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In many schools special education students are struggling to pass the NJASK state standardized tests. Teachers are looking for new strategies and ideas to spark their students' attention and engage them in material that will enable them to meet the demands placed upon them to achieve certain standards on state testing. This WIKI is designed to help meet the needs of the special education students in our Language Arts classes and enable them to reach the proficiency level on the NJASK standardized test.
 * Overview**

The five strands of the Language Arts are reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Often times our special education students are struggling in one or more of these areas and need additional support. Teachers are also looking for answers on how to effectively meet the needs of all their students. The following websites will provide teachers will new strategies and additional resources to provide our students with a quality education.

Center On Instruction http://www.centeroninstruction.org/ - This website is a collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning. This website also supports schools and districts to meet the goals of No Child Left Behind.
 * Websites**

In the Classroom http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/itc/elementary.html This is an excellent website that provides teachers with new strategies that helps build language arts literacy skills. This website has great links to activities that will strengthen phonemic awareness, fluency, and oral language development.

Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.org/ - This website reflects needs in RTI – Response to Intervention. Intervention ideas are included in areas such as bus conduct, defiance/non-compliance, hyperactivity, study and organization, reading fluency, reading comprehension, classroom management, motivation, math, and general academic strategies.

New Jersey Professional Education Port http://www.nj.gov/education/njpep - This is the website for the New Jersey Education Port. A major goal of this professional development site is to support teachers and the entire educational community in the understanding and implementation of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and their related statewide assessments. When you visit this website you will find standards-based classroom activities from New Jersey educators and professional development opportunities both face-to-face and online. This website also includes information for parents and students.

International Reading Association [|http://www.readwritethink.org] – The website for the International Reading Association is useful for grades kindergarten to grade twelve. There is access to “best practices” and resources in the area of reading and language arts. The website includes lesson plan indexes with many ideas to enhance your own curriculum. There are student materials that can be downloaded. There are also many links to other related websites as well.

What Works Clearinghouse http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ - What Works Clearinghouse (WWH) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. The website has user-friendly practice guides for educators that address instructional challenges with research-based recommendations for schools and classrooms. The website also accesses research evidence on the effectiveness of interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies). Basic educational areas looked at include: beginning reading, English Language Learner, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Math, Middle School Math, and Drop Out Prevention.

Helping Your Child Develop Self-Esteem http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/self_esteem.shtml-Building the self esteem of students is an essential part of their development. This website provides parents and teachers with important information about how to build the self confidence and esteem of our students.

Differentiated Instruction http://www.ldaamerica.org/news/DIFFERENTIATED_INSTRUCTION.asp -Differientiated Instruction is an extremely effective strategy to incorporate into daily lessons. This type of instruction is student centered and focuses on the learner. This type of strategy is geared to helping all learners achieve a higher level of achievement while working at their own pace and ability level.

Learning Disabilities Association of America http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/teachers/index.asp- This website provides resources for working with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The website also sites many different articles that provide strategies for helping students with learning disabilities. Excellent Website!

EdHelper [|http://www.edhelper.com]- This is a fantastic website for elementary teachers. The website provides teachers will excellent resources, lessons and activities to incorporate into lessons.

Developing & Improving Reading Comprehension Skills http://www.righttrackreading.com/readingcomprehension.html- This website provides strategies to help students identify the main idea, main characters and story elements of a reading selection.

http://www.state.nj.us/education- The New Jersey Department of Education website is an outstanding informational resource for all educational topics as well as specific policies, regulations and programs related to education in New Jersey. Core Curriculum Content Standards, educational statistics, curriculum resources, and NJ school law are among he many website links that can be accessed through the site.

RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php- RubiStar is a free website that helps teachers design grading rubrics. When you choose a category to evaluate, all the quality rating are filled in and are ready to customize. This site has a vast amount of sample rubrics as well. A teacher can also create their rubric that can be accustomed to any assignment.

Official NJASK Test Website http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=23f646f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD