Educational Resources
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Mighty Doodle
Mighty Doodle™ is the compassionately relentless, AI-powered tutor that uses the science of reading to teach children ages 5-10 how to read, write, and spell.
Evidence-Based Orton-Gillingham instruction: Children interact in a multi-sensory way, connecting sounds to symbols and symbols to sounds, known as “breaking the code.”
Personalized Learning: AI-driven lessons utilizing machine learning for voice and handwriting recognition adapt to your child’s progress, ensuring individualized instruction.
Engaging & Fun: Gamified lessons on an iPad start with creating an avatar, keeping children motivated.
Parent Portal: Access real-time data to track progress and share insights with teachers.
Proven Results: Mighty Learners often achieve up to 4x better scores on National Standardized Tests. Children learning and playing with Mighty Doodle™ also develop greater confidence!
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Learning Ally
A leading provider of audiobooks, and a resource to students in need, parents, families, and educators.
Learning Ally provides new, integrated tools to help educators drive sustainable transformational change in literacy leadership and student achievement. We help school systems and leaders address the equity gap through evidence-based solutions that combine early assessment, intervention, and accommodation with interactive professional development and coaching. Our programs help educators identify and prevent learning issues, allowing struggling readers to become independent, engaged learners who are empowered to achieve socially, emotionally and academically, regardless of background or learning difference.
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Changing Perspectives
Changing Perspectives’s goal is to educate, empower and inspire students from PreK through High School to become the change makers for tomorrow and to build a more inclusive, just and equitable society.
Changing Perspectives partners with schools and school districts across the country to promote social-emotional learning and cultivate inclusive and equitable learning communities for all students.
Changing Perspectives supports schools in four ways: curriculum resources, individual coaching, professional development training, and resources for families.
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Education Modified
We help SPED teams connect compliance to instruction. The mission of Education Modified is to leverage technology to provide educators with job-embedded, research-based professional development that increases collaboration and ultimately improves the outcomes for students with diverse needs.
Let EdMod run in the background to streamline all your special populations processes. Save staff hundreds of hours and free up all teachers to focus on instruction with the data and support they need.
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ClasStars
ClasStars is a teacher app with built-in student tracking tools that will make your life easier when you’re trying to manage your classroom. Our goal is to empower educators at every level by providing them with the ability to use our simple yet powerful tablet app as part of their daily routine!
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Gab-on!
GAB-on! connects and empowers children and their parents through simple, meaningful conversations about their daily experiences both in and out of school. We strengthen mental health by making every child feel heard and deeply valued.
Parent-child conversations change a child's trajectory. GAB-on! builds trusting relationships, provides parents insight into their child's experiences and feelings, and contributes to the overall development and emotional well-being of a child.
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Neurodiversity in STEM at Terc
We are a community dedicated to inclusive STEM education that embraces the unique talents of neurodivergent learners.
ND in STEM provides access to inclusive STEM teaching materials, news and events related to ND in STEM, research results, and opportunities from the ND in STEM community, and more. Learn more about who we are.
The work of ND in STEM is constantly changing, as are the opportunities for getting involved. We invite you to join our mission by thinking, acting, and engaging with us to promote equity and diversity in STEM education for all learners.
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TERC
We are TERC, an independent research-based non-profit organization. We’re dedicated to inspiring and engaging learners through stimulating research, materials and tool development, and professional development.
Our team is passionate about promoting equal access to learning opportunities in a variety of educational settings. We’re committed to teaching and motivating all learners so they’re able to develop the skills and confidence they need to ask questions, solve problems, and expand their options in higher education and career development.
Today, we reach millions of learners worldwide, embracing educational initiatives in K-12 classrooms, afterschool programs, community colleges, adult education centers, universities, zoos, aquariums, national parks, and research institutions. We closely evaluate and measure the impact of STEM on learning experiences and, in turn, the people and projects they reach. Our Leadership Team consists of forward-thinking math and science professionals, nationally recognized in their fields.
Because we understand STEM moves the world forward, we are committed to moving STEM learning forward.
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Good Friend, Inc.
Good Friend, Inc. is dedicated to promoting autism acceptance and fostering inclusive communities through education, advocacy, and support. We empower individuals, families, and organizations by providing resources and training that enhance understanding, build connections, and create environments where neurodiverse individuals can thrive and be respected for their unique contributions.
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Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education
The Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education, Inc. (MCIE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the success of all children and youth in their school communities. Our mission is to be the catalyst for the meaningful and successful inclusion of all students in their neighborhood or choice schools.
Our work is to share our knowledge and methods, empower educators to become confident and effective, and support educational organizations in creating change through collaboration.
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Creatively Focused
Creatively Focused is an educator-driven technology company that automates workflows and increases training, education, and professional development for special education teams. Through axis3, its human-centered SaaS platform, along with personalized services and a curated resource library, Creatively Focused works with school districts to empower teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators to regain valuable time and cultivate connections in a vibrant professional community. Whether it’s advancing skills through courses or accessing immediate guidance for on-demand support, this approach strengthens the resilience of special educators and administrators with the essential support required to stay dedicated to their chosen career path and allocate more time to their core focus – the student.
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IEP & Me
Changing the way schools and families work together to empower students with learning differences.
IEP&Me is the first IEP management platform that is made for the entire special education team: special educators, general educators, parents, AND students with disabilities. Unlike other special education platforms, IEP&Me fosters true, easy collaboration across the entire special education team, including students and parents. IEP&Me teaches students to be their own best advocates and builds a foundation of trust in the IEP process, leading to better relationships with families and committed, happy educators for their schools.
