Students Who
Learn Differently Overseas
RESOURCES
Because of the rapid expansion of the Internet and the field of LD
learning, links to websites and organizations quickly become out-of-date and/or
disappear. We have done our best
to update these in this recent revision.
We apologize ahead of time for any errors. If you wish to trace back any link that no longer appears to
be working or to exist, go to http://web.archive.org
and try typing in the address you are seeking.
· Books on Tape: The
following information comes from The International Dyslexia Association:
Sometimes it is helpful to have recorded textbooks for school or novels for
pleasure reading. In addition to your local bookstore, there are organizations
that have books on tape:
o
Library
of Congress National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - NLS
Services to American Citizens Abroad
This program serves blind and physically
handicapped U.S. citizens living outside of the United States of America who
cannot use standard print library materials. With the cooperation of authors
and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted works without royalty,
NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines on recorded discs and
cassettes and in Braille. Special cassette and record players are needed to
listen to these, because they are recorded at speeds slower than those of
commercial equipment. Reading materials and special machines are sent to
readers and returned to NLS by postage-free mail. The book collections consist
of recreational and informational reading for adults and children at all grade
levels. We publish two booklets every other month that list new audio books, Talking
Book Topics, and Braille books, Braille Book Review.
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20542
Phone: +1 202 707-5100
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Recording
for the Blind & Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: +1 609 452-0606
http://www.rfbd.org/
This is a non-profit organization that provides recorded and computerized
textbooks at all academic levels to people who cannot effectively read standard
print because of visual impairment, learning disability, or other physical
disability. Their 75,000 title audio library is the largest educational
resource of its kind in the world.
- Dyslexia: Signposts to Success http://www.dyslexiasw.com/services/books-for-sale
- Many Ways to Learn: Young People's
Guide to Learning Disabilities
Ben-Ami, Uzi, Ph.D. and Stern, Judith, M.A. 1 Cassette: 90 Minutes; Magination Press, 19 Union Square West, New York, New York, 10003. Phone: +1 (800)825 3089 or +1 (212)924 3344.
Designed for students ages 8-14. Contains
one student's description of his own learning difficulty. Has a section on
computers and software. Many practical suggestions on how to study, do
homework, and take tests. Also available is a book to accompany the tape, Many Ways to
Learn. Order #4746.
Especially for Teachers
· Dyslexia in the Primary Classroom
The BBC in association with the British Dyslexia Association. 1997. Running
time: 40 minutes. Copies of the tape and an accompanying booklet are available
from BBC Educational Developments, PO Box 50, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23
7EZ. This packet was produced as part of the BBC Teaching Today series.
· Language Shock - Dyslexia Across Cultures
European Children in Crisis in association with the BBC. 1998. Running time: 29
minutes. Copies of the tape and an accompanying guide, which contains an
extensive list of important addresses in the countries of the European Union,
are available from European Children in Crisis, 1 Rue Defacqz, B-1000 Brussels,
Belgium. Tel: + 32 2 537 48 36. Fax: 32 2 537 92 12. http://www.ecic.be
This Multimedia Training Pack is an essential tool for induction and in-service
training for all teachers in multilingual, multicultural schools.
For Parents and Teachers
· How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City
Workshop
Lavoie, Richard D. Peter Rosen Productions. 70 minutes. 1989. PBS VIDEO and
WETA. Washington, DC. PBS Home Video. Phone 800-645-4727; Fax: +1 (703)
739-8131. http://shop.pbs.org
The video is a tape of a workshop in which Richard D. Lavoie, an American
expert in the field of special education, vividly demonstrates what the classroom
experience is often like for students with specific learning difficulties. At
the end of the workshop, strategies are discussed that can aid students,
parents and teachers in effectively modifying learning techniques. A must for
all support group and special education libraries.
· Last One Picked . . . First One Picked On
- Learning Disabilities and Social Skills
Lavoie, Richard. Produced by WETA-TV, Washington, D.C. and distributed by PBS
Home Video, P.O. Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089. Tel: +1 800 645 4727.
Fax: +1 703 739 8131. http://shop.pbs.org. Running time: 62 minutes.
Playing with friends is a daily ritual for most children. But kids with
learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected. This video addresses the
social problems these children face - and offers some practical solutions for
parents and teachers.
· When the Chips are Down
Lavoie, Richard. Produced by WETA-TV, Washington, D.C. and distributed by PBS
Home Video, P.O. Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089. Tel: +1 800 645 4727.
Fax: +1 703 739 8131. http://shop.pbs.org. Running time: 62 minutes.
