Where will you find information to support student success? Visit these sites and explore the endless possibilities:
Washington Family Magazine is a local resource for parents in the DC metropolitan area.
Our Kids is a weekly newletter highlighting parent-friendly activities for children in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
The JSSA of Metropolitan Washington provides services for children and adolescents in the Washington, DC metropolitan area
The National Association for Gifted Children invests its resources to train teachers, encourage parents and educate administrators and policymakers on how to develop and support gifted children.
The Council for Exceptional Children is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students advocates for twice-exceptional students to reach their full potential.
The GTLD Network helps parents of GTLD kids to advocate for their children to obtain appropriate gifted instruction and special education services.
Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources seeks to improve educational services and promote child advocacy by providing resources to children and parents.
Smart Kids with LD is an organization dedicated to helping parents help their kids succeed.
LD Online provides information about learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals.
The Weinfeld Group offers services that include advocacy, training and consultation.
The 2e Newsletter is an excellent information source for parents and educators dedicated to serving the needs of twice exceptional students.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to helping young people with financial need and demonstrated excellence reach their full potential through education.
Read about Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and its impact on education.
Explore Linda Silverman's excellent work on visual spatial learners and more.
A.W.Peller & Associates is a comprehensive source of educational materials for the gifted.
Watch for http://www.learningstyles.net, a website under construction
Check out Hoagie's Gifted Website with resources for kids, parents and educators to support gifted students.
SchwabLearning.org has a parents guide to helping kids with learning difficulties.
Wrightslaw.com is a source of information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.
ExhibitHall.org is an online marketplace to find a growing selection of solutions in educational tools and technology.
The Kurzweil 3000 is software to help you with reading, writing and verbal expression. It can help you get what you need to know and then show everyone that you know it.
Inspiration/Kidspiration is software to help you learn, think and organize information. You’ll be able to explain what you know and how things work.
http://www.hwtears.com Handwriting Without
Tears is software that parents and teachers will love. The teacher’s guides
are easy for parents to understand and use at home, and little time is needed
for classroom preparation. It’s a “win-win” for everyone.
Academic Programs for Gifted and Talented Learning Disabled Students provides a comprehensive look at the components of a successful program meeting the needs of these students.
Mentoring Empowers Gifted/Learning Disabled Students to Soar describes the nationally recognized "Wings Mentor Program" in Montgomery County Schools.
"What
We Have Learned" is an article exploring information in providing adaptations
and accommodations for gifted students with learning disabilities.
In A Mind at a Time, Mel Levine argues that our educational shortsightedness results in a loss of human potential on a grand scale, as kids who do not fit the mold are misclassified, stigmatized and then fail.
Could
It Be Autism?
A Parents Guide to the First Signs and First Steps,
by Nancy D. Wiseman, is a great resource to help parents to know what to watch
for and when to get pushy. Wiseman is the founder of First Signs, Inc., a national
non-profit group dedicated to early identification of autism.
In Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, Jim Delisle provides a humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children today.
Smart
Kids With Learning Difficulties:
Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential,
by Rich Weinfeld, Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler, Betty Roffman Shevitz,
is a must-have resource addressing the needs of these special students: who
they are, how we find them, what we do for them, and who is responsible.
To
Be Gifted and Learning Disabled, Susan Baum's revised and expanded edition
offers up-to-date information on identifying and meeting the needs of gifted
and learning disabled (GLD) youngsters.
Arizona - Scottsdale Unified School District; Scottsdale, Arizona (Kim Lansdowne, GTLD Coordinator; Heide Oshin, Teacher)
Maryland - Montgomery County Public Schools; Rockville, Maryland (Marisa Stemple, GTLD Instructional Specialist)
New Mexico - Bellehaven ES, Albuquerque Public School; Albuquerque, New Mexico; (L. Dennis Higgins & M. Elizabeth Nielson) dhiggins@unm.edu
New York - Southern Westchester BOCES, New York (Lois Baldwin, Director)
California - Bridges Academy; Studio City, California www.bridges.edu
Maryland - Siena School; Silver Spring, Maryland www.thesienaschool.org
Vermont - The Greenwood School; Putney, Vermont www.thegreenwoodschool.org/academics/village.cfm
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