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Below you will find links to valuable resources for the following grades that you could use immediately in your classrooms for this school year. Please take time to explore the sites and resources and email me if you have any questions. =====

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[|Great PSSA resources located by benchmarks] Great resource for all grades at the middle level, provides lessons, examples, pictures, charts, and ideas that teachers can use for every benchmark in Pennsylvania. Items are located by links by the benchmarks. This is site is designated for the Reading and Math. Great website to check out. =====

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[|SAS] If you are not already using it...you better start. Great resource for all standards and benchmarks....also you know it will be content eligible due to the state standards. This site is updated constantly...you can look up resources by subject area or anchor area. USE IT. =====

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[|Great site to see how writing samples are graded] Great source that you can print off to show kids how the writing samples are graded. Also has resources that you can create writing prompts. =====

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Awesome Resource Great resource for all grades for the PSSA and all other technology resources. Includes all subjects and grade levels. This would be the Wal-mart of PSSA resources....one stop shopping. =====

[|Great artice on bringing up test scores] Scholastic has an article that has sure fire ways to prep kids for the PSSA tests. This artice provides information that you can use right away from the first day of school.

**5th Grade**
[|Online Practice Math Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction. [|Online Practice Reading Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction.

**6th Grade**
[|Online Practice Math Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction.

**7th Grade**
[|Online Practice Math Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction.

**8th Grade**
[|Online Practice Math Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction. [|Online Practice Reading Test] Great practice test that you could use as a pre and post test during your instruction.

RTI Information [|Everything you ever wanted to know about RTI] Site that covers all the basics and extras for Response to Intervention.

Differentiated Instruction [|Questioning] The most valuable website on how you can change your questioning techniques or objectives to incorporate higher order thinking skills.


 * Progress Monitoring Sites: **
 * ===[] This site has several math probes to asses student levels from basic math to trig...great site for regular and special educators.===
 * ===[] Great resources for teachers, administrators, and parents to gather data and try out new programs.....Highly recommended.===

Interventions:

 * ===[] All types of interventions for all levels. If using a RTI program, lots of resources available.===
 * **[] Great site for inclusion resources for all subjects, regular ed and special ed teachers, plus administrators.**
 * **[] compare your current program to the best proven programs.**

Teacher Resources:

 * ===[] Use this site if you do not like creating graphic organizers on word or PowerPoint, just point, click, and print with hundreds of different graphic organizers.===
 * ===[] Great source for students to find pictures for projects without the hassle of worrying about Google images in your classroom. VERY COOL SITE CHECK IT OUT!===
 * ===[] Apps for students to download for educational use for all subject areas.===
 * ===[] Powerpoint Games for review that you can adapt for any class===
 * ===[] Creates artistic summaries of articles, and places the main emphasis of the article in a word picture.....really cool===
 * ===[] Great site for vocabulary, word origins, and reads the students the words.===

Adapting tests and the curriculum:

 * ===[] Reads texts and websites to students.....free download Resource for all reading teachers with struggling readers.===
 * ===[[file:Modifying Tests.doc]] Great source for test adaptations===
 * ===[[file:Classroom Management Strategies.pdf]]Guide for the last resource listed (Pace Classroom Management Tool)===
 * ===[[file:NinetypesofAdaptations.pdf]]Nine types of adaptations===
 * **[[file:Pace School Classroom Management TOOL.pdf]]Great teacher checklist to determine if the inclusion classroom will support the individual student. Checklist for category in the classroom. Great for special ed teachers.**
 * [] Great inclusion website

Welcome to the Inclusion Strategies Wiki Page: Here you will find the most up to date resources for inclusion practices. This will be an open forum for teachers to collaborate with each other about inclusion. This site will provide you with links to websites, data, videos, and other materials that will enable successful inclusion implementation. Please enjoy and come back often.

[|Champions of Inclusion Article] This is a great article about a school in Boston, Massachusetts where three teachers made inclusion a successful practice in their school in which all students were successful with their program.
 * Links to Resources**

[|Special Education Laws] This site provides a rationale of the current laws of special education and laws regarding inclusion and the students being educated in their least restrictive environment. This site is for the regular education teachers who would like to research information on a topic.

[|Resource to help your "Lazy Kid" in class] This article is found from LD Online, and the article describes a condition in students' brains called Executive Dysfunction. This article gives you great tips and suggestions on how to keep these types of students on task and motivated. This article also explains what happens in the child's brain to cause "Lazy" habits in their work....Very informative and interesting. [|LD Online] Great resource for regular education teachers, special educators, and administrators.

[|Misunderstood Minds] This site demonstrates and simulates what a student with a disability experiences in the three core subject areas. Give it a try.

**Downloads from 2/15/2010 In-service Presentation PowerPoint Download **
Copy of PowerPoint Presentation (watch in slide show view so you can view the example videos)

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There will be monthly polls, surveys. and discussions posted on this site for special and regular educators to provide assistance and help with inclusion implementation. I hope you find this site very beneficial and resourceful. Please e-mail me at mvoland@crsd.k12.pa.us if you have any questions or if you want me to add something on the website.======