Richard Lavoie offers practical advice on dealing with behavioral problems
quickly and effectively. He shows how preventive discipline can anticipate many
problems before they start. And he explains how teachers and parents can create
a stable, predictable environment in which children with learning disabilities
can flourish.
· Understanding Dyslexia (with accompanying booklet)
Programme 1: The Dyslexia Institute's Perspective Programme 2: A Guide for
Parents Programme 3: A Guide for Teachers Available from the British Dyslexia
Institute (see Useful Addresses)
Especially for Students
· Get Ahead: A Short Cut to Straight A's
The Buzan Centre, Suite 2, Cardigan House, 37 Waterloo Road, Winton, Dorset BH9
1BD. Phone: +44 (0202) 533 593; Fax: +44 (0202) 534 572. Island World Video. Running
time: 60 minutes.
Based on psychologist Tony Buzan's "mind mapping" techniques, Lana
Israel, a 16 year-old student from the USA, demonstrates this study, note
taking and creative thinking technique for students. The method is circular,
rather than linear and involves the use of color and symbols, rather than
words, as a memory aid.
· Getting Into the Driving Seat: Break Free
of Dyslexia
A Day Video Production in association with Jools Dukeday Video Arts and The
Tailgate Theatre Company. British Dyslexia Association, 98 London Road, Reading
RG1 5AU, Great Britain. Phone +44 (0734) 351 927. Running time: 20 minutes.
Packed with useful information on how today's technology can help you get round
dyslexia and gain control over your life.
· We're Not Stupid: Living with a Learning
Disability
Mandell, Fonya. Media Projects, Inc., 5215 Homer Street, Dallas, TX 75206, +1
(214) 826 3869. http://www.mediaprojects.org.
A former Landmark School student who filmed and produced this moving
documentary of her classmates' experiences with dyslexia. (Comment taken from
The International Dyslexia Association website)
· textHELP! has
created software to help people with learning disabilities improve their
writing skills, taking into consideration the fact that these people have
varying needs and varying degrees of ability. Therefore, the software, which
contains such features as speech, a phonetic spell checker, homonym support, thesaurus,
word wizard and word prediction, can be adapted to suit individual needs. In
addition to their new Wordsmith,
Version 2, which has just come on the market, they also produce two
additional programs, Read
& Write and Type
& Talk. Their products have been designed to support users of
Microsoft Applications like Word. Contact Charlene Pollock, International Sales
& Marketing Manager, for further information. Email: charlene@texthelp.com
Website: http://www.texthelp.com
·
GAMZ -- Card games and
software using multisensory elements. This company will send a free demo disk
upon request. http://www.inclusive.co.uk/catalog/home.htm
email: inclusive@inclusive.co.uk
· See British Dyslexia Association for lists and
evaluations of current computer software.
Asperger Syndrome /Autism
·
Born
On A Blue Day. Tammet, Daniel. http://www.optimnem.co.uk/about.php
·
Embracing
the Wide Sky. Tammet,
Daniel. http://www.optimnem.co.uk/about.php
· The Life and Message of the Real Rain
Man. Peek, Fran with Lisa L. Hanson. (May
1, 2007) Dude Publishing/ National Professional Resources, Inc. ISBN-10:
1934032174. ISBN-13: 978-1934032176.
- This book doesn't make sens cens sns scens sense (Living
and Learning with Dyslexia)
Augur, J. (1981; reissued, 1996) Whurr Publishers, Ltd., London.
The introduction to this wonderful, practical, easy-to-read book states, "I consider myself to be in a unique position. I am the mother of dyslexic sons and a teacher of dyslexic children." Her account of both of her sons’ struggles and achievements as well as those of some of the students she taught is richly illustrated with examples of what parents and teachers should look for when they think there might be a problem. A definite must for parents, support groups, and teachers. - The Gift of Dyslexia
Davies, Ronald D. (1994) Souvenir Press.
"The author is dyslexic and vividly describes the 'disorientation' that interfered with his own learning. In clear simple language and large dyslexia-friendly print, he sets out his program of 'orientation counseling' and 'symbol mastery,' which is dyslexics' special ability to think in images or with their 'mind's eye'. This is not a self help manual, but would encourage young adult dyslexics as well as giving teachers fresh ideas and practical tips consistent with effective multi sensory teaching methods. (This review is taken from the Spring 1996 edition of the News and Views, published by the Scottish Dyslexia Trust - see Useful Addresses) - Overcoming Dyslexia
Hornsby, Dr. Bevá. London: Vermillon.
