Ed.gov

Ed.gov is the US government's website on education that covers all of the most recent trends that the government idealizes all states can follow regarding general and special education. Go here to find lots of information on No Child Left Behind, IDEA, other relevant laws, and what students, families, teachers, and administrators need to know as determined by our federal government.

Council for Exceptional Children

The Council for Exceptional Children is an organization to help students, their families, and teachers be aware of news, laws, publications, and professional development.

National Education Association

The National Education Association covers a wide area of current issues in education, including special education, help for parents and the outside community, laws, help for teachers, news, and conferences.

Special Education for Students with Disabilities Journal at the Future of Children

The Future of Children website writes a journal and this issue is fully online and dedicated to Special Education for students with disabilities. The articles cover a variety of important topics such as:

• Analysis of Special Education
• History of laws in Special Education
• How students are assessed and identified as having special needs
• Learning disabilities
• Consideration into placement
• Transition from high school
• How to pay for Special Education outside of the public school system or when health care is involved
  

National Association of Special Education Teachers

The National Association of Special Education Teachers is an organization and website dedicated to the myriad of issues Special Educators face or need to learn. The organization offers memberships, resources to help teachers and students, publications, awards to educators, professional development, and where to get jobs.

Eligibility Criteria for Special Education Services

This article outlines the twelve definitions of special needs that can be assigned and the criteria for each determining each need exists. Although the article is concise it clearly explains the differences between the special needs and the criteria that defines those needs.

Important reading for teachers and parents so as to avoid mislabeling and to explain when labels should be used to address certain needs.

Schwablearning.org for Learning Disabilities

Schwablearning.org is devoted to learning disabilities but it covers helpful information to help all students who struggle, those with disabilities and those without disabilities. The site helps with:

• Understanding special needs
• Helping your student at school
• Helping your student at home
• Helping your student socialize
• Finding more information and publications
  

Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America is devoted to learning disabilities. The website covers a wide variety of topics on learning disabilities, such as:

• Recent news
• Articles and research
• Classifications of different learning disabilities
  
• Conferences and meetings
• Informations for parents, teachers, and professionals
  

Wrightslaw- Special Education Laws

Wrightslaw is a site devoted to special education laws in a readable format that is easier to read than actual laws and the site is organized somewhat well to find whatever you might need. The creators of the site also created reference books and other products to help teachers, parents, and other non-lawyers understand the laws. A vital site I plan on studying to make sure I am legally compliant and to share with others.