Multimedia
Welcome to LD OnLine's multimedia section! Here you will find videos about learning disabilities and related topics.
These multimedia resources feature the country's top experts and latest research findings. You'll also find practical advice for parents, and the personal stories of children, families, and teachers.
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Videos
Launching young Readers
- Reading Rocks: Ben (4:50)
Ben may be dyslexic, but he's also a published author! With the help of people who believed in him, he was able to overcome his difficulties and write the children's book, My Year with Harry Potter.
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- Reading Rocks: From Zero to Hero (6:30)
Watch classes at the Lab School of Washington D.C., an innovative school that uses the arts to teach students with learning disabilities. The students put together an TV production about what it is like for them to learn to read.
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- A Chance to Read: Twice Exceptional (5:08)
Dr. Dennis Higgins teaches seven boys in New Mexico who need some unique instruction. They are "twice exceptional," which means they are both intellectually gifted and struggling to remediate an identified learning disability.
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- A Chance to Read: Access Granted (4:25)
Dr. Lee has a Ph.D., a great job, and learning disabilities. While his LD made school a challenge, he kept plugging away and is now director of the Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) for the University System of Georgia. Today, he helps others learn how to utilize the assistive technologies he loves so much.
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A Chance to Read and Reading Rocks! are episodes from the award-winning Reading Rockets' series Launching Young Readers. Launching Young Readers is a public television series designed for teachers, parents, caregivers, and anyone else interested in helping children learn to read. Watch clips from the full series on ReadingRockets.org.
Webcasts
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- Teaching Writing (72:03)
With the help of three top experts, this webcast explores the importance of writing skills, what the latest research tells us, and what teachers and parents can do to make the process smooth and successful.
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- English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities (50:09)
Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, with the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics at the University of Houston, discusses the unique challenges of evaluating and teaching English language learners with learning disabilities.
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These webcasts are part of the Reading Rockets webcast series. For more information on these webcasts, including recommended readings and discussion questions, go here.
Public Service Announcements
- Henry Winkler: A Book Nightmare (:30)
As Henry Winkler stands in a children's bookstore, he says that "a room full of books that I couldn't read" would have been his worst nightmare as a child. He never thought he would have a future making a living with words "as an actor, a director, and now a writer."
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- Henry Winkler: Growing Up Dyslexic (:30)
Henry Winkler talks about his childhood experience with dyslexia, when he was called "lazy, unmotivated, or just plain stupid."
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Audio
Rick Lavoie's "Tales from the Road"
- A New Year, A New Future
Rick Lavoie shares information about social skills and how parents can help their children. How can you prepare your child for a new event? How do you prepare teachers and coaches to work with your child? Lavoie inspires parents and teachers to help children that have trouble relating to others.
- Clara, Fabrizio and the Musical IEP
Rick Lavoie believes media tends to make people with disabilities into heroes or pitiable characters. Listen as Lavoie discusses The Light In the Piazza, a play that does not use the typical stereotypes.