Dyslexia is commonly defined as a difficulty in learning to read and write, because it is at this stage of a child's development that the problem becomes most obvious. But what is it, and how can parents and teachers help their children? Dr. Hornsby combines her experience as a psychologist, teacher and speech therapist to specialize in helping children with dyslexia. She has written this excellent book for them, their families and schools in order that the problems of dyslexia can be understood and tackled effectively. (description taken from book cover)
- A Parent's Guide to ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS
Bain, L. (1991) New York, NY: Dell Publishing, A Division of Bantam, Doubleday, Dell Publishing Group. - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for
Diagnosis and Treatment
Barkeley, R. (1990) New York, NY: Guilford Publications. - Maybe You Know My Kid
Fowler, M. (1994). New York, NY: Birch Lane Press, A Division of Carol Publishing Group. - Children on Medication, Volume I
Gadow, K. (1986) California: Canter & Associates. - Driven to Distraction
Hallowell, E. & Ratey, J. (1994) New York, NY: Pantheon Books. - Answers to Distraction
Hallowell, E. & Ratey, J. (1994) New York, NY: Pantheon Books. - Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception
Hartmann, T. (1993) Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Underwood-Miller. - ADD Success Stories: A Guide to Fulfillment for Families
with Attention Deficit Disorder
Hartman, T. (1995) California: Underwood Books. - Attention Deficit Disorder and the Law: A Guide for
Advocates
Latham, P. & Latham, P. (1992) Washington, DC: JKL Communications. - Mommy I Can't Sit Still
O'Leary, D. New Horizons Press - ADD and the College Student
Quinn, P. (1994) New York, NY: Magination Press. - The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult: Attention
Deficit Disorder Through The Lifespan
Wender, Paul H., M.D. (1987) New York, NY: Oxford University Press. - You & Your A.D.D. Child
Warren, P. & Capchart, J. (1995) Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. - Hyperactive Children Grown-Up
Weiss, G. & Hechtman, L. (1986) New York, NY: The Guilford Press - National Institute of Mental Health Report: Attention
Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder Handout
Can be found at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhdmenu.cfm
- Author, A True Story
Lester, Helen. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003.http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com
A book for young, aspiring writers (primary school level) who may or may not be learning-differently students by an author who is one. Helen Lester tells about her life from age three to the present, describing some of the many hurdles she had to overcome to attain her goals, including mirror writing. - How to Get Into the College of Your Choice . . . and How to Finance
It
Stewart, Jayme (1991) William Marrow and Company, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
Chapter 14 in this book details tactics for getting into college for students who learn differently. - Keeping A Head in School: A Student's Book about Learning Abilities
and Learning Disorders
Levine, Melvin D., M.D. Educator's Publishing Service, Inc. 31 Smith Place, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Students with learning disorders can gain important insights into their problems with this nonfiction book that combines realism with justifiable optimism. Dr. Levine helps students not only to understand their own strengths and weaknesses but also more fully to appreciate their individuality. His work promotes motivation as he suggests specific ways to approach work, bypass or overcome learning disorders, and manage the struggles that may beset students in school. Keeping A Head in School can sometimes provide a shared reading experience: for example, parents and children can read the book together, developing a common vocabulary and understanding about the learning process. A tutor, counselor, or psychotherapist might want to discuss a particular chapter with a student. It may also be of interest to children without learning disorders. It could be a resource on health, development, learning, or psychology in the secondary school, or it could be reading matter for siblings or friends of students with learning disorders. (Description taken from Educator's Publishing catalog)
- The following
suggestions come from The International
Dyslexia Association website; this is only a partial listing:
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The Worst Speller in Jr. High
Janover, Caroline. Edited by Rosemary Wallner. 1995. Free Spirit Publishing,
Inc., 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616, Minneapolis, MN 55401. http://www.freespirit.com.
The worst speller in junior high is an almost-14-year-old girl, named Katie,
who has aspirations to become a P.K. ("popular kid") and start going
out with boys by Thanksgiving, or by Christmas at the latest. As she copes, she
faces embarrassments about her dyslexia, but becomes appreciative of her
learning differences and the differences in others.
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My Name is Brain/Brian
Betancourt, Jeanne. 1993. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
A book about Brian and his sixth grade year in school where he learns to
respect his own intelligence and creativity, and embarks on the path toward
managing his dyslexia.
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No One To Play With
Osman, Betty & Blinder, Henriette. Academic Therapy Publications, 20
Commercial Blvd., Novato, CA 94949, +1 (415) 883 33 14.
Describes the problems children with learning disabilities face every day,
including getting along with others and dealing with family crises.
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Do Bananas Chew Gum?
Gilson, Jamie. 1980. Pocket Books.
A story for kids about a boy with a spelling disability, his feelings, and
eventual understanding of his learning difference.
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Get Off My Brain: A Survival Guide for Lazy Students
McCutcheon, Randall. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 400 First Avenue North,
Suite 616, Minneapolis, MN 55401. http://www.freespirit.com.
A wit-and-wisdom book for high school and college students which helps them to
understand differences in learning and teaching styles and ways to cope in the
classroom.
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College and the High School Student with Learning Disabilities:
The Student's Perspective
Wren, Carol. 1987. DePaul University/ Project Learning Strategies, DePaul University,
SAC 220, 2323 N. Seminary, Chicago, IL 60614.
This booklet discusses, through the stories of two learning disabled students,
what college is like and what students can do while still in high school to
prepare.
- Day-To-Day Dyslexia in the Classroom
Pollock, Joy and Waller, Elisabeth. 1994. Rutledge, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, Great Britain. - Dyslexia: A Teaching Handbook
Thomson, Dr. M.E. & Watkins, E. J., Principals, East Court School for Dyslexic Children. (1990) Ramsgate: Whurr Publishers Limited, 19b Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN, England.
Contains information on how to set up a dyslexia unit, principles of teaching, general classroom procedures, suggestions on how to grade work, reading, writing, spelling, the older student, and computers and the dyslexic. - A Guide for Parent & Educators: Attention Deficit
Disorder
McEwan, E. (1995) Illinois: Harold Shaw Publishers. - Help for the Dyslexic Adolescent
Stirling, E. G. 1995. St. David's College. Available from E. G. Stirling, 114 Westbourne Road, Sheffield, S10 2 QT, Great Britain. - Mathematics For Dyslexics: A Teaching Handbook
Chinn, S. and Ashcroft, JR. (Eds.) Whurr. 1993. - School-based Assessments and Interventions for ADD
Students
Swanson, J. (1992) California: K. C. Publishing. - Spelling Revisited (or: Does it really matter?)
Stirling, E. G. 1996. Printing Resources, The University of Sheffield, Bolsover Street, Sheffield S3 7NA, Great Britain. - The following two books are available from:
Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc.
800 Gray Oak Drive
Columbia, MO 65201 USA
Tel: +1 (800) 542 1673
Fax: +1 (800) 441 9509
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Ready to Use Learning Disabilities Activity Kit
Harwell, Joan. Catalogue #APP05.
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Taming the Dragons; Real Help for Real School Problems
Setley, Susan. Catalogue # AST01.
A book of strategies for working with students with all kinds of learning
disabilities
- 7 Kinds of Smart
Armstrong, T. (1993) Plume Books, A Division of Penguin Books. - Multiple intelligences: The Theory in Practice
Gardner, H. (1993) New York, NY: Basic Books, A Division of Harper Collins. - Emotional Intelligence
Goleman, D. (1995) New York, NY: Bantam Books. - Endangered Minds
Healy, Jane M., Ph.D. New York: A Touchstone Book. Simon and Schuster.
Jane M. Healy examines the reasons why children today are less able to concentrate, less able to absorb and analyze information, less able literally to think than the generations that preceded them. Growing brains are physically shaped by experience. Today's children, bombarded by a fast-paced media culture, develop different "habits of mind" than did those of previous decades. Proving that the basic intelligence of children is not at issue, Healy shows how parents and teachers can make a critical difference by making them good learners not only during their school years but lifelong. (description taken from book cover) - Educational Care: A System for Understanding and Helping
Children with Learning Problems at Home or in School
Levine, Melvin, M.D. Educator's Publishing Service, Inc, 31 Smith Place, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Written for both parents and teachers, Educational Care is based on the view that education should be a system of care that is able to look after the specific needs of individual students. Using case studies, it identifies and illustrates twenty-five common behaviors or phenomena, observed in children at different ages, which often inhibit or interfere with their school performance. After an analysis of each behavior, there are suggestions for both parents and teachers about what they can do to help the student with the particular learning problem. In addition, each chapter points out ways that adults can demystify the particular disability for the child by naming, explaining, and discussing it with him or her. Following the descriptions of all the behaviors, the book examines a process for evaluating students and then describes an approach for influencing and managing their disabilities. A key element for success is a collaboration between parents and teachers to provide consistent support and targeted help for the specific problems of individual children. (Description taken from Educator's Publishing catalog.) - Learning Styles
Vail. P. (1992) New Jersey: Modern Learning Press In the Mind's Eye West, T. (1991) New York: Prometheus Press
This book is a kind of extended essay on the curious connections between creative ability, visual thinking, academic learning difficulties, and the remarkable people who, more or less, seem to have embodied these characteristics. New opportunities are currently unfolding that may require special talents and abilities in just those areas where many individuals with learning difficulties often have their greatest strength, such as in the visualization of scientific concepts and the analysis and manipulation of complex, three-dimensional information graphically displayed on personal computers. Evidence suggests that the conventional educational system may be focusing on the wrong kinds of skills and weeding out many of those who might have the most to give. Perhaps in the future we might see the solution of difficult problems in statistics, molecular biology, materials development, or higher mathematics coming from people who are graphic artists, sculptors, craftsmen, film makers, or designers of animated computer graphics. Different kinds of problems and different kinds of tools may require different talents and favor different kinds of brains. Description taken from book cover. Also contains profiles of such famous learning-differently people as Faraday, Einstein, Edison, da Vinci, Churchill, Patton, and Yeats. - A Little Edge of Darkness
Faludy, Alexander & Faludy, Tanya. 1996. Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd., 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB, England and 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA.
A boy's and a mother's triumph over dyslexia. Even though severely dyslexic, Alexander Faludy was the youngest person ever to pass the English Literature GCSE, at the age of nine, and an A level, at the age of eleven. Very readable. - Overcoming Underachieving: An action guide to helping
your child succeed in school
Goldstein, S.D. and Mather, N. 1998. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
An excellent resource for families with children who are struggling with a variety of learning difficulties, including attention deficits and dyslexia. - Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD
Nadeau, K. (1994). New York, NY: Magination Press. - Helping Children Overcome Learning Difficulties
Rosner, Dr. Jerome. Walker and Company, 435 Hudson Street, New York, New York, 10014.
A step by step guide for
parents and teachers to help children who have learning problems. It includes
information about how and why to administer tests of visual analysis and
auditory skills. It also features emphasis on language development activities
and reading comprehension, perceptual skills, and development of an action plan
to give each child maximum help.
- BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
January 1998 saw the first broadcast of "Dyslexia in the Primary Classroom," in their series, Teaching Today, Staff Development. For information on educational programming contact: Edinfo@bbc.co.uk - Becta
http://www.becta.org.uk/inclusion/discussion/senfor.html
This list is for Special Needs Coordinators, those in local authority services and others involved in supporting pupils with special educational needs. - Council for
Exceptional Children, Division for Learning Disabilities
http://www.cec.sped.org/
From their website: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international, professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. - ERIC (Educational
Resources Information Center)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ - European Agency
for Development in Special Needs Education
http://www.european-agency.org/ - European Children
in Crisis
http://www.ecic.be/
Contains information on language shock, provisions regarding specific learning difficulties in the various member states of the European Union, a page for students, parents, teachers and therapists, future events, and useful links. Languages: currently English, German and French; eventually will have all the European languages. - European
Commission
http://europa.eu.int/ - European Council
of International Schools
http:// www.ecis.org
Contains their standards for accreditation. - European
Disability Forum
http://www.edf-feph.org - European Forum for
Child Welfare
http://www.efcw.org - European Citizen
Action service
http://www.ecas.org - European Parents
Association
http://www.epa-parents.org - Great Schools
http://www.greatschools.org/special-education.topic?content=1541
- Inclusion
http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=203
Forums have been set up in response to requests from practitioners who are supporting the education of learners with special educational needs or individual learning needs. - Learning
Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
LDA claims to be the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities with a membership of more than 50,000. Their purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature. - Learning
Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.org
Learning difficulties and disabilities resource page
http://library.thinkquest.org/11799/data/resources.html - LDReview
http://www.ldreview.com/
Read advice and reviews on LD schools, camps, organizations, books, software, and more — gathered from thousands of parents, teachers and other LD professionals. - The Learning Tool
Box
http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/ - National Adult
Literacy Agency
http://www.nala.ie/
From their website: The NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY (NALA) is the coordinating, training and campaigning body for all those interested and involved in adult literacy work in Ireland. Members include individual literacy students, tutors and organizers as well as voluntary group members, Vocational Education Committees, Libraries, Trade Unions, Training Workshop and Centres for the Unemployed. - National Center
for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/
From their website: The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides national leadership in support of children and adults with learning disabilities by providing information, resources, and referral services; developing and supporting innovative educational programs, seminars, and workshops; conducting a public awareness campaign; and advocating for more effective policies and legislation to help individuals with learning disabilities. - National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://nichcy.org/textonly/indtxt.htm From their website: NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22). - For parents:
http://expat-moms.com/ - ProTeacher
http://www.proteacher.com This is a web directory and online community for elementary school teachers in grades K-6 which offers lesson plans, education news, links to references and much more. - Public
Broadcasting Service
http://www.pbs.org
Information on programming. Richard Lavoie videos can be ordered through their online shop. - STOMP (Specialized Training of
Military Parents)
http://washingtonpave.org/stomp.html
email: wapave9@washingtonpave.org
A federally funded parent training and information center established to assist military families who have children with special education or health needs worldwide. - For Teachers:
