Nothing seems to get on a parent’s last nerve like the sound of a whining voice. As parents we find whining aversive, but we may have unintentionally contributed to its use.
LD Resources
LD Resources
We provide a wealth of information for parents and professionals. If you’re looking for information about learning disabilities, dyslexia, ADHD, or Executive Function disorder, use this online resource as a guide, and refer to our center for hands-on education and development opportunities.
Recent Blog Posts
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Staying on top of all the details of 21st-century life can be a challenge. The advent of the computer age has not produced the predicted paperless society.
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Almost everyone resolves to make some positive change in their life for the New Year.
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Join the club. You sweat the shopping and preparing a huge meal or a dish only to be met with comments about what is missing this year. Gifts elicit a noncommittal response.
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If your college freshman who is eligible for support refuses to contact the Office of Disability Services, know that you are not alone.
Resources and Links
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C.H.A.D.D. - The National Resource on ADHD – Provides information and resources for ADHD for parent, caregivers, adults, and professionals.
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The State of Learning Disabilities (2017) - The National Center for Learning Disabilities has created a groundbreaking report on the "state" of learning disabilities in the United States.
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The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity - Co-founded by dyslexia specialist Sally Shaywitz, this website offers a wealth of information regarding dyslexia
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Getreadytoread.org - A variety of resources for pre-reading activities, screening tools and literacy checklists
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Understood - From the National Center on Learning Disabilities, this site is a resource for parents that includes a wide variety of topics related to learning and attention issues.
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Technology Tools
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Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words to represent thoughts and information. For older students, Inspiration provides a more sophisticated tool for graphic organizing.
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Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon NaturallySpeaking that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text content in any text application.
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Learning Ally, previously named Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic or RFB&D, is the leading provider of audiobooks – including the world’s largest library of audio textbooks. This is a paid subscription service.
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In order to understand the basic concept of time, children need visual cues. Time Timer's visual timers for classroom and home have a patented red disk that disappears as time passes, giving children a graphic image of time that helps them understand that 10 minutes is twice as long as 5 minutes in a way digital clocks can't.
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Kurzweil 3000 is a program designed to help students with their reading and writing skills. Its ability to scan and read text allows the student to strengthen comprehension.