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Monsters Phonics
Monster Phonics helps children to learn and recall spellings by using colour. Each sound and colour is also represented by a monster that makes that sound (a sound cue). This brings phonics to life and makes Monster Phonics highly engaging.
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Your Ally in ADHD
Transforming how, kids, teens, and families approach ADHD with personalized coaching and guidance.
Together, we’ll lay the groundwork for an alliance that fosters understanding, growth, and success for your child while strengthening the entire family unit. I believe that intervention, knowledge, and support are essential for overcoming both current and future ADHD challenges. My goal is to help youth and families develop personalized strategies to navigate ADHD with confidence and resilience. With compassion and dedication, I work closely with parents, children, and teens to build the skills, the understanding, and the strong alliance needed for lasting success.
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Got It Learning
Got it games are the ideal resource to learn to read and spell. Every game is quick to learn and exciting to play. Each game can be played with 2-4 players and takes 5 – 10 minutes. Perfect to use with small groups or one to one, both at school and home. Move up the sets, mastering the reading and spelling of high frequency words. Use our handy reading sheet on the shop page to identify the best starting set.
Designed by an experienced specialist teacher:
Covers phases 2-3 of Letters and Sounds
Multi-sensory and dyslexia friendly
Teaches simple word endings
Includes picture prompt cards
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ReadWorks
Readworks is an education technology non-profit focused on improving reading comprehension that, through its digital platform, provides research-based content, curricular supports, and other features that integrate with core English Language Arts (ELA) curricula for FREE.
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Rewordify
Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. This site can:
Intelligently simplify difficult English, for faster comprehension
Effectively teach words, for building a better vocabulary
Help teachers save time and produce engaging lessons
Help improve learning outcomes
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Prodigy
Spark imagination and power up a world full of adventure in both Math and English with game-based learning. Unlock curriculum-aligned skill practice that keeps kids engaged! Our educational games are loved by millions of students, parents and teachers across the world
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Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there's no limit to what they can learn next!
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CAST (Center for Applied Special Technolgy
CAST is a multifaceted organization with a singular ambition: Bust the barriers to learning that millions of people experience every day. We do this by helping educators and organizations apply insights from the learning sciences and leading-edge practices to educational design and implementation.
CAST's mission is to transform education design and practice until learning has no limits
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Reading Plus
Reading Plus is an adaptive literacy solution that improves fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, stamina, and motivation. Used in more than 7,800 schools, Reading Plus is helping more than one million students become proficient readers.
Reading Plus provides an integrated reading intervention program for all learners. The program includes an adaptive assessment, personalized instruction and practice, and easily accessible resources that enable teachers to meet the needs of every student.
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Newsela
Each Newsela text is offered at multiple tiers, for every student, no matter their level. That’s huge. Now students can study the same content and learn at their own pace—while teachers save time and headaches. It’s the definition of working smarter.
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Grants Made Simple Foundation
The Grants Made Simple Foundation is dedicated to providing K-12 teachers with scholarships designed to enhance their ability to seek and acquire grant money. These teachers have one common purpose – to positively impact their students’ lives.
The Grants Made Simple Foundation provides teacher training scholarships that equip educators with grant writing skills to secure these grant dollars, which are required to address students’ critical educational needs. With their new skill set, teachers can identify and access sustainable funding sources for years to come!
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Common Sense Media - Free Educational Apps, Games, and Websites
You don't always have to pay big bucks for great educational games, apps, and websites: Lots of outstanding free options are only a click away. Since the subjects here range from reading to math skills, kids can find all sorts of fun practice for all kinds of topics. The best part is that kids can check them out and move on if a title isn't a great fit -- and it won't impact your wallet! These resources are either completely free or have substantial quality, free content for kids to explore. Next time your kids are looking for fun, try giving them one of the following picks below. They'll learn while being entertained!
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Eye to Eye
Eye to Eye is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the educational experiences and outcomes of students with learning and attention differences. Our near-peer mentoring program focuses on pairing middle school or high school/college students in an art room setting. Eye to Eye's in-person curriculum emphasizes critical social-emotional skills like metacognition and self-esteem, giving students self-awareness and confidence, traits that drive academic and life success.
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Math- Aids.Com
Math-Aids.Com provides free math worksheets for teachers, parents, students, and home schoolers. The math worksheets are randomly and dynamically generated by our math worksheet generators. This allows you to make an unlimited number of printable math worksheets to your specifications instantly.
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Quizizz
Quizizz is a Learning platform that offers multiple tools to make a classroom fun, interactive and engaging. As a teacher, you can create lessons, conduct formative assessments, assign homework, and have other interactions with your students (for all grades) in a captivating ways.
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Story Shares
A library of choices that students can & want to read. Because reading is key.
We understand what it's like to work with students who are struggling in school because of their lower literacy skills, and who don't want to practice with books written for much younger kids. And we know that they need to read to improve. That's why we created new choices that will connect with your students at any level -- and keep them reading.
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Best Coding Bootcamps
Introducing young minds to coding can be highly beneficial, as it not only familiarizes them with computers and the fundamentals of coding but also engages them in the process of unraveling how things function. It benefits both their mathematical and reading skills and helps to lay a robust academic groundwork beyond the realm of technology alone. This comprehensive educational approach makes teaching coding in schools an excellent idea, allowing children to develop broad and useful skillsets from an early age.
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AI-Learners
AI-Learners helps students with all abilities learn early math and literacy through personalized computer games and analytics.
We help students with diverse physical, cognitive, and behavioral abilities succeed academically and ensure their parents and educators can understand their learning.