http://members.tripod.com/dolfrog/index.htm
Auditory Processing Disorder - The Times
Educational Supplement
http://www.tes.co.uk/
Has a wonderful library of past articles, including those relating to special education. - For would-be
tutors:
http://bartonreading.com - United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://www.unesco.org/education/ - US Department of
Education
http://www.ed.gov/ - A website for
learning-differently students set up in honor of Ennis Cosby, the late son
of actor Bill Cosby:
http://www.hellofriend.org/
- For adults: Adult Dyslexia Organisation http://www.futurenet.co.uk/charity/ado
- The Arts Dyslexia Trust
http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/nellalex/ - The British Dyslexia Association
http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
An excellent site providing among other things an on-line list of free information sheets and a publication list of the latest books on computer-aided learning as well as current software programs. - Child Development Institute
http:// www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/teacher.shtml - For children: http://www.iamdyslexic.com and http://www.dyslexicfriends.co.uk
- The Dyslexia Institute
http:// www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk/
This institute is involved in psychological and educational assessment, teaching and teachers' training programs; offers a multimedia literacy development program called "Units of Sound." - Dyslexia International - Tools and Technologies
http://www.ditt-online.org - Dyslexia Online Magazine
http://members.aol.com/dddyslexia/magazine.htm - The Dyslexia Society
http://www.dyslexia-society.com - The International Dyslexia Association (IDA):
http://dyslexia-parent.com/world_of_dyslexia.html
(formerly The Orton Dyslexia Society) Contains a wonderful "Kids Only" section for children ages 6-15 with age-appropriate information, suggested books and tapes, and much more. - The European Dyslexia Test
http://www.surrey.ac/uk/Psychology/WDNF/edt.html
A research project between the Psychology Department of the University of Surrey, UK, and the World Dyslexia Network Foundation (John Everatt and Ian Symthe) - The Greenwood Institute
http://www.greenwoodinstitute.org/index.html
Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities and Literacy Resource Site - The Kamara Centre for Learning and Communication
Disorders
http://www.geocities.com.Athens/4727/
Lists some behaviors that might signal need for assessment and/or treatment; good site for people interested in language-based learning disorders. - Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org/
From their website: Internationally, we serve nearly 78,000 people with "print disabilities" (which include blindness, visual impairments, learning disabilities or other physical disabilities), and have titles available for students in kindergarten through post-graduate studies. Our library includes a broad selection of titles from literature to history to math and the sciences. We also have a large selection of reference and professional materials available for our members. - Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://www.seriweb.com/ - Teens Helping Teens
http://www.ldteens.org/
An excellent site, created by teenagers for teenagers, but also containing good tips for parents and teachers. One excellent feature is the "Study Pattern Inventory, Learning Style Inventory Worksheet" (http://www.ldteens.org/study_patterns_%26_learning_.html) where a form can be completed and submitted for evaluation. - World Dyslexia Network Foundation
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Psychology/WDNF/
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/wdnf
In collaboration with the Department of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK, this site is designed to provide a forum for submitting and browsing research. It first came online in 1996 to coincide with the 100 years anniversary of the first diagnosis of dyslexia.
- Dyspraxia -
Developmental, Verbal and other Neurological Problems
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/madeleine.portwood - Clumsy Child
Syndrome (Dyspraxia)
http://www.parentsplace.com/ - Healthtouch and
Health Info: What is Developmental Dyspraxia?
http://www.healthtouch.com/
- Dr. Steve Chinn's
website
http://www.resourceroom.net/ - Dyscalculia (or
Dyscalcula): what it is and what it isn't
http://www.ldonline.org - Math learning
disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/garnett.html - Dyslexia and
Dyscalculia Support Services of Shiawassee County
http://www.shianet.org/
- Dysgraphia - what
it is and what it isn't
http://www.ldinfo.com/dysgraphia.htm - Dr. Steve Chinn's
website
http://www.resourceroom.net/ - What is
processing? (Excerpts from the LD self-advocacy manual)
http://www.ldinfo.com/process_areas.htm
Attention Deficit /
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- ADD Warehouse:
Videos and other resources
http://addwarehouse.com/ - ADHD
http://telosnet.com/review/index.html - Attention Deficit
Disorder in Europe
http://www.pavilion.co.uk/add/
Still under construction; currently available in English, Dutch and German; is attempting to provide ADD info per country. - Children and
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ChADD)
http://www.chadd.org - Taming the Triad -
an educational site about ADD
http://www.tamingthetriad.com/ - National Attention
Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org/index.html - One A.D.D. Place
http://www.oneaddplace.com A virtual neighborhood consolidating in ONE PLACE information and resources relating to Attention Deficit Disorder, AD/HD and Learning Disabilities. Also includes a list of famous people with ADD.
