Resources and Links
WEBSITES:
Sandhills School
www.sandhillsschool.org
International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
www.rfbd.org
Children and Adults with ADD
www.chadd.org
Learning Disabilities Association
www.ldanatl.org
Schwab Foundation for Learning
www.schwablearning.org
LD Online
www.ldonline.org
All Kinds of Minds
www.allkindsofminds.org
Orton-Gillingham Academy
www.ortonacademy.org
Dr. Russell Barkley
www.russellbarkley.org
Multiple Intelligences
www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/front_mi.htm
BOOKS:
Cicci, Regina. “What’s Wrong with Me?” Learning Disabilities at Home and School. Baltimore, MD: York Press, 1995.
Frank, Robert and Kathryn E. Livingston. The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child: How She Thinks, How He Feels, How They Can Succeed. Rodale, Macmillan, 2002.
Hall, Susan and Louisa Moats. Parenting a Struggling Reader: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years. Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1999.
Levine, Mel. A Mind at a Time. New York: Simon Schuster, 2002.
Silver, Larry. The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1998.
Shaywitz, Sally. Overcoming Dyslexia. New York: Knopf Publishing, 2003.
VIDEOS:
Dyslexia: Finding the Answers. International Dyslexia Association 1-800-ABCD 123.
The following videos can be ordered through www.pbs.org:
How Difficult Can This Be?, The F.A.T. City Workshop, and Learning Disabilities and Social Skills: Last One Picked…First One Picked On, by Richard Lavoie
Misunderstood Minds, by Dr. Mel Levine
Teach Me Different, by Sally Smith