Teacher Resources & Downloads
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| CanChild | CanChild is a research and educational centre based in Canada. This site has particularly useful sections related to the learning and teaching of pupils with Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia. |
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| Cando’s Helper | This site, for both teachers and parents, provides content and practice activities in the basic reading skills and also related to spatial development. There are many worksheets, flashcards, reading lists and activites which can be printed and utilised by teachers involved in special education and in mainstream classrooms. |
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| Curriculum Development Unit City of Dublin VEC | The CDU site is very useful for accesing resources for second level - in particular its Publications section and its Library. A Publications catalogue for 2004-2005 lists resources and materials specific to JCSP, LCA and Adult Literacy. |
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| Education World | A very American site, with lots of references to the US system. However, the Worksheet Library in the Lesson Planning Center is quite useful. (pdf files, so you need Adobe Reader) |
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| eWorkshop Online Teaching Resource | Developed in Canada by the Ontario Ministry of Education, this website includes information on literacy, numeracy and communication. It includes videos of teachers in action, activity sheets, lesson plans and more. Suggestions are included for daily physical activities that can be utilised in the classroom or resource room. This site is perhaps best suited for those teaching within the Primary sector. |
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| Funschool | Hundreds of interactive educational games and activities for children, sorted by grade level. Also has printable worksheets and activities, and downloadable programs. Another excellent site for children of all ages and abilities. |  |
| INTO Downloads Learning Support and Special Educational Needs | The INTO has a comprehensive download section, and in this there is a dedicated Special Education element. Teachers are also encouraged to contribute their own resources to share with colleagues. |  |
| Key Skills - NCCA | The NCCA has identified five key skills as central to teaching and learning across the senior cycle curriculum. To show how key skills work in practice, a tool kit has been developed with teachers and schools. Details of the skills and toolkit are provided. |
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| Learn to Read at Starfall | An excellent site for online reading lessons; starting with c-v-c words in Zac the Rat, higher levels of ability also catered for. Very colourful and interactive for children. Check out the 'Alphabet' movie! |
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| SEN Teacher.org - Free Printables | This website offers a range of resources which are free to download, including printable worksheets, handouts and teaching aids, most of which can be customised to suit a range of learners. |
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| SESS Maths Resources | This internal link takes you directly to the page where a range of Maths resources, particularly on money and measurement, produced by SESS, are available to download. |
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| Sites for Teachers | Page after page of downloads, resources, worksheets, factsheets, links etc. Use the Search facility to narrow down the options available. |
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| Teaching Expertise | This website has a searchable library of free education articles, practical management and teaching resources.It has a specific section that relates to special educational needs. |
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| Teaching Ideas | A UK site for primary teachers, sorted by subject. The time-filler ideas are quite useful. Its sister site More Teaching Ideas website has a Special Needs Ideas section. |
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| Teachnet | Go to Teachnet website Teachnet is an Irish site full of teacher-designed (using digital technology) resources for both primary and post-primary, with some focusing on special educational needs. St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra hosts the TeachNet Ireland project. |
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| The School Bell | An attractive site devised by an American teacher with lots of nice resources including a Dolch Kit with all the Dolch lists. |
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| Worksheet Factory | Worksheet Factory produces excellent programmes for creating worksheets easily in Maths, Language and Geography. Some of its products are free to download, while 2 of its professional products can be downloaded for a 20-use free trial. |
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