Introduction to web tools and resources for teachers who work with students with special needs including students with specific learning disabilities or challenges

In this section of our blog we will focus on sharing specific web tools and resources designed to assist teachers who work with students with special needs including students with specific learning disabilities and challenges.

Note: In no case should this blog be construed as a major or primary resource on special education. 

What is a student with special needs?

According to Wikopedia a student with special needs is one who has challenges with learning, communication challenges, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, and developmental disorders. 

What is a student who has specific learning disabilities or learning challenges?

According to Project Ideal a student with specific learning disabilities is one who  has “an imperfect ability to listen, think, read, write, spell, and/or to perform mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual impairments, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor impairments; intellectual disabilities; emotional disturbance; or environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage." 


Note: This section of the blog will not focus on the special needs of talented and gifted students.

On the next post we will share a list of reading and writing web tools and resources to help teachers who instruct students with special needs including those with specific learning challenges.