Parent Resource Page
All Kinds of Minds http://www.allkindsofminds.org
LD Online http://www.ldonline.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America http://www.ldaamerica.us
Dyslexia
This site provides information about the diagnosis and treatment for dyslexia. This is also a section with current news and research articles.
www.dyslexia-parent.com
International Dyslexia Association http://www.interdys.orgwww.interdys.org
The Dyslexia Center www.dyslexiacenter.com
An article on a new book on Dyslexia written from a child’s point of view.
http://www.ldonline.org/article/33478
ADHD
ADDitude: Information for adults and children with attention deficit disorder www.additudemag.com
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) www.chadd.org
Council for Exceptional Children: Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education http://www.eric.ed.gov
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education http://www.ericec.org
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act http://www.ideapractices.com
Internet Resources for Gifted/Special Needs Children http://www.uniquelygifted.org
Gifted and Talented World http://www.gtworld.org
National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org
Association for The Education of Gifted Underachieving Students www.AEGUS.org
This article defines word retrieval problems. It provides suggested activities and games that parents can use to help their children improve their word knowledge. www.speech-language-therapy.com/wordretrieval.html
This is the Handwriting without Tears website which is the handwriting program that McLean implements in the lower school, K-4th. HWT shows children how to make print or cursive handwriting fun and exciting. This website provides information about the handwriting program, how to find certified handwriting specialists in your area for extra tutoring and articles pertaining to the handwriting curriculum. www.hwtears.com
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation gives parents and teachers the resources, tools and research to learn all about sensory processing disorder.
www.spdfoundation.net
This website provides direct links and access to various visual information like finding visual therapists in your area, current research and literature about visual deficits and answers the big question, what is vision therapy?
www.childrensvision.com
Graphic Organizers for Writing
Webbing tools to get organized. http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127&title
Different kinds of graphic organizers for different projects. http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/writing%20process/sl_graphic_organizers.htm
Printable graphic organizers. http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
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