American Self-Help
Clearinghouse
www.mentalhelp.net/selfhelp
A keyword-searchable database of over 1,100 national, international, model and
online self-help support groups for addictions, bereavement, health, mental
health, disabilities, abuse, parenting, caregiver concerns and other stressful
life situations.
Brain Connection on Early
Reading
http://www.brainconnection.com/library/?main=genhome/early-reading
BrainGym
http://www.braingym.org/
(The movement program that enhances learning and performance in ALL areas)
Children and Adults with
AD/HD (CHADD)
www.chadd.org
An invaluable resource to find professionals, products, or others providing
services for families and individuals living with AD/HD. The Directory may be
searched by location or by type of service offered.
Children's Disabilities Information:
http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/
"Empowering
parents with articles, resources and advocacy for children's disabilities and
children's special needs"
Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org
Is an international professional organization dedicated to improving
educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with
disabilities, and/or the gifted
Dysgraphia:
Causes and Treatment
http://www.dyscalculia.org/Edu563.html
Causes and treatments for handwriting disabilities.
Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://ericir.syr.edu
Is a federally-funded national information system that provides 16
subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support
components, and a variety of services and products on a broad range of
education-related issues with AskERIC -- a personalized Internet-based service
providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors,
administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the
United States and the world.
Exceptional Parent Magazine
http://www.eparent.com/
- providing
information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and
families of children with disabilities, and the professionals who work with
them.
Handwriting Readiness:
Locatives and Visuomotor Skills in the Kindergarten Year
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v3n1/marr.html
This study investigated the relationship between the cognitive understanding of
locatives (e.g., words used for spatial and temporal concepts such as
"up" or "next to") and the graphomotor task of shape and
letter copying in typically developing kindergarten children
How Does Your Engine Run?
http://www.alertprogram.com/
Developmentally appropriate, highly effective, evidenced based strategies to
change or maintain states of alertness/anxiety & teach kids how to
independently recognize and control their emotional/behavioral responses to the
world around them.
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org
is the world's leading web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, helping
children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and
up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD, a
comprehensive resource guide, and a “Yellow Pages” referral directory of
professionals, schools, and products
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org
Is a national, non-profit organization that offers support to people with
learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals by
provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical
solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources.
Multicultural Holiday Celebrations
http://www.web-holidays.com/
A myriad of holidays to explore while expanding cultural awareness and
facilitating cultural tolerance and acceptance.
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children): Early
Childhood Education Information
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/
National Information Center for
Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org
Is the national information and referral center that provides information on
disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals,
with a special emphasis on birth to 22 years.
National Institute of Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/early_childhood.html
Scientifically-based research on how young children develop skills that will
make them successful readers.
NIEER (National Institute
for Early Education Research)
http://nieer.org/standards/
Objective, nonpartisan information based on research.
Our-Kids
www.our-kids.org/
A list consist of over 700 people representing children of varying diagnosis;
everything from indefinite developmental delays and sensory integration
problems, to cerebral palsy, to rare genetic disorders.
Parent to Parent USA (P2PUSA)
www.p2pusa.org
is a national non-profit organization committed to promoting access,
quality and leadership in parent to parent support across the country. Parent
to Parent programs provide emotional and informational support to families of
children who have special needs and highlight statewide organizations that have
parent to parent support as a core program and a commitment to implementing
parent to parent evidence-based practices.
Reading First
http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/faq.html
Scientifically based reading research-and the proven instructional and
assessment tools consistent with this research-to ensure that all children
learn to read well by the end of third grade.
Social Programs That Work
http://www.excelgov.org/displayContent.asp?Keyword=prppcSocial
Offers a series of papers developed by the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
on social programs that are backed by rigorous evidence of effectiveness.
Special Child:
www.specialchild.com
For Parents
and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
Special Education
Resources on the Internet (SERI)
http://www.seriweb.com
Is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to
those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
The International Campbell Collaboration:
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/Fralibrary.html
Offers a registry of systematic reviews of evidence on the effects of
interventions in the social, behavioral, and educational arenas.
The Promising Practices
Network
http://www.promisingpractices.net/
Web site highlights programs and practices that credible research indicates are
effective in improving outcomes for children, youth, and families.
The What Works
Clearinghouse
http://www.w-w-c.org/
Established by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education
Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, and the public with a central,
independent, and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in
education.
Uniquely
Gifted
www.uniquelygifted.org
Offers a resource page specifically for ‘twice-exceptional’ children
(intellectually gifted children with special needs).
Wrightslaw
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for
children with disabilities.