile that indicates areas of difficulty, from which the teacher can create a learning plan. [Full Record]
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides information for teachers who support students with Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD). Includes information on setting up for success, positive programming, managing difficult times, and teaching appropriate skills. [Full Record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=11719&indexid=7960&indexparentid=6871
Attention Deficit Disorder: Strategies for School-Aged Children
A practical manual offering a variety of strategies in the management of attention deficit disorder (ADD). A good resource for classrooms teachers and service providers, it also includes current research on possible causes, symptoms and medications used to treat it. [Full Record]
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides information for teachers who support students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Includes characteristics, how teachers can make a difference, adapting the classroom, teaching practices, and relevant links. [Full Record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7357
Barrier Games
A book of teaching activities that can be used in many ways to develop the structure, purpose, use and function of oral language. Can be used with individuals, groups and whole classes. [Full Record]
Boardmaker
Boardmaker is a computer program which uses the Mayer-Johnson Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and other line drawing clip art. The program is used to create communication boards, and contains symbols representing over 3000 nouns, verbs and adjectives. [Full Record]
The Council for Exceptional Children is an international organisation aimed at improving educational outcomes for people with “exceptionalities”, students with disabilities and/or the gifted. [Full Record]
http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html
Different Kids, Same Classroom: making mixed ability classes really work
This book suggests strategies for building a supportive classroom through fun activities, using cooperative learning strategies, tutors, building support teams. It includes a variety of units of work. [Full Record]
Friendly Kids, Friendly Classrooms
A social skills programme that introduces strategies to teach 21 skills that the authors believe are important for successful classroom and playground interactions. [Full Record]
How difficult Can This Be?: The F.A.T. City Workshop
One of a series of three by Richard Lavoie, this video helps the teacher to experience what a child with learning disabilities faces in daily life. [Full Record]
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides a brief introduction to finding out if a child or young person has special education needs and how to go about getting an assessment for them. Includes contact details. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7277
This information sheet from the Ministry of Education’s ICT Helpdesk website explains the Windows StickyKeys accessibility feature, designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at a time. [Full record]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/helpdesk/stickykeys_e.php
This American website provides reading and advice on inclusive education and how it can be accomplished. Included is material on teaching strategies, and team decision-making and planning. [Full Record]
http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/
This page on the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s website provides the guidelines for developing an education support plan (Individual Education Plan or IEP) for students with special education needs. These guidelines are for schools, parents and specialists who support students with special education needs. [Full Record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7359
This is an online publication of the Junior Oral Language Screening Tool (J.O.S.T.), from the Ministry of Education. The tool has been compiled to meet the expressed needs of teachers who require more information on children’s oral language. The aim is to give teachers information around which they can build a programme, group children appropriately for language groups, or make a decision about referral to a speech-language therapist. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=9122& data=l
Last One Picked, First One Picked On: Learning Disabilities and Social Skills
One of a series by Richard Lavoie, this video investigates learning disabilities and social skills, aiming to assist teachers in improving their delivery. [Full Record]
LD Online is an American website providing information and resources about learning disabilities for teachers, parents and other professionals. It also contains a section for children to interact and learn. [Full Record]
http://www.ldonline.org/
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website is a resource for classroom teachers and parents of children and young people with moderate communication needs. Includes information about speech and language development, listening, speaking, strategies for success in the classroom, and resource material. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=9207& data=l
Look What You’ve Done: Learning Disabilities and Self Esteem
One of a series by Richard Lavoie, this video offers practical strategies for helping children to develop confidence and resilience in order to succeed. [Full Record]
This guide is intended to provide teachers, professional staff, and parents basic information about the critical role that hearing plays in both the developmental and educational processes and how the learning environment can be optimised for deaf or hard-of-hearing students to reach their fullest potential. [ Full Record ]
http://www.cacse.org/docs/MainstreamingDHH.pdf 
These guidelines were written to help teachers and other carers to successfully involve children with special needs in regular classroom music, and to use the medium of music to encourage such children to develop many other important skills. [Full record]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/arts/music/specialneeds/
This publication on the Ministry of Education website is in downloadable pdf format. It provides information on monitoring and encouraging communication development in early childhood. Includes listening and speaking strategies for early childhood educators of children with special communication needs. A collection of handouts with ideas for helping with listening, speaking, and language development is also available online in pdf format. [Full Record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=7349&data=l
Off Track: when poor readers become learning disabled
This book provides an interactive perspective of reading disability. Characteristics of various patterns of reading difficulty are presented. Programming, approaches, strategies and sample instructional plans to assist students with reading difficulties are included. [Full Record]
This website for the deaf, hearing impaired, and English language students provides information about captioned movies screening in New Zealand. Captions render the audio as text and include other elements of the soundtrack such as sound effects and music. Session times and contact information are included on the site. [Full Record]
http://www.captionmovies.co.nz/
PROBE – reading assessment
An informal reading inventory that combines evaluation with reading accuracy, reading behaviour and in-depth reading comprehension. It provides an assessment tool to use when the level of the student’s reading accuracy does not correspond with their understanding. [Full Record]
Program Achieve
The “You Can Do It ” education series provides a comprehensive, whole-class approach, 3 level series of lessons designed to enhance students’ performance. It offers attitudes and ways of thinking to help cope with pressures and difficulties of growing up. [Full Record]
Reading Comprehension – what is it? – how do you teach it?
Written for teachers, this book explains what comprehension means and offers strategies for the teacher to assist the students who read slowly and with difficulty. It includes ideas for assessment so teachers can gain meaningful yet accurate information. [Full Record]
Sallie, Sophie and Jeff Leave Home 
This video looks at the lives of three young adults with intellectual disabilities as they leave home. It gives an intimate look into their lives and how life has changed now that they no longer attend school. [Full Record]
This publication from the New Zealand Curriculum Marautanga Project website is the New Zealand Curriculum Marautanga Project’s October 2005 newsletter. It introduces current thinking about the eight learning areas and indicates what can be expected in the draft revised curriculum. [ Full Record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/nzcurriculum/pdfs/setting_the_direction_oct05.pdf
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website is a handbook for schools with special education needs students. Includes information and advice on assessment, funding, and the effective use of assistive equipment in schools. The page is also available in Word format – see the link at the end of the page. [Full Record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7576
This page from the Ministry of Education website provides information for parents with children at school who are concerned about their child’s learning and development. Parents should speak to their child’s teachers or the principal to discuss what support and services their child may need, and the range of support available. This page describes how a child’s learning needs are assessed. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=10765& data=l
This page is part of the Child Development Institute’s website and contains practical hints for day-to-day classroom management and strategies to help with specific behaviours. It is useful for classroom teachers, Resource Teachers Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), teachers’ aides and teachers of special education. [Full Record]
http://www.cdipage.com/teacher.htm
The Bully Free Classroom
A bully free manual with over 100 tips and strategies for years 0–8. A comprehensive resource that helps both victims and perpetrators. Contains over 45 masters of handouts for parents, students, victims and bullies. [Full Record]
The Cooperative Think Tank
Graphic Organisers To Teach Thinking in the Classroom (2 books, I and II). Providing practical techniques using cooperative learning strategies and graphic organisers. A user friendly resource offering suggestions for use within various levels and curriculum areas. [Full Record]
Time to Talk
Time to Talk is a programme plan designed to take place over a series of weeks. Written by the author of Socially Speaking, a similar programme for older children, it has been developed to teach and develop oral language and social interaction skills to children aged 4 to 6 years. [Full Record]
When The Chips Are Down: Learning Disabilities and Discipline
One of a series by Richard Lavoie, this video offers strategies for improving children’s behaviour. [Full Record]
