Learning Differences Resources

Learning Differences Sites
Parenting Help
Learning Differences Organizations

The following sites offer a wide range of information that will help you assist your children in their studies, direct you to the many sites that tackle the issue of learning disabilities, offer news and personal perspectives.

Learning Differences Sites

http://www.ldresources.com
LD Resources is a very large site created by Richard and Anne Wanderman. It offers resources for the LD community, links to schools, software to download, essays and more.

http://www.orton-gillingham.com
This site not only offers information about the reading program, but links to other web sites that are helpful to parents whose children have reading and attention problems.

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/dis.learning.html
This site is run by parents and offers links to many articles and resources on the web, in addition to answering basic questions about learning disabilities.

http://www.addresource.com
Links to organizations, e-zines, personal web sites for those who have or raise someone who has Attention Deficit Disorder.

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
This University of Wisconsin web site has been on line for years offering links to disability related resources.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/cise/ose/parents
The University of Virginia Curry School of Education maintains extensive links aimed at parents of children with learning disabilities.

http://www.conductdisorders.com
The Conduct Disorders website provides a resource center with many links to other sites, with a focus on such problems as ADD, ADHD, ODD, CD, OCD, RAD, depression and bi-polar disorder.

http://www.ldonline.org/
A lively site with resources for parents and teachers, including a bulletin board to exchange information.

http://www.matr.org
Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource (MATR) offers information about state-of-the-art technology, daily living devices, equipment, and the identification of assistive technology solutions for children with disabilities. Information requests are received by MATR staff via telephone, electronic mail, fax and U.S. mail. The staff researches resources and provide current information on products, services and service providers in the field of assistive technology. MATR also maintains a collection of catalogs, reprints, and publications to assist assistive technology personnel in the schools. Note that parents and students must be accompanied by a teacher when visiting MATR for a consult.

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Parenting Help

http://www.kidscamps.com/special_needs/learning_disab_add.html
This site offers a list of camps by geographical areas that specialize in campers with learning disabilities. For those camps that have their own web sites, you can link directly to the camp to see what it offered.

http://www.acacamps.org
The American Camping Association offers a guide to accredited camps with a search engine that allows you to search types of summer camps.

http://www.gocamps.com
"Frost's Summer Camp Guide" provides descriptions of general and special-interest camps.

http://www.camppage.com
Lists camps in Canada and the United States, although it's hard to tell how it chooses to pick camps to list.

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/smazing.html
It's not here because its focus is on disabilities (although you can find some information) but because there are more than 700 links to sites the nation's librarians have determined are great for children and parents.

http://www.earobics.com
Information on the equipment being used in Eton's classrooms and playful exercises you can do at home without any equipment.

http://www.talkingwithkids.org/index.html
This site offers many tips and links to resources about age-appropriate conversations on the tough issues like sex, violence, drugs, and alcohol.

http://www.bridge-comm.com
Dr. Alice McCarthy of Birmingham offers guidebooks for parents on everything from pre-schoolers at home to keeping teens healthy. Her books can be purchased through her web site.

http://add.about.com/
A large site with lots of links to information about everything from what schools are required to do for LD students to free typing programs that might help make homework a little easier. There are areas here for parents, kids, teens, teachers.

http://www.parents-choice.org
This non-profit site offers hundreds of reviews of software, books, and toys -- especially helpful around the holidays.

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Learning Differences Organizations

http://www.ld.org
The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides information about services and programs across the country to help children and adults with learning disabilities.

http://www.interdys.org
The International Dyslexia Association's site offers basic information about the disability, as well as conference information, technology resources, news releases and a kids' only area.

http://schwablearning.org
Businessman Charles Schwab and his children suffer from learning disabilities and he has devoted considerable time and money to helping other families. The Schwab Foundation for Learning offers information and support through a library information desk and online consultants.

http://www.ldanatl.org
The Learning Disabilities Association of America was begun by parents in 1964 and today has 50 state affiliates, more than 775 local chapters and over 60,000 members.

http://www.rfbd.org
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic was established after World War II to provide recorded books to blinded veterans. But educational materials for every level are available to people with dyslexia or other visual disabilities.

http://www.chadd.org
Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Order is a national organization with more than 500 chapters. It offers a support network for parents and is especially concerned with educational issues.

http://www.borntoexplore.org
An interesting site that describes itself as a positive and alternative look at ADD. In other words, you'll find a lot about diet, environment and medication that more traditional sites don't offer.

http://www.AllKindsOfMinds.org
A non-profit institute that relies heavily on the writings of Dr. Mel Levine and his associates about learning differences. Links to magazine articles and discussion groups are offered.

http://www.hellofriend.org
Bill and Camille Cosby set up the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation to honor their late son, who experienced learning disabilities. This cheerful site offers many links to organizations around the country.

http://ericec.org
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education is part of the U.S. Department of Education's online information network. It's a resource for the general public as well as teachers. Back to Top