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.
New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education
The mission of NMABE is to foster, encourage, and promote bilingualism for all children in an environments that nurtures the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of the state through advocacy, professional development, networking and current research application and dissemination.
PBS Parents: Special Education Evaluations
Learn more about special education evaluations from PBS Parents, including what to expect, your rights in the process, and what to do with the information you learn.
PBS Parents: Inclusive Education
Learn more about inclusive education for children with special needs from PBS Parents.
Choosing Quality Child Care for a Child with Special Needs
This brochure from Child Care Aware provides parents with important factors to consider when choosing quality child care for a child with special needs. A sample checklist is included.
PBS Parents: How to Help Children with Autism
Autism is a disability that affects the way children behave, learn and interact in everyday situations. Children with autism often have difficulties with communication and social interactions. PBS Parents offers information on characteristics, identification, and educational needs of children with autism.
This word game website helps to build English vocabulary with fun practice activities for K-12 students.
Mantra Lingua is a UK-based publishing house that supplies bilingual resources around the world. The company offers books and educational materials in 52 languages.
The Children's division of Santillana features translations of Spanish-language classics and best-selling titles to authentic literature titles. Authors include Alma Flor Ada, Megan McDonald, Arnold Lobel, Margarita Robleda, and Roald Dahl.
Culture for Kids offers educational resources, bilingual books, and learning tools featuring a wide variety of backgrounds and languages.
Master Communications publishes and distributes books, bilingual books, DVD, and programs which promotes global understanding.
Raven Tree Press specializes in bilingual children's picture books in English and Spanish that promote multicultural respect and understanding.
Eaglecrest Books are a set of Primary levelled books that represent First Nations children. Stories reflect experiences of First Nations children involved in cultural activities and in everyday life at home and school.
Me+mi publishing is an independent publisher dedicated to creating high quality books in two or more languages for infants and toddlers.
Kane Miller publishes award-winning children's books from around the world. Numerous Spanish versions available.
Asia for Kids offers bilingual books and language learning materials with a focus on Chinese. Other cultures/languages represented include Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, India, Hmong, Central Asia, and Pakistan.
Shen's Books is a publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia.
Learn more about the beginnings of Earth Day and one of its principal founders, Gaylord Nelson, from this multimedia website hosted by The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin.
Earth Day resources for teachers and students alike, focused on wilderness and habitat preservation.
Portraits of a Green Generation
Learn more about the cadre of young activists who organized the first Earth Day, including Arturo Sandoval, a Hispanic civil rights leader.
Edutopia offers tips for making schools greener, including product guides and strategies for the cafeteria and supply room.
