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.
Field Trips and Other Adventures
This booklist from Reading Rockets offers a selection of children's titles that take children on an adventure, from a trip to the zoo to a trip on the Magic School Bus!
The SmartStudent guide to financial aid college scholarships, and student loans.
First Book is a national nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and to own their first new books. The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books.
A sample five-paragraph essay with an outline template from the Gallaudet University English Works website.
Florida Center for Reading Research
The Florida Center for Reading Research conducts basic research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction; disseminates information about research-based practices related to literacy instruction and assessment for children in pre-school through 12th grade; and conducts applied research that will have an immediate impact on policy and practices related to literacy instruction in Florida.
Florida Education Association, a statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, educates the public and supporters of public education to build a consensus for standards of excellence in our educational system.
Florida State Parent Information Resource Centers (Clearwater, FL)
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. is a statewide resource provider and network for people who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs, as well as for their families and concerned citizens.
Florida State Parent Information Resource Centers (Tampa, FL)
The mission of the Florida PIRC at USF is to implement successful and effective parental involvement programs and practices that lead to increased student academic achievement and strengthen partnerships among parents and educators to meet the educational needs of children.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The official website for the federal financial aid application. This is a free online application to determine the family’s expected contribution toward college.
Website offering free printable worksheets, games, puzzles, cards, calendars, and more.
FreeReading is a free, open-source reading program addressing literacy development for grades K-3. Leveraging the collective wisdom of researchers, teachers, reading coaches, and other education and industry professionals, FreeReading provides a high-quality, cost-effective framework for intervention programs supporting K-6 literacy. Schools and teachers can use the complete, 40-week, research-based intervention program for K-1 students, or use the library of lessons to supplement existing curriculum in phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
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.
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
The NCCC provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery, administration, education and advocacy.
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
A division of Georgetown University's Department of Pediatrics, the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development brings to bear its unique capacity on critical social issues of our time that affect children, families and individuals with disabilities of all ages
Georgia Association of Educators
Georgia Association of Educators 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.
Georgia State Parent Information Resource Centers
Georgia State PIRC's goal is to address barriers and weaknesses in communities such as poverty and illiteracy and to encourage families to realize the benefits of parental involvement and take advantage of services available that lead to the academic success of children.
Georgia TESOL, a registered non-profit organization, has been advocating for language learners and educators in Georgia since the early 1980s.
Minnesota Office of Higher Education website with many resources for high school students preparing for college. Includes information on what high school classes to take and how to find the right school for you.
Get Ready to Read!'s program vision is that all preschool children will have the skills they need to learn to read when they enter school. This site is part of NCLD's initiative to provide parents, educators, health-care professionals, and advocates with tools to help build early literacy skills, including a bilingual early literacy screening tool.
Getting to Know Your Computer Lesson Plan
Basic computer diagram, activity, and lesson plan. Good introduction activity for beginners.
