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The purpose of this wiki is to provide a common place for our elementary special education department to collaborate and share ideas. We may not all work in the same building but we are a team and you all have great ideas to share. This is your site so please feel free to post and share ideas, resources, and encouragement for your colleagues. If you need assistance navigating this wiki, please use the link on the right hand side of the page.

__**Useful Resources**__ Kids Click The above link searches for articles and Internet sites by reading level. I found it helpful and you might too! Depends on the curriculum area you are searching...sometimes you'll find lots of great stuff, other times not so much. I plan use it as a way to give same-topic readings to kids of different reading levels. -- Kelly Dircks (6th grade teacher at Riverdale Heights) Online TimerThis link takes you to a variety of online timers. iPod Applications Document This iPod link is to a document of purchased applications by special education teachers in our district. Feel free to add or comment about the applications on the spreadsheet. [|Map Scores Recording Sheet (3-6).xls] A great way to organize MAP data Submitted by Jackie Wessels @http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ @http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html ReadWorks A great website shared by Nikki Garnica. It's all about reading comprehension and has reading strategies, lesson plans for units, and ways to differentiate in the area of reading! DropBox Save a document, spreadsheet, photos, or video on one computer, and you are able to retrieve it on any other computer or phone that has DropBox downloaded.

**__Something Worth Reading...__**
[|Five Hallmarks of Good Homework (2).pdf] This is a great article shared by Jim W. [|Free Rewards For Students.doc] A list of free or inexpensive motivators for students shared by Melissa Munn [|Scribing for a Student.pdf]** --NEW!!!! (March 2011) ** An article provided by Barb Stadie

=**__Professional Development Reminders__**= =**__ Professional Development Resources __**= = //**Differentiation**// =

@http://www.differentiationcentral.com/
www.ascd.org www.aea9.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/integrated_services/quality_learning/differentiated_instruction/

Sternberg Learning Intelligences
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==Special Education Procedures Manual ==