SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCES WEB SITES
Braille Bug
www.afb.org/braillebug/
American Foundation for the Blind supported site for kids that teaches youth
from grades 3-6 about Braille and
encourages understanding through interactive activities.
A special thing is typing your name in Braille.
An excellent resource on Helen Keller with biographic and photographic
information on her life.
Disability Resource
Monthly Regional Resource Directory: New
Jersey
www.disabilityresources.org/NEW-JERSEY.html
Resources in NJ on disabilities such as advocacy, legal rights, assistive
technology, employment, financial assistance, housing/independent living,
transportation and vocational rehabilitation.
LD Online:
Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
www.ldonline.org/
The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children. A
special part of this is KidZone, with artwork and stories by young people with LD. Plus
info to help them understand their LD and build self-advocacy skills.
Learning Disabilities
Association of America
www.ldanatl.org/
A national non-profit organization dedicated to enhance the quality of life for all
individuals with learning disabilities, to aaleviate the restricting effects and to
support endeavors to determine the causes of learning disabilities.
National Center for
Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org
Provides national leadership and support of children and adults with learning disabilites
by providing info, resources and referral services; developing and supporting innovative
education programs, services and workshops.
Special
Needs Information
www.spannj.org/links_to_visit.htm
Links to resources in New Jersey such as the IDEA LAW, NJ Special Education
Code, Parent Training Info Center, Resource & Advocacy Center and other
related Non-Profit Organizations. Other
categories are Law & Legislation and Parent Support & General
Disabilities Resources. There are
also links to specific disabilities or disorders.
| TITLE/AUTHOR | CALL |
| ADD/ADHD
BEHAVIOR-CHANGE RESOURCE KIT Grad L.Flick, Ph. D. Ready to use strategies and activities for helping children with attention deficit disorder. (391 pages) |
J372 FLI |
| CHILDREN WITH
AUTISM Michael D. Powers, PsyD A parents guide to autism, what it is, treatment, educational development, legal rights and what it’s like to be an adult with autism. (364 pages) |
J372 CHI |
| HELP IS ON THE WAY
A CHILD’S BOOK ABOUT ADD Marc A. Nemiroff, PhD Explains the effects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and how it can be handled. (60 pages) |
J618.92 NEM |
| HOW TO DO HOMEWORK
WITHOUT THROWING UP Trevor Romain If homework makes you queasy or uneasy, this book shows you how to handle it via jokes and cartoons. How to manage your time better and to make it a more pleasant experience. (67 pages) |
J372 ROM |
| LEARNING
DISABILITIES Jean McBee Knox Discusses the nature, possible causes, and treatment of learning disabilities, how they are diagnosed, and whom they affect. (100 pages) |
J362.4 KNO |
| NEGOTIATING THE
SPECIAL EDUCATION MAZE Winifreed Anderson Presents an effective approach for obtaining appropriate instruction and therapy designed to meet the unique needs of every child with special needs. (263 pages) |
J372 AND |
| THE NEW LANGUAGE OF
TOYS Sue Schwartz, PhD & Joan E. Heller Miller, EdM Teaching communication skills to children with special needs using toys, from birth to ages 6, a guide for parents and teachers. (279 pages) |
J372 SCH |
| PUTTING ON THE
BRAKES Patricia Quinn Young people’s guide to understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (64 pages) |
J372 QUI |
| RUSS AND THE APPLE
TREE SURPRISE Janet Elizabeth Rickert A day in the life of Russ, a 5 year old boy with Down syndrome. (26 pages) |
EJ RIC |
| THE SCHOOL
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR KIDS WITH LD Rhoda Cummings Discusses how children with learning differences can get along better in school. (164 pages) |
J372 CUM |
| THE SPECIAL
EDUCATION SOURCEBOOK Michael Rosenberg Ph.D. A guide to program, materials, and information sources for teachers who must meet the needs of students with a wide range of learning disabilities. (325 pages) |
J372 ROS |
| THE SPECIAL NEEDS
READING LIST Wilma Sweeney An annotated guide to the best publications for parents and professionals. (314 pages) |
J372 SWE |
| SUCCEEDING WITH
LD Jill Lauren 20 true stories about real people with learning disability. (148 pages) |
J372 LAU |
| THE SURVIAVAL GUIDE
FOR KIDS WITH LD*: *(learning differences) Gary Fisher, PhD & Rhonda Cummings, EdD A handbook for kids with learning disabilities. Discusses different types of disorders, programs at school, coping with negative feelings and making friends. Includes a special section for parents and teachers. (92 pages) |
J372 FIS |
| WHAT DO YOU MEAN
I HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY? Kathleen Dwyer Describes learning disabilities and what can be done to overcome them. (46 pages) |
PARENTS 362.4 DWY |
| WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS
LD*: *(learning differences): a survival guide for parents Gary Fisher, PhD & Rhonda Cummings, EdD This book answers the questions and concerns about raising a child withLD; how to cope, encourage, support, advocate, get help, resources and legal rights to help make your child be the best they can be. (144 pages) |
J372 FIS |