The Guide to Learning Disabilities and Foreign Language Learning

This site is maintained by Sonja Moore, Virginia Commonwealth University

Last update 2/14/96


Assistive Technology

Auditory Deficits

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

College Policies for Students with Disabilities

Conference Handouts

Dyslexia

Foreign Language and LD

General Information

Government Resources

Learning Styles

Legal Information

Questions and Answers

Teaching Students with Disabilities

Visual Deficits


Assistive Technology

Basic skills in assistive technology
Linda Wilson's Assistive Tech for the Disabled Computer User
ERIC Digest Assistive Tech for Students with Mild Disabilities
The Virtual Assistive Tech Center supported by the U. of Kansas
Government Center on Information Technology Accommodation
Apple Computer Disability Solutions (commercial)
IBM's Special Needs Solutions (commercial)
Tech-related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988
Assistive technology research and development at Trace R & D Center
AZtech, Inc. A to Z Assistive Technology products (commercial)

Auditory Deficits

Deaf Magazine, an electronic publication
The Deafworld WWW Server
The Michigan State University Deaf Gopher

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Many, many resources on ADD by Brandi Valentine
The ADDed Line, an electronic ADD newsletter
Another ADD resource site One ADD Place(commercial)
ADD FAQ v1.2 information on ADD
ADD WWW Archive with links to various resources
ADD InfoNet is a computer-based Internet information resource
An article on ADD: What teachers should know
An article on ADD: Beyond the myths
An article on 50 tips on the management of adult ADD
An article on ADD in the classroom
Hallowell/Ratey Diagnostic Criteria for ADD in adults
ERIC Digest #445: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). (1987)
ERIC Digest #462: Teaching Children with ADD
ERIC Digest Providing an Appropriate Education to Children with ADD
What is it like to have ADD? An article by Edward M. Hallowell, MD.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ERIC Digest # 522ADHD and Children who are gifted
APA's Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM-IV) Criteria for ADHD
ERIC Digests on ADHD

College Policies for Students with Disabilities

A checklist for assessing colleges for accessibility
University of Utah's Center for Disabled Student Services
Georgia Southern University's Guide to Reasonable Accommodations
S.Lissner's article on Access to Higher Ed. for Students with Disabilities
ERIC Digest #466 College Planning for Students with LD
College Services and Resources for people with disabilities
Dartmouth College's Guide for Students with Disabilities
Longwood College's policy for students with disabilities
University of Alberta's Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
University of Minnesota's Disabilities Services
University of Virginia's policy for students with disabilities
VCU's Services for students with disabilities

Dyslexia

ERIC Digest Helping Children Overcome Reading Difficulties
Information on the Landmark School for Dyslexia and LD
General information in the Dyslexia Archive
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners & Educators page
On-line information on the positive side of dyslexia
ERIC Digest Academic Interventions for Children with Dyslexia
ERIC Digest What is dyslexia?
The Dyslexia 2000 Network with information on adult dyslexia
ERIC Digests on dyslexia
An article on possible difficulties in everyday life and education
An article on the learning styles of adult dyslexics
St. John's University gopher bibliography on dyslexia

Foreign Language and LD

Frank Moore's article on Section 504 and foreign language classes
ERIC DigestLang. Instruction for Linguistically Different Students
ERIC Bibliography Foreign Languages & Learning Disabilities
ERIC Bibliography Second Language Learning Styles & Strategies
ERIC Digest Foreign Language Requirements & Students with LD
ERIC Digest The FL Requirement. Why not American Sign Language?
ERIC Digest The Role of Styles & Strategies in 2nd Language Learning

General Information

A definition of LD and a list of some accommodations
Working Effectively with People with LD from Cornell
LD: Decade of the Brain, National Institute of Mental Health
ERIC Digest #516: Learning Disabilities
ERIC Digest #517: LD: Glossary of Some Important Terms
Western NY Disabilities Forum access to disabilities information
Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI) SUNY at Buffalo

Government Resources

Government related resources dealing with disabilities
A teacher's guide to the Office of Special Ed. and Rehabilitative Services

Learning Styles

ERIC Digest Learning Styles
ERIC Digest Learning Styles Counseling
Learning styles info in the Secrets of Learning a Language (commercial)
An on-line discussion of learning style instruments
An article by Elaine Winters on Seven Styles of Learning
Information on How People Learn
ERIC Bibliography on Adult Learning Styles
An article on identifying individual learning styles
Learning Styles Network Newsletters

Legal Information

A discussion of the IDEA of 1990 (P.L. 101-476)
A discussion of the "Tech Act" of 1988 (P.L. 100-407)
The text of Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Information
More ADA information
The ADA Document Center with copies of regulations, manuals, etc.
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995
ERIC Digest Parents' Rights and Responsibilities

Some Common Questions and Answers

"What does LD mean?" Answer
"What does LD mean?" Another answer from UVa.
"Why do I have to teach LD students? Answer

Teaching Students with Disabilities

General information

ERIC Digest #479 Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
A whole list of Special Education Resources
The Charles Armstrong School for learning differences/dyslexia
ERIC Digest #452 Stress Management for the Learning Disabled
ERIC Digest #E470 Children with Communication Disorders
ERIC Digest #448 Lesson Structure: From Research to Practice
A general guide to teaching students with disabilities from Illinois
Article on Standardized Testing and People with Disabilities
An annotated bibliography on teaching students with LD

Early education

ERIC Digest Integrating Children with Disabilities into Preschool
ERIC Digest #503 Preparing Children with Disabilities for School

Higher education

ERIC Bibliography At-Risk Students in the Community College

Adult education

ERIC Digest #99 Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities

Visual Deficits

Deaf/blind resources
Resources for Persons with Vision Impairments
The Web Server for the Visually Handicapped
ERIC Digest #E511 Visual Impairments
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