Resources and tools to empower families in helping their children succeed in and out of the classroom.

Whether you are a student, parent, educator, service provider, or grantee, you are here because you care about children with disabilities and their families and want to find information and explore resources on infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. 

PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.

The Vision behind WatchKnowLearn is simple: To provide a world-class, online domain on which educators can store, categorize, and rate the best, K – 12 educational videos on the Internet today.

The Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) is a FREE, computer-adaptive screening tool designed to measure reading and language skills that are critical for students’ overall literacy development.

Founded to break the cycle of illiteracy for children who have experienced a generational lack of access to educational opportunity, the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy is dedicated to deep reading brain construction for every child through facilitation and coaching in regional schools and, on a global scale, through the free online Cox Campus.

Reading Universe is produced by three premier non-profit organizations: WETA/Reading Rockets, the Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book.

UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual.

International Dyslexia Association's mission is to create a future for all individuals who struggle with dyslexia and other related reading differences so that they may have richer, more robust lives and access to the tools and resources they need.

 This tool provides a visual demonstration of how words are decoded. It animates the process of connecting sounds to letters, which is particularly useful for modeling blending strategies during virtual or whole-group instruction.

A powerful database for educators to find words that follow specific phonetic patterns. You can filter by specific graphemes (e.g., "oa," "igh"), phonemes, syllable count, and word frequency. This is ideal for building custom word lists for dictation or decoding practice.

A digital version of a physical blending board. It allows you to cycle through grapheme tiles (prefixes, rimes, and suffixes) to help students practice decoding and blending sounds into words.

A digital sound wall where users can click on specific phonemes to hear the correct pronunciation. It categorizes sounds by articulation (stops, fricatives, nasals, etc.) and vowel types (short, long, diphthongs), providing a multisensory reference for students and teachers.

The Blend Reading platform offers a highly adaptable digital blending board designed to streamline systematic phonics instruction. Its primary strength lies in its Advanced Grapheme Control, which allows educators to toggle specific consonants, vowels, and complex patterns—such as diphthongs and r-controlled vowels—to match a student's precise instructional level. To support fluent decoding, the tool includes interactive visual cues, like a moving pointer, that guide students to blend sounds smoothly rather than in isolation. Because the interface is web-based and multi-user friendly, it is an ideal resource for modeling word-building during remote tutoring sessions or via screensharing.

Reading Bear, a project of WatchKnowLearn.org, is the first free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media. 

Starfall Education Foundation is a publicly supported nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3). We create free and low-cost experiences whereby children can successfully learn through exploration. On the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful.

Free online teaching resources for parents, homeschoolers, and teachers. 

Reading Buddies is the delightful show that combines the science of reading with laughter and friendship to make foundational literacy accessible to all kids. 

Alphablocks holds children's hands step by step through a five-level learning journey, from their first encounters with the letters of the alphabet to confident independent reading.

The learning goals behind Numberblocks support maths curricula from around the world, taking young learners step by step through the key topics and skills they need to master for a confident start and a lifelong love of numbers.

Khan Academy focuses on skill mastery to help learners build the strong foundations they need to succeed in higher education and in their careers.

Build confidence and fluency with fun, targeted math practice using the scientifically proven technique of spaced repetition. Each set is designed to reinforce key skills through engaging, easy-to-use activities that fit into your daily routine.

XtraMath supports families in helping their kids succeed at math, without the stress. Whether you’re homeschooling or just looking to reinforce what your child is learning in school, our program adapts to each student and builds confidence with just a few minutes a day.

Math Unity was founded on the idea that kids learn best when schools and families partner together around the common goal of educating our children. 

Math for Love develops math games and curriculum, including tons of free lesson plans that we give away.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. 

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy, education, and advocacy since January 2018!

The world changes for the better when we honor diverse minds. And because, sometimes, the best way to start a conversation is by throwing a party.

At Do-IT Solutions, we strive to be the global market leader in Neurodiverse screening and assessments through providing innovative, valuable and stable products that help, both, organisations and individuals to improve inclusivity and enable each person to achieve their best self.

All the resources listed on Hoagies' pages are recommended by parents, teachers, psychologists, and / or gifted kids themselves. Hoagies' Page does not accept link exchanges, nor link to pages full of links... there are plenty of those kind of resources on the Internet; we don't need one more. 

GRO was incorporated as a 501.C.3 non-profit organization in January 2015. With the generous financial support of family, friends and the gifted community, GRO has begun the work that will bring its promise into a reality.

Deborah L. Ruf earned a Ph.D. in Tests & Measurement with a minor in Learning & Cognition at the University of Minnesota.  She worked as a private consultant and specialist in gifted assessment, test interpretation, and guidance for the gifted for 30 years.  

Stephanie S. Tolan is the well known author of young adult and children's fiction, as well as an author and speaker on her topic of passion: exceptionally gifted children.  Is It a Cheetah? has become a metaphor for gifted children everywhere. 

All children have opportunities and support to realize their full potential.

This website offers  open access, freely available, online assessment tool that is grounded in ongoing science. Through collaborative research partnerships with schools, clinics and community based organizations, we aim to co-create technology that supports individualized education for the diversity of learners.