- What is Asperser’s
Syndrome?
http://www.wpi.edu/~trek/aspergers.html - Center for the
Study of Autism - Asperser’s Syndrome
http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism - Inside my head: A
page on Asperser’s Syndrome
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1807
- Autism Research
Institute Publication list
http://www.autism.com/ari/pubs.html - Autisme Europe
http://www.autismeurope.arc.be/ - Learning Styles
and Autism
http://www.autism.org/styles.html - Establishing Home
Routines
http://www.parentsoup.com/ - National Institute
on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
Recommended as having, among other things, a lot of information on autism. - What autism is and
is not
http://members.cox.net/jaynamom/index.html
- British Epilepsy
Association
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/ - National Society
for Epilepsy (NSE)
www.epilepsynse.org.uk
Homeschooling children
with special needs
- Dr. Steve Chinn's
website
http://www.resourceroom.net/ - Homeschool
Teacher's Lounge
http://www.suite101.com/myhome.cfm/homeschool - Distance Learning
programs: "A to Z Home's Cool"
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/regional/California.htm - Able but Challenged
- Homeschooling
http://homeschooling.about.com/education/homeschooling/msubspecialneeds.htm
Pervasive developmental
disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS)
- Jayna-Girl
http://members.cox.net/jaynamom/index.html
- Guide to the
Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-gtor.html
- http://thearc.org/
- National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org/
in Spanish at http://www.ndss.org/Resources/NDSS-en-Espanol/ - Disability
Solutions - a
website to help children and adults with Down's Syndrome
http://www.disabilitysolutions.org
- Cerebral palsy
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6822 - Children's Medical
Center, University of Virginia
http://www.med.virginia.edu/cmc/tutorials/cp/cp.htm
- Mental Health
Europe - Santé Mentale Europe
http://wwwmhe-sme.org/enmhp
USEFUL ADDRESSES BY
COUNTRY OR AREA
In addition
to the information presented below, Dyslexia International, located in
Brussels, Belgium, has an excellent section of their website devoted to
worldwide educational resources.
To check on your host country, go to http://www.dyslexia-international.org/Contacts.htm
.
Europe
- European Dyslexia
Association
(EDA)
12 Goldington Avenue
Bedford MK40 3BY
Great Britain
Phone: +44 1234 26 18 97
Fax: +44 1234 26 22 60
- Community Help Service
Rue St. Georges 102
B-1020 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 647 67 80
Fax: +32 2 646 72 73
24 Hour Help Line: +32 2 648 40 14
email: chs2@compuserve.com - Dyslexia
International
B-1000 Brussels
http://www.dyslexia-international.org/ - Europe’s Children – Our Concern
B-1000 Brussels
http://www.ecoc.be
Cyprus
· ADD-ADHD Cyprus
Susan J. Chrysostomou
Founder
& Executive Director
An
Empowered and Integrated AD/HD Community
Tel:
+357-22446592
Mb:
+357-99651995
Fax:+357-22446593
email:
sue@add-adhd.org.cy
A
founding member of the Learning Difficulties Network of Cyprus - www.ldncyprus.org
- ADD - DAMP -
foreningen
Kochsgade 31
DK-5000 Odense C
- SPRINT (Sharing Professional
Resources, Ideas and New Techniques)
A Paris-based, English-speaking group which includes professionals in many special needs areas.
