Resources for Learning Disabilities and ADHD
The following are a list of internet sites of interest
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There are several good general sites that provide a wide variety of information about learning and attention disorders. They include www.ldonline.com as well as www.ldam.org and www.ldanat.org. These sites are easy to navigate and provide information on such diverse topics as research on learning and attention disorders, information on tutoring and schools, and technological aids to improve academic performance.
The state of Massachusetts provides a valuable web site that provides information on special education issues at www.doe.mass.edu/sped/links.html
Information about accomodations for the Scholastic Aptitude Test can be found at www.ets.org/disability. This site provides information on the kinds of accomodations that are offered by the Educational Testing Service for the SAT, and the information that is necessary for providing documentation of a learning disability or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Information on audio compact discs for Dyslexic students can be found at the website RFBD.org, or Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic. This is an excellent site, and provides an extremely important resource for both children and adults with phonological processing problems
The Kurzweil educational software programs constitute another resource that is quite helpful for assisting students with Dyslexia. They have developed a suite of packages designed to enable students to scan in books or articles, and have that text read aloud. Study guides are also available to help students write papers, organize school projects, and assist in comprehension exercises.
The Reading Pen is another technological device that has been helpful to students with phonological processing problems. This is a device which looks like a pen, but instead of a writing tip, it has a tiny scanner at the end of the pen, which then scans into its memory words that are then pronounced through a tiny speaker in the device, or through an earplug. The Reading Pen also provides definitions of various words by displaying them on a LCD screen on the side of the device.
This is only a partial list, but more information can be gleaned from links provided by these sites, or by accessing www.google.com or www.dogpile.com and searching for key words that emphasize topics of interest to you.
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