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Learners with...
=Learning Disabilities=

General Information Dyscalculia Dysnomia Other Interesting Information

Also see Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder because many of these resources have information about both disabilities. Also see Adults with Learning Disabilities and ADHD.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Cognitive Disabilities Part 1: We Still Know Too Little, and We Do Even Less http://www.webaim.org/articles/cognitive/cognitive_too_little/

Cognitive Disabilities Part 2: Conceptualizing Design Considerations http://www.webaim.org/articles/cognitive/conceptualize/

Visual vs Cognitive Disabilities http://www.webaim.org/articles/vis_vs_cog/

LD (Learning Disabilities) Online [|http://www.ldonline.org]

Learning Disabilities Association of South Carolina [] This site includes the following three areas: What is a Learning Disability? What is the Learning Disabilities Association? and Links to other sites for Learning Disabilities.

TeachingLD [|http://TeachingLD.org]

LD Online [includes ADD and ADHD] []

ABC’s of LD/ADHD []

LD inDepth []

Rick Lavoie [the man on the FAT City video] []

(NCLD) National Center for Learning Disabilities [] // Check out the Just the Facts search option at the bottom of the right side of the home page //.

LD InfoZone []

Fact Sheets []

Living with LD []

What You Need to Know About Special Education: Learning Disabilities []

Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of America []

Teaching LD [Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)] __ [|http://TeachingLD.org/] __

Teaching LD News Brief __ [|http://TeachingLD.org/ld_resources/news/] __

LD Resources: Current Practices Alerts [TeachingLD] []

National Center for Learning Disabilities []

LD and Your Child: An Age-by-Age Guide []

Learning Disabilities Association of America []

Successful Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities []

Help with Your Child [] “Parents are often baffled by the problems presented by a child with learning disabilities. Often this "invisible disability" does not become obvious until a child reaches school age. These articles provide a variety of suggestions and advice from experts on ways to help and how to view your child.”

Mental Health (co-occurrence with learning disabilities) [] “Mental health issues can affect anyone, including people with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Co-occurrence of mental health and learning disabilities might be present from birth, or be acquired later. They may be temporary or chronic.”

Sensory Integration Dysfunction []

LD/ADD Info [] “This page is specifically geared to provide information to youth and adults with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder.” It includes lots of information as well as checklists of common characteristics and a quiz about what you know about these disabilities.

L Is For Dyslexia http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LIsForDyslexia This site gives examples of how the media - movies, books, etc - addresses this topic. Some examples may make fun of people with dyslexia, so be warned - and please don't be offended.

50 Best Blogs about Learning Disabilities http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/tips-and-tools/learning-disabilities-blogs

LD Topics http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/math_skills/ida_math_fall98.html

IRIS Info Brief - Responsiveness to Intervention in the SLD Determination Process [] This short (13 page) article discusses the concepts, gives three cases to look at, and then discusses the determination of Specific Learning Disability.

Learning Disabilities []

LD-ADD-ADHD http://www.psychology-directory.com/psychologylinks/ld-add-adhd.html

Math Learning Disabilities http://www.ldonline.org/article/5896

Dyscalculia.org - Math Learning Disability Resource http://www.dyscalculia.org/

Gifted & Math Learning Disabled: The Dyscalculia Syndrome http://www.dyscalculia.org/Edu561.html

Dyscalculia http://durenfinal.weebly.com/index.html A project by a student (Duren) in the Ed Tech Program

DYSNOMIA
Dysnomia (disorder) [|http://www.lumrix.net/health/Dysnomia_(disorder).html]

Dysnomia [Wikipedia] [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysnomia_(disorder)]

Dysnomia []

Dysnomia [] “We have a complete line of learning and teaching materials for people diagnosed with Dysnomia or other nominal recall problems.”

OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION
Study: Dyslexia Differs by Language [|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/07/AR2008040701798.html

MOVIE: Understanding Learning Disabilities: How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T City Workshop  Presented by Richard D Lavoie  Copyright 1989 Eagle Hill Foundation, In Distributed by PBS Video  800-424-7963 [Also “Copyright 1996 packaging PBS”]