Websites+for+Early+Childhood+Teachers+in+a+Special+Needs+Classroom

//**Web Resources for Early Childhood Teachers in a Special Needs Classroom, by, Carrie Danekas**//

1. **//At// Rainbow Preschool** //y//ou'll find **preschool lesson plan** ideas, learning **activities** and songs for an exciting beginning to the **preschool.** [|www.preschoolrainbow.org]

2. Autism Inspiration; an on-line resource for parents and teachers of children with autism spectrum behaviors. Our website is dedicated to providing you with a variety of resources including lesson plans, games, group activities, sensory integration ideas, forums, and other valuable tools and information to help teach children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), Sensory Integration Disorder, and other related behaviors. []

3. Lesson Planet; it is an on-line search engine for teachers with lesson plans. I typed in Autism and this is what comes up. []

4. Abilitations is a company whose primary focus is serving the **needs** of individuals with disabilites, and special needs, sensory and therapy equipment. They offer wonderful adaptive equipment for classrooms. [|www.abilitations.com/]

5. Beyond Play focuses on early intervention products for young children with **special needs****.** You can order adaptive equipment from this web site. It is for professionals of all disciplines, as well as for parents. [|www.beyondplay.com/]

6. PECS official website. PECS is a picture exchange communication system for children with autism and related disabilities who have difficulty communicating. []

7. **DynaVox** is the world's leading provider of augmentative and alternative communication devices. See how **DynaVox** devices have changed lives – stories, videos, and news articles. [|www.dynavoxtech.com]

8. Easter Seals Disability Services serves the Dupage and the Fox Valley Region. It provides services for infants, children and adults with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, and to provide support for the families who love and care for them. []

9. American Sign Language. This website has free video snipets on how to sign. []

10. Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist: Signs and Symptoms. []