Special Education Resources:
http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=2147491399 (TEA’s Special Ed. index)
http://www.partnerstx.org/ and
http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/ are run/cooperatively used by TEA
Universal Design for Learning Resources:
http://www.cast.org/work-with-us/change-the-world.html#.VWc-o89Viko
Differentiation in teaching:
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/04/01/6-differentiation-strategies/
Accommodations:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/resources/disabilities-and-accommodations/accommodations
Modifications vs. Accommodations:
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/educational-strategies/modifications-what-they-are-and-how-they-work
Array of Services available to Texas students:
http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Programs/Special_Education/Programs_and_Services/Programs_and_Services/
Least Restrictive Environment:
http://www.twu.edu/inspire/least-restrictive.asp
Useful Teaching Resource Guides:
The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide, Thompson, Julia G., 3rd Ed., 2013, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Teaching With the Brain In Mind, Jensen, Eric, 2nd Ed., 2005, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Real Talk for Real Teachers, Esquith, Rafe, 2013, Scholastic Inc.
Thinking in Pictures (and Other Reports From My Life with Autism), Grandin, Temple, 1996, Vintage Books