Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software, and professional development materials to school personnel to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
Encircle Families
Collaboration between families and professionals results in the best possible outcomes for children with disabilities. Encircle Families is an Arizona nonprofit organization that provides free training and information to parents to help them understand their rights, roles, and responsibilities in their child’s health care and education. Training for pre-service and in-service professionals in education is available to improve collaboration between families and providers and achieve better results for children.
Publication Date: 2025
Publisher: Encircle Families
High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities
This revised and updated guide is relevant for general education and special education teachers. It includes four domains of evidence-based practices: Collaboration, Data-Driven Planning, Instruction in Behavior and Academics, and Intensify and Intervene As Needed. Each domain includes elementary and secondary examples of practice, research updates, and relevant resources for more information.
Publication Date: March 2024
Publishers: Council for Exceptional Children and CEEDAR Center
High-Leverage Practices Videos
These videos accompany High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities and provide revised and updated information supporting the four domains with High-Leverage Practices within each domain and concrete examples to anchor and reinforce both knowledge development and application.
Publisher: CEEDAR Center
Language Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with language disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: March 2021
Publisher: Nemours Children’s Health
Quick Guide to Language Disorder
This guide defines language disorders and symptoms, how language disorders are treated, how teachers can support students, and how parents can support their children.
Publication Date: Updated February 2025
Publisher: Child Mind Institute
Spoken Language Disorders
The scope of this Practice Portal page is limited to spoken language disorders of listening and speaking manifested in preschool and school-age children who use oral modes of communication. A spoken language disorder represents a persistent difficulty in the acquisition and use of listening and speaking skills across any of the five language domains: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Spoken Language Disorders
The scope of this Practice Portal page is limited to spoken language disorders of listening and speaking manifested in preschool and school-age children who use oral modes of communication. A spoken language disorder represents a persistent difficulty in the acquisition and use of listening and speaking skills across any of the five language domains: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Text to Speech Assistive Technology Tools
Assistive technology text-to-speech (TTS) tools are game-changers for individuals with learning disabilities. This article explains the latest digital text-to-speech tools that are making a significant impact on accessibility and education.
Publisher: LD Resources Foundation
Understanding Language Processing Disorder
This webpage explains language disorder, symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, and risk for other disorders. It includes how teachers and parents can support their children with language disorder.
Publication Date: August 2025
Publisher: Child Mind Institute
Written Language Disorders
The scope of this Practice Portal page is limited to written language disorders or disorders of reading and writing in preschool and school-age children. A disorder of written language involves a significant impairment in fluent word reading of reading decoding and sight word recognition, reading comprehension, written spelling, and/or written expression.
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association