| Recommended Web Sites |
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| http//:www.LDOnLine.ORG 
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LD Project at WETA, in
association with PERC, NCLD & the Coordinated Campaign |
Best web site available on
LD. Contains information, articles, and even a store for ordering tapes and books. |
| International Dyslexia Assoc. http://www.interdys.org
info@interdys.org for information |
International Dyslexia
Association (IDA)
8600 LaSalle Rd.
Chester Bldg.
Suite 382
Baltimore, MD 21286(410) 296-0232 |
Contains information on IDA
branches, publications, conferences, research, and other pertinent information for parents
and educators. |
| National Institutes of
Health National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov |
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Council for Exceptional
Children
(CEC) and the Division for Learning
Disabilities (DLD)http://www.cec.sped.org
http://edhd.bgsu.edu/DLD/ |
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091-1589(703) 620-3660 or
(800) 328-0272 |
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| Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Reading:
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education:
http://ericec.org/ |
ERIC Clearinghouse on
Disabilities and Gifted Education
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091(800) 382-0272 |
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| Learning Disabilities
Association of America (LDA) http://www.ldanatl.org |
4156 Library Rd.Pittsburgh,
PA 15234 (412) 341-1515 |
Provides information to the
public about learning disabilities. |
| The National Center for
Learning Disabilities (NCLD) http://www.ncld.org |
381 Park Ave., Suite 1420
New York, NY 10016(212) 545-7510 |
Publishes annual journal, Their
World, and offers information and publications for parents. |
| National Information Center
for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org |
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, D.C. 20013-1492(800) 695-0285 |
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Curry School of Education
University of Virginiahttp://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/
curry/centers/pals
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PALS
Curry School of Education
University of Virginia
405 Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902 |
Phonological Awareness and Literacy
Screening |
| The National Right to Read
Foundation www.nrrf.org |
Box 490
The Plains, VA 20198(800) 468-8911 |
Foundation has a newsletter
and an extensive resource list of publications. |
 www.thenewgrange.org |
Newgrange School: (609) 394-2255
• 52 Lafayette Ave., Trenton, NJ 08610
Newgrange Educational Outreach Center: (609) 419-1999 • 600 College Road East,
Suite 3000, Princeton, NJ 08540
Email: info@thenewgrange.org |
Newgrange...Where Learning Brings
Success. Newgrange is a non-profit organization established in
1977 to provide specialized educational programs for people with learning disabilities.
Newgrange includes a full-time School
Program, located in Trenton, N.J., and an Educational Outreach Center,
located in Princeton, N.J. How do you spell success? |
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Schwab
Learning.
http://www.schwablearning.org |
1660 S. Amphlett Blvd.,
Suite 200
San Mateo, CA 94402-2508(415) 655-2410 |
“A
Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Differences” a service of
the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. Foundation started by
Charles Schwab to promote awareness of learning differences, especially dyslexia. |
| The Lee David Pesky Center
for Learning Enrichment http://
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345 Bobwhite Court, Suite 220,
Boise, Idaho 83706 -208-333-0008
fax-208-333-0888
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A not-for-profit organization
committed to helping those with learning/reading disabilities to reach their full
potential. This goal is realized by offering complete psychoeducational assessments,
one on one remediation that is specific to the clients individual learning needs,
counseling therapy for the client and the client's family, and educational opportunities
for educators, clinicians and parents. |
| California Dept. of
Education http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov |
Web site of the Ca. Dept. of
Education |
Contains information about
the California Reading Initiative. |
| Texas Reading Initiative |
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Governor's
web site: www.governor.state.tx.us Texas
Education Agency, Texas Reading Initiative web site:
www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/
Professional Development Guides created by the Texas Center for Reading and
Language Arts web site: www.tea.state.tx.us/teks
Reporting of state test results by school. Non-profit organization called
Just for the Kids publishes analyses on its web site: www.just4kids.org/
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| Kindergarten Screening Measures |
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Test of
Phonological Awareness (TOPA) by Joseph K. Torgesen and Brian R. Bryant, distributed by
Pro-Ed, Phone 800-897-3202, www.proedinc.com. To
see a list of the assessments approved for early reading diagnostic instruments in the
Texas Reading Initiative, see www2.outer.net/prg/ednews/texas/061898.html.
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| Reading Recovery
Research |
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National Right to Read Foundation Web Site
www.nrrf.org
Articles:
Shanahan, Timothy and Rebecca Barr, "Reading Recovery: An
Independent Evaluation of the Effects of an Early Instructional
Intervention for At-Risk Learners", Reading
Research Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, 1995. (publication of the
International Reading Association)
Grossen, Bonnie, Gail Coulter and Barbara Ruggles, "Reading
Recovery: An Evaluation of Benefits and Costs," Effective School Practices,
Vol. 15, No. 3, 1996. ADI, P.O. Box 10252, Eugene, OR
97440.
Center, Yola et. al., "An Evaluation of Reading Recovery," Reading Research
Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1995.
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| Kindergarten Screening Measures |
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Test of Phonological Awareness
(TOPA) by Joseph K. Torgesen and Brian R. Bryant,
distributed by Pro-Ed, Phone 800-897-3202, www.proedinc.com.
To see a list of the assessments approved for early reading diagnostic instruments in
the Texas Reading Initiative, see www2.outer.net/prg/ednews/texas/061898.html.
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