Post by Charity on Feb 24, 2004 11:06:56 GMT -5
Assessment 4 Kids specializes in reading, math, & language assessments and also offers learning style and parent checklists.
Avko Educational Research Foundation specializes in helping people with dyslexia.
Family Homeschool is a national organization that helps families to homeschool their children with special learning needs.
Family Village is a place for people to find support of all different kinds of disabilities! There are message areas, links to web sites & more. Although not homeschool specific, you may find a lot of support here in general.
Feingold Association is an excellent place to start if you are looking into alternatives for treatment of your ADD labeled child.
NACD - National Association for Child Development has been helping homeschoolers for a long time. I know of several who have used their services & are very happy.
NATional cHallenged Homeschoolers Associated Network (NATTHAN) is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to providing encouragement to families with special needs children who are homeschooling.
Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group is located in Illinios. Even is you don't live in the area, they have a section on homeschooling that you may find helpful.
Special Needs Education Network World Wide Web was established under the auspices of the SchoolNet project, a cooperative initiative of Canada's provincial, territorial, and federal governments, in consultation with educators, universities, colleges and industry.
SNE (es-en-ee) services have been designed for parents, teachers, and organizations that are interested in special needs education, but SNE information and resources will be of interest to a wide variety of SchoolNet users. It develops and maintains comprehensive information resources and communication networks to facilitate collaborative efforts in special needs education. This includes Mailing Lists, Gopher, World Wide Web, and Special Projects.
Other Resources & Places for Information & Help
ABA Materials is a company that produce CD-ROMs with thousands of color images that parents can print cheaply as flash cards to teach speech, language and communication to kids with learning disabilities such as Autism/PDD etc.
ADD/LD Schoolhouse on the Web has suggestions & tips to help parents deal with & teach their ADD & LD kids.
Audioblox is a program for dyslexia and other learning difficulties which has proven successful for more than 100,000 people. Now available in a home study application complete with all manuals, parts and tutorial video to guide you every step of the way. They say that if you are not entirely pleased with the results, return it within 30 days for a full refund.
BrightWord Creations has many articles online, written by both herself & other authors. There is also an online bookstore of recommended reading.
Canada's Schoolnet Special Needs offers links to resources for parents & teachers.
Christian Homeschool Forum's Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child compiled by Kathy Ridpath has info on 2 e-mail interest groups: one for homeschooling children with physical disabilities & one for homeschooling autistic children. Also, info on other groups not on the net & helps for ADD & ADHD.
Dianne Craft MA Solutions for Struggling Learners has info on the connections of diet & learning problems.
Different Roads to Learning is a web site dedicated to parents of learning challenged children. Their on-line catalog that features educational playthings appropriate for children, 2 to 9, who have delays in acquiring cognitive skills. Their toys provide stimulation for fine motor skills, concentration, shape and color recognition, discrimination, eye hand coordination and categorizing. Parents and friends of learning different children are welcome to visit!
Dyslexia Teacher has lots of resources for working with dyslexic children. There are articles, links, teaching ideas, diagnostic testing, mailing lists, message boards, etc. They even offer a certification class for working with dyslexic children!
Doris J Rapp, M.D. has lots of info on the allergy/learning problem/behavior problem connection.
The Down Syndrome WWW Pageoffers lots of info & links!
Dyslexia, the Gift is sponsored by The Davis Dyslexia Association International. It has links to many resources about dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Dyslexia Online is a magazine with many helpful & interesting articles!
Education By Design Special Needs Resources has a nice selection of links for autism, learning disabilities, & Down Syndrome. Most of these sites are Australian.
The Family Education Network has an entire area dedicated to Special Needs which includes links, family matching, a message area & more! There is also a separate discussion area that has started for homeschoolers. Just choose the Special needs logo on the main page to get there. If you want to post under homeschooling, choose the Education link, then the Discussions tab, scroll down to the Parental Involvement forum, & choose homeschooling.
Funtastic Learning is an on-line catalog of toys, games, and tools for children with skill-development needs. Each of our product descriptions includes a list of the skills that particular toy or game or tool can help build. And each product has been reviewed by the multidisiplinary staff at the JFK/Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in New Jersey, and taken into session with their children. That is why we can say our products are "kid-tested and therapist-approved." They also offer Monthly Specials that often make some of our new or best-selling products an even better value.
Gifted Resources Home Page is filled with information on everything from distance learning to mailing lists.
Greenwood Institute's Home Schooling for Learning Disabled Students is a program aimed at Dyslexic children. They also have a resource list.
Homeschooling Gifted Kids offers info & resources.
The Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities Homepage is a has lots of links to some great information!
