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Research at your fingertips
You can read all the latest research on dyslexia, language, learning, attention, sensory-motor or other disorders. Click here and type a word in the search window, e.g. dyslexia, language or attention. You'll be able to read abstracts (a summary paragraph) and sometimes even whole articles on the latest research that has been published in professional journals from across the USA and even international journals. Ask a professional to help you understand the implications and lmitations of a study's specific research findings.
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Wellington-Alexander Center
The Wellington-Alexander Center opend in 2003. Under the direction of Dr. Ann Alexander, it also provides an interdisciplinary team of professionals for expert assessment and treatment of children with language-based learning difficulties, sensorimotor deficits and attention or behavior problems.
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Einstein Montessori School, Inc (EMS)
EMS is a free, public charter school for children with learning difficulties Children in grades 2-8 are provided with a research-based school that helps them successfully learn to read, spell, write, comprehend/remember and advance their academic skills. In 2002, EMS was recognized by the American Charter School Finance Corporation as one of the top 10 charter schools in the nation; it was the only school to make the top 10 list that served children with learning disabilities.EMS is located in Gainesville, Florida.
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The International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them. IDA is the oldest learning disabilities organization in the nation -- founded in 1949 in memory of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, a distinguished neurologist. Throughout our rich history, our goal has been to provide the most comprehensive forum for parents, educators, and researchers to share their experiences, methods, and knowledge.
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LD OnLine
Learning disabilities affect a person's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways: as specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read, write, or do math.
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Einstein Montessori Academy
Einstein Montessori Academy is a McKay scholarship school in Cocoa, Florida that serves children with learning difficulties.
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Florida Center For Reading Research
We have listed below some general suggestions for things that parents can do to help support the reading growth of their children. These are general suggestions, meant to be useful for almost any child, and there may be other things your child’s teacher will want you to do that are focused on the specific needs of your child. All of these suggestions come from research on the way children learn to read.
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National Reading Panel (NRP)
In 1997, Congress asked the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to convene a national panel to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read.
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Beginning Reading And Phonological Awareness
Beginning Reading And Phonological Awareness For Students With Learning Disabilities By Michael M. Behrmann ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities And Gifted Education Learning.
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Phonemic Awareness Songs
Phonemic awareness is not the same thing as phonics. Phonemic awareness deals with sounds in spoken words, whereas phonics involves the relationship between sounds and written symbols. Phonics deals with learning sound-spelling relationships and is associated with print. Most phonemic awareness tasks are purely oral.
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Children And Adults With (CHADD)
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with AD/HD. Many individuals and families dealing with AD/HD turn to CHADD, the national organization representing individuals with AD/HD, for education, advocacy and support. The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the association's success by providing resources and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters.
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Sensory Integration or Sensory Processing (OT)
Sensory Integration can affect how sensory information is processed by the nervous system. These processes can provide part of the foundation for many important skills like coordination, visual processing, neat hand writing, attention, swallowing pills, and other essentials activities of daily living or academic life. Proper diagnosis and treatment by a Sensory Integration trained Occupational Therapist can dramatically improve these critical skills.
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