R E S O U R C E S
Below is a list of links to web sites on learning differences that parents have found helpful. Most of these sites feature more links and options to sign up for newsletters, join discussion groups etc. Feel free to let us know of more sites and resources!
Organizations and Institutes: General
All Kinds of Minds, a non-profit Institute “that helps students who struggle with learning measurably improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate educational, scientific, and clinical expertise.”
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Rush Neurobehavioral Center (RNBC)
Schwab Learning, a nonprofit "dedicated to helping kids with learning and attention problems be successful in learning and life..." The website offers content to help parents of children with learning and attention challenges. Some articles, newsletters, etc., are aimed at "beginners" (e.g., "Parent's Guide to LD Basics") while others are for more specialized audiences (e.g., "Talking with your teenager about learning difficulties").
Sparktop, a Web site developed by Schwab Learning that is aimed at children 8-12 with learning and attention difficulties. Information, practical advice, opportunities for creative activities in several media, Internet communication and more.
Answers for Special Kids (ASK) , an Evanston-based nonprofit providing resources and a support network for families of children with special needs in Evanston and neighboring communities, whether they attend District 65, private school or home school. The website has many helpful links and also includes the ASK newsletter and calendar. ASK's focus is on north suburban families.
Council for Learning Disabilities
Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children
National Information center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Learning Disability Association of America
Hyde Park Day Schools , a neighboring school in Hyde Park serving “children of average-to-superior intelligence who have learning disabilities,” has many links and resources posted on its website.
New York University Child Study Center, About Our Kids
Do2Learn, a website “providing activities to promote independence in children and adults with special learning needs”
Organizations and Institutes: Specific
International Dyslexia Association
Illinois branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Sensory Integration International (focus is the Ayres/OT view of SI)
Sensory Processing Disorder Network (lots of info about SI, treatment, options, etc.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
Website: Assistive Technology Tools
http://www.schwablearning.org/resources.asp?g=6&s=4
Article: “Matching Assistive Technology Tools to Individual Needs”
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=1093
AlphaSmarts
Apple – Education – Accessibility
http://www.apple.com/education/accessibility/
Audible.com
Inspiration/Kidspiration
Books on Tape
Closing the Gap
Don Johnston
-Co-Writer
-DraftBuilder
-Write OutLoud
-Earobics
-WYNN
Dragon Natually Speaking
Education World: Assistive Technology Helps All Kids Learn
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech220.shtml
Education World: Tech Solutions for Special Kids
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech224.shtml
iListen
Franklin Spellers
Kurzweil
Phonak
QIAT
http://sweb.uky.edu/~jszaba0/QIAT.html
Therapuetic Listening
Other help for students and parents:
Read Write Think: Web Resources
Unitedstreaming is a digital video-on-demand service from Discovery Education. Login: uclsstudent; pw: Chicago.
American Library Association, Great Web Sites for Kids.
OT Ideas, Incorporated , this company sells lots of cool accessories! (slant boards; "Loops and Groups" handwriting program; pencil grips galore; etc.)
Pocket Full of Therapy, this company sells more goodies, like seat cushions, and all the "Handwriting Without Tears" instructional books and specially lined paper, and so on.
Books
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science Based Program for Reading at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz. Want to know what one of us had to say about this book? Click here.
The Out-Of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Integration Dysfunction, by Carol Stock Kranowitz and Larry B. Silver (original edition 1998; revised edition 2005). Click here for our summary.
Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, Deanna Iris Sava, Elizabeth Haber, Lynn Balzer-Martin, and Stacey Szklut, first edition 2000; second edition 2004; our summary is here.
The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior, by Karen A. Smith and Kren R. Gouze, 2004; our summary is here.
The Explosive Child, by Ross W. Greene, second edition 2001. Here is our summary.
Globe’s Adapted Classics, this imprint from Pearson Publishing offers “.....accessible literary masterpieces....adapted, in a friendly format, for students reading at a various levels.
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