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Resources for Helping Struggling Learners at Home

We’re happy to share these helpful resources for families of students with special learning needs. These tools can support learning at home for students who are:

  • Homeschooled

  • On medical homebound services

  • Learning remotely due to illness or quarantine

They can also be useful for any family who wants to give extra support to their child during the school year, over holiday breaks, or in the summer months. These resources are here to help your child grow and succeed—wherever they’re learning!

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Struggling with Handwriting?
Does your child have trouble with handwriting? Try the free SnapType app on your phone or tablet. It lets you take a picture of any worksheet or form, then type right on it. You can save the finished work as a photo or a PDF. It’s a great tool for kids who find writing by hand difficult.

Need Something Read Out Loud?
Check out the free website Natural Readers. You can copy and paste any text into the box, then click the blue "Play" button to hear it read aloud. You can also upload documents from your device. There are several voice and speed options to choose from. This is a helpful resource for students who need text read to them.

Want Occupational Therapy Activities to Do at Home?
Our Occupational Therapist has shared some simple exercises your child can do at home. These are great for students who receive occupational therapy, but they can also help any child who has trouble with small hand movements or needs to build fine motor skills.

 
Need Ideas to Support Your Child’s Physical Therapy at Home?
Looking for simple ways to help your child build strength and stay active at home? Here are some helpful ideas for continuing your child’s physical growth, strength, and movement skills outside of school. These activities can support what they’re already working on in physical therapy—and they’re great for keeping kids moving and healthy!

Additional Resources for Occupational and Physical Therapy 

 

Visual Impairment - Braille or Enlargement Needs

 

 

Resources for Students with Speech & Language Needs

Resources for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Early Intervention - Ages Birth to Three Years

Early Childhood Preschool - Ages 2.6 Years through 5 Years Old

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Links for Exceptional Learners

Mental Health Resources for All Learners

Math and Reading Activities for Exceptional Learners

Primarily for Students with Developmental Disabilities - Autism, Cognitive, Early Childhood Developmental Delay, etc.

  • Math Activities for Younger Students:
    • practice counting items around the home or in the yard (count pennies, spoons, socks as you fold laundry, etc.)
    • practice adding and subtracting with items (have students label the number of items)
    • work on simple money skills (identifying coins, adding and subtracting coins if they can)
    • practice recognizing shapes around the house and outside
    • draw and color a certain number of items
  • Math Activities for Student Who Can Multiply/Divide:
    • use playing cards to set up multiplication and division problems
    • draw different shapes and label them
    • measure things around the house
    • help prepare meals and measure ingredients
    • practice following multi-step directions
  • Reading/ELA for Younger Students:
    • have someone read to them and listen and retell the story in their own words
    • identify different letters and sounds in story/article
    • name the first sounds of items around the house
    • practice writing their names and letters they know
    • engage in conversation about anything – talk a lot
    • describe how something tastes, feels, colors they see, how does something feel in their hand
    • tell you a make-believe story and draw a picture about it
  • Reading/ELA for Older Students:
    • write about what they are doing
    • write a make-believe story
    • write a poem, song, rap, cartoon, comic strip
    • orally tell you a story or describe what you are doing
    • practice multi-step directions