Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
This Microsoft Word template, created by a class at The West School in Madison, CT, takes a unique approach to teaching students how to create a newsletter. It has a "click and change" format that gives instructions for creating each component of a newsletter while serving as a template that can be personalized with students' own stories and graphics. It is very easy to use, and the result looks professional!
Here you will find many templates for creating a class newsletter, or even your own class Web site. Templates are available for all grade levels, and you'll also find free clip art that you can use to enhance your project. Both newsletter and Web site templates are accompanied by detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents
The California Department of Education promotes the Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents (CMD), a secure database to assist local educators in both locating and uploading their own free parental notification documents translated into non-English languages. While documents will be most relevant for educators in California, the database serves as a model for other educational systems looking to expand resources in other languages.
Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning, University of North Carolina
The CDL provides clinical services, training and technical assistance, research, and educational programs for professionals.
Cody's Cuentos produces free podcasts of classic fairytales translated into Spanish and read by a professional storyteller. The site mascot is a friendly cartoon dog named Cody. Users have the option of subscribing to receive new podcasts when they are available.
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
CAMP is the College Assistance Migrant program, a unique educational program that helps students from migrant and seasonal farmworking backgrounds succceed in college. CAMP alumni run the program website.
College Board: Supporting a College-Going Culture
A number of ideas from the College Board for supporting a college-going culture at your school.
Online database listing college scholarships by state, student profile, degree, etc.
College Summit: College-Going Culture
This section of the College Summit website compiles reports and articles focused on creating a college-going culture, including articles focused on minority and first-generation students.
College Summit: Strengthening College-Going Culture
Information about College Summit's "Peer Leaders" program, which gives students a central role in encouraging their classmates to consider applying for college.
Colleges with Programs for Learning Disabled Students
This page is designed to offer college bound students, parents, and counselors easy access to information about colleges and universities that offer programs, some quite comprehensive, designed to support students with learning disabilities.
Color&;acute;n Colorado: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Color&;acute;n Colorado celebrates family traditions and the rich diversity of Asian and Pacific Americans with books, activities, and a variety of resources and ideas for ELL educators.
Colorín Colorado: Fun Reading Activities and Tips
Fun activities and ideas for parents to do with their child. Topics include getting ready to read, beginning sounds, writing and comprehension tips.
Colorín Colorado: Getting ELLs on the College Track
Interview with ColorÃn Colorado advisor, Christine Rowland, about the ways she helps her ELL students through the college application process.
Colorín Colorado is a bilingual web site that provides information, activities, and advice on helping children learn to read and succeed at school. Developed by the Reading Rockets project, Colorín Colorado features practical information for Spanish-speaking parents, beautiful illustrations from Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz, video clips of celebrities such as the late beloved Celia Cruz, and skill-building activities that draw upon Spanish-language songs and rhymes.
Colorín Colorado Webcast: ELL Comprehension
This webcast featuring Dr. Cynthia Lundgren and Kristina Robertson discusses effective reading comprehension strategies for teaching English language learner students.
Colorín Colorado Webcast: ELL Students with Learning Disabilities
Featuring bilingual speech pathologist Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan. Includes powerpoint presentation, discussion questions, and related readings.
Colorín Colorado Webcast: English Language Learners in Middle and High School
This webcast features Dr. Deborah Short and discusses effective instructional strategies for teaching English language learner students in middle and high school, such as the SIOP model.
Colorín Colorado Webcast: Reading to Learn in Grades 4-6
This Colorín Colorado webcast features Dr. Nonie Lesaux, and addresses the challenges facing English language learners — and their teachers — in grades 4-6.
Colorín Colorado: ELLs and the Joy of Writing
This previous Bright Ideas article offers tips for differentiating writing activities, and other ways to help ELLs discover the joy of writing.
