Hello Everyone,
This week I have a few
fantastic websites which can be used as reference tools for yourself and your
students. Enjoy!
The Teacher’s Gateway to Special Education
The Teacher’s Gateway to Special Education (http://www.teachspeced.ca/index.php?q=node/3)
was created by the Ontario Teacher’s Federation and not only offers teaching
and environmental strategies for various diagnosed conditions but also
information about the Special Education Process itself. By clicking ‘show’ on the individual pens at
the bottom of the page, then by moving your mouse over the various topics they reveal definitions of
each student need as well as links to specialized pages for that need. The linked pages offer teacher strategies (broken
down into instructional, environmental and assessment strategies) and links to additional
resources such as Ministry documents, newsletter sign-ups, websites and various
associations. I have found this website
to be especially helpful in creating and updating IEPs.
Word Hippo
Word Hippo http://www.wordhippo.com/ is an all-in-one reference tool for
students in a variety of grades. By
entering a word in one of the various search boxes, Word Hippo will define the
word, provide a meaning, provide an antonym, pronounce the word, provide
rhyming words, place the word in many different contexts, and translate the
word into various languages. A one-stop site for working with words.
Lexipedia
Lexipedia (http://www.lexipedia.com) is a fun online visual thesaurus. You simply type
in the word of your choosing and click ‘sumbit’ and the site creates a web of
synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms (a word having a loose or fuzzy semantic
relation to the chosen word). One of the
great features of this website is that it breaks down the synonyms, etc. in to
verbs, nouns, and other grammatical terms and colour co-ordinates them for
easier understanding and visualization.
If your student’s writing is experiencing a case of the ‘said’s you may
wish to encourage them to spice up their vocabulary with the Lexipedia.
If you have any
suggestions or would like to see resources for a particular subject or program,
please feel free to share. I’m always
looking for new topics and suggestions!
Thanks for reading!
Stace
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