http://sprint.france.free.fr/sprint.html
Germany
- Berlin - http://berlin.angloinfo.com/countries/germany/specialneeds.asp
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt International School
An der Wadlust 15
D-61440 Oberursel
Munich -- Munich International School
- Adult Dyslexia
Organization
336 Brixton Road
London, SW9 7AA
Great Britain
Helpline: +44 171 924 9559
Administration: +44 171 737 7646
Fax: +44 171 207 7796
Email: dyslexia.hq@dial.pipex.com - BBC
4th Floor, Villier's House
The Broadway
Ealing
London W5 2PA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
Information on educational programming. - The British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading RG1 5AU
Phone: +44 (1734) 66 26 77
Fax: +44 (1734) 35 19 27
Helpline: +44 (1734) 66 82 71
email (Helpline): info@dyslexiahelp-bda.demon.co.uk
email (Admin): admin@bda-dyslexia.demon.co.uk
Represents over two million dyslexic children and adults. Has list of support groups and contacts world-wide. Offers books and pamphlets like, "A Survival Kit: Preventing Parental Burn-Out", "A Young Person's Guide to Dyslexia", and "Handwriting Helpline." Special selection for teachers at all levels. Computer information. On-line and telephone orders. Major credit cards accepted. - Children with
Special Needs
American Women of Berkshire & Surrey
This group has an extensive list of additional support groups in the area, specialist schools, agencies, counseling and test centers, doctors and psychologists for students with all kinds of special needs, not just dyslexia and AD/HD. - Dyslexia Computer
Resource Centre
Department of Psychology
University of Hull
Hull HU6 7RX
email: dyslexia@hull.ac.uk - The Dyslexia
Institute
133 Gresham Road
Staines Middlesex TW18 2AJ
Phone: +44 1784 463 851
Fax: +41 1784 460 747 - Dyspraxia Foundation
West Alley
Hitchin
Herts SG5 1EG
Phone: +44 1462 454 986
Fax: +44 1462 455 052 - The Hornsby International Centre
Correspondence Course Division (IE)
Glenshee Lodge, 261 Trinity Road
London SW18 3SN
Phone: +44 (0181) 874 1844
Fax: +44 (0181) 877 9737
email: dyslexia@hornsby.demon.co.uk
Correspondence or distance learning courses in the theory and practice of teaching students with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia). - Learning
Assessment Centre
44 Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex RH 12 2 PD
Phone: +44 1 403 240 002
Specializes in assessment and treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
Scotland
The
educational system in Scotland is different and separate from that in England
and Wales.
- The Dyslexia
Institute
(Scotland)
Dyslexia Scotwest
74 Victoria Crescent Road
Dowan Hill
Glasgow G12 9JN
Phone: +44 (0141) 334 4549 and +44 (0141) 334 0066 - The Scottish
Dyslexia Association
Unit 3, Stirling Business Centre
Wellgreen, Stirling FK8 2DZ
Phone: +44 01786 446 650 - The Scottish
Dyslexia Trust
16 Hope Street
Edinburgh EH2 4DD - For information
on ADHD Parent Support Group and newsletter
call Gail Miller at +44 1977 510 866
- ADD/ADULT Family
Support Group
11 Summerfield Grn.
Blanchardstown D15
Phone: +353 1 822 20 59 - ASPIRE (The Asperger Syndrome
Association of Ireland)
85 Woodley Park
Kilmacud, D 14
Phone: +353 1 295 13 89 - Association for
Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
· The Dyspraxia Assocaition
47 Mount Eagle Drive
Leopardstown Heights
Sandyford, D 18
Phone: +353 1 295 71 25
- Irish Association
of Teachers in Special Education
The Teacher's Centre
Drumcondra, Dublin 9 - The Irish Society
of Autism
16/17 Lr. O'Connell Street
Dublin 1
Phone: +353 1 874 46 84 - National Adult
Literacy Agency
76 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 855 4332
Fax: +353 1 855 5475
Email: nala@iol.ie
- Dyspel: Dyslexia & Special Needs Group
http://www.dyspel.org/
- Casablanca
American School
Route de la Mecque
Lotissement Ougoug
Quartier Californie 20 150
Casablanca, Morocco
http://www.cas.ac.ma/
- ACCESS (Administrative Committee to
Coordinate English-Speaking Services)
- Autism
Association of Curaçao
http://www.autisme-curacao.net/19341.html
- M.B.D. Foreningen
Sweden
- FMLS (Forbundet Mot Las-o,
Skrivsvarigheteri Goteborg)
Arvid Lindmansg. 3D
417 26 Goteborg - Familijstodcentrum
for Barn med Inlarningssvarigheter
Prastgardsangen 12
412 71 Goteborg - Swedish Websites:
http://www. educ.goteborg.se/usam/pforum/las/littlist.htm (provides a list of books in Swedish about dyslexia)
- Swiss Group of
International Schools
http://www.sgischools.com/ - ASK - All Special Kids
ASK - C.A.R.E. Center
150 Rue de Ferney, Rm 425a
CH-1211 Geneva
info@allspecialkigs.org - The Learning Room Study Center
Dufourstrasse 137
CH-8034 Zurich
Phone: +41 1 383 77 49
Fax +41 1 383 23 48
- Barton Reading
& Spelling System
- Children and
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
- The Council for
Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org/ - The International
Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org/ - Learning
Disabilities Association of America
http://ldanal.org/ - National Center
for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/ - National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org/
Email: nichcy@aed.org
- National Institute
on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
www.nidcd.nih.gov/ - Office of Special
Education
US Department of Education
Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW, Room 3132
Washington, DC 20202-2524
http://www.ed.gov/ - One ADD
Place
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