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.
Free and online, multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas, and links are compiled in this monthly Web journal.
Internet TESL Journal: Writing Resources
Lots of links to a variety of writing resources to use with ELL students from the Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL) Journal. Many of the them are targeted toward more advanced ELL students, but there are so many links there is something for everyone.
Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC)
The mission of IMEC is to advocate policies that ensure the highest quality education and other needed services for the nation's migrant children.
Career Services at Virginia Tech gives specifics for interview attire for both men and women.
Introduction to Thinking Skills
This site from Iowa's Area Education Agency 267 provides templates for educators to use to enhance higher order thinking skills, including samples of types of questions that can stimulate students to think more critically.
Iowa ELL Demographics, Standards, and Title III Information
Information collected by NCELA, including state English Language Proficiency standards, content standards assessments, Title III information, and demographics.
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa State Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Iowa State Parent Information Resource Centers
The mission of the Iowa Statewide PIRC is to inspire, engage and support parents, schools and communities to improve learning and developmental outcomes for children and youth.
From a toolkit for educators to scholarships and local organizations, the Illinois Research Center has many resources available for teachers, parents, and students.
IRIS Center for Training Enhancements
The IRIS Center creates free training enhancement resources for college faculty who are preparing the next generation of school personnel and for professional development providers who are training current school professionals. IRIS training enhancements are designed to equip school personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively teach students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Materials includes online interactive modules, case studies, information briefs, activities, and a searchable directory of disability-related websites.
iTECH - Parents Helping Parents
PHP's mission is to help children with special needs receive the resources, love, hope, respect, health care, education, and other services they need to reach their full potential by providing them with strong families, dedicated professionals, and responsive systems to serve them.
