Learning Disabilities Resources

Learning Disabilities Resources for Children

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Fun games by Schwab Learning for kids who learn differently.

All Kinds of Minds, A Young Student's Book about Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders, Mel Levine
To help children in the elementary grades (7-11 years old) understand how they learn and how they may have different strengths and weaknesses in some areas of learning.

The Alphabet Wars, A story about Dyslexia, Diane Burton Robb

Keeping a Head in School, Mel Levine
To help older students (from 11 years and up) understand and appreciate their own distinct learning profiles.

Learning Outside the Lines, Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
Two ivy league students with learning disabilities and ADHD give you tools for academic success and educational revolution

Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention, A Book for Kids About ADD (Second Edition), Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD and Ellen B. Dixon, Ph.D.

My Name is Brain Brian, Jeanne Betancourt

Niagra Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipper, The Mostly True Confessons of the World's Greatest Underachiever), Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

School Strategies for ADD Teens, Guidelines for Schools, Parents and Students, Grades 6 to 12, Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D., Ellen B. Dixon, PhD and Susan H. Biggs, Ed.D

Links to Learning Disabilities Resources for Parents

Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Information, research, education and advocacy on ADD for parents, educators, professionals and the general public.

The Children's Hospital of Denver
The Children's Hospital Child Development Unit provides evaluations for children who have developmental, learning and behavioral issues.

Colorado Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
Provides resources such as government programs, grassroots organizations and parent support groups.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
Membership is individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them; provides education and advocacy for children and adults with learning disabilities.

Learning Disabilities Association of Colorado
Affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of America; provides educational, medical and legal information for members.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities
Provides information and resources on learning disabilities, promotes public awareness and advocates for legislation to aid individuals with LDs.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
A national information center providing information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, administrators, media and others. Special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities
Engages in research, develops recommendations, and provides training to help administrators, teachers, parents, and policy makers address the issues surrounding the proper identification of students with learning disabilities who need special education services.

Non-Verbal Learning Disorders Association
Provides general information and research on non-verbal learning disorders.

PEAK Parent Center
A statewide organization of parents of children with disabilities reaching out to assist other parents and professionals.

Schwab Learning
Schwab Learning is dedicated to helping kids with learning and attention problems be successful in learning and life.

Special Education News
Provides in-depth, timely news related to educating students with disabilities, for the special education field.

Books About Learning Disabilities

Late, Lost and Unprepared:  A Parent's Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning, Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietz

The Blessing of a Skinned Knee:  Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self Reliant Children, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.

A Whole New Mind:Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future, Daniel H. Pink

A Mind at a Time, Mel Levine

About Dyslexia: Unraveling the Myth, Priscilla Vail

Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities: Realities, Myths and Controversial Treatments, Barbara Ingersoll and Sam Goldstein

Bridging the Gap, Raising a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Rondalyn Varney

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood to Adulthood, Edward Hallowell and John Ratey

Inside the Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind Works, Ronald Kotulak

It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents, Harold S. Koplewicz

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Carol Stock Kranowitz

The Myth of Laziness, Mel Levine

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at any Level, Sally Shaywitz

Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide for Helping Your Child to Succeed in School, Sam Goldstein and Nancy Mather

Parenting a Struggling Reader, a Guide to Diagnosing and Finding Help for Your Child's Reading Difficulties, Susan L. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed.D

Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome, Liane Holliday Willey

Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child, Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men, Michael Gurin

Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence, Jane M. Healey

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