The Homeschooling Zone's Resources for Special Children is a page of resources to check out.
Avko Educational Research Foundation specializes in helping people with dyslexia.
Family Homeschool is a national organization that helps families to homeschool their children with special learning needs.
Family Village is a place for people to find support of all different kinds of disabilities! There are message areas, links to web sites & more. Although not homeschool specific, you may find a lot of support here in general.
Feingold Association is an excellent place to start if you are looking into alternatives for treatment of your ADD labeled child.
NACD - National Association for Child Development has been helping homeschoolers for a long time. I know of several who have used their services & are very happy.
NATional cHallenged Homeschoolers Associated Network (NATTHAN) is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to providing encouragement to families with special needs children who are homeschooling.
Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group is located in Illinios. Even is you don't live in the area, they have a section on homeschooling that you may find helpful.
Special Needs Education Network World Wide Web was established under the auspices of the SchoolNet project, a cooperative initiative of Canada's provincial, territorial, and federal governments, in consultation with educators, universities, colleges and industry.
SNE (es-en-ee) services have been designed for parents, teachers, and organizations that are interested in special needs education, but SNE information and resources will be of interest to a wide variety of SchoolNet users. It develops and maintains comprehensive information resources and communication networks to facilitate collaborative efforts in special needs education. This includes Mailing Lists, Gopher, World Wide Web, and Special Projects.
Other Resources & Places for Information & Help
ABA Materials is a company that produce CD-ROMs with thousands of color images that parents can print cheaply as flash cards to teach speech, language and communication to kids with learning disabilities such as Autism/PDD etc.
ADD/LD Schoolhouse on the Web has suggestions & tips to help parents deal with & teach their ADD & LD kids.
Audioblox is a program for dyslexia and other learning difficulties which has proven successful for more than 100,000 people. Now available in a home study application complete with all manuals, parts and tutorial video to guide you every step of the way. They say that if you are not entirely pleased with the results, return it within 30 days for a full refund.
BrightWord Creations has many articles online, written by both herself & other authors. There is also an online bookstore of recommended reading.
Canada's Schoolnet Special Needs offers links to resources for parents & teachers.
Christian Homeschool Forum's Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child compiled by Kathy Ridpath has info on 2 e-mail interest groups: one for homeschooling children with physical disabilities & one for homeschooling autistic children. Also, info on other groups not on the net & helps for ADD & ADHD.
Dianne Craft MA Solutions for Struggling Learners has info on the connections of diet & learning problems.
Different Roads to Learning is a web site dedicated to parents of learning challenged children. Their on-line catalog that features educational playthings appropriate for children, 2 to 9, who have delays in acquiring cognitive skills. Their toys provide stimulation for fine motor skills, concentration, shape and color recognition, discrimination, eye hand coordination and categorizing. Parents and friends of learning different children are welcome to visit!
Dyslexia Teacher has lots of resources for working with dyslexic children. There are articles, links, teaching ideas, diagnostic testing, mailing lists, message boards, etc. They even offer a certification class for working with dyslexic children!
Doris J Rapp, M.D. has lots of info on the allergy/learning problem/behavior problem connection.
The Down Syndrome WWW Pageoffers lots of info & links!
Dyslexia, the Gift is sponsored by The Davis Dyslexia Association International. It has links to many resources about dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Dyslexia Online is a magazine with many helpful & interesting articles!
Education By Design Special Needs Resources has a nice selection of links for autism, learning disabilities, & Down Syndrome. Most of these sites are Australian.
The Family Education Network has an entire area dedicated to Special Needs which includes links, family matching, a message area & more! There is also a separate discussion area that has started for homeschoolers. Just choose the Special needs logo on the main page to get there. If you want to post under homeschooling, choose the Education link, then the Discussions tab, scroll down to the Parental Involvement forum, & choose homeschooling.
Funtastic Learning is an on-line catalog of toys, games, and tools for children with skill-development needs. Each of our product descriptions includes a list of the skills that particular toy or game or tool can help build. And each product has been reviewed by the multidisiplinary staff at the JFK/Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in New Jersey, and taken into session with their children. That is why we can say our products are "kid-tested and therapist-approved." They also offer Monthly Specials that often make some of our new or best-selling products an even better value.
Gifted Resources Home Page is filled with information on everything from distance learning to mailing lists.
Greenwood Institute's Home Schooling for Learning Disabled Students is a program aimed at Dyslexic children. They also have a resource list.
Homeschooling Gifted Kids offers info & resources.
The Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities Homepage is a has lots of links to some great information!
The Homeschooling Zone's Resources for Special Children is a page of resources to check out.
