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.
Illinois Federation of Teachers
The Illinois Federation of Teachers, a statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, represents 103,000 men and women who teach in school districts throughout Illinois, faculty and staff at Illinois& community colleges and universities, public employees under every statewide elected constitutional officer, and retirees.
Illinois State Parent Information Resource Centers
Illinois PIRC offers a variety of programs, resources and information to help parents, teachers, and schools statewide increase parent involvement and improve student success.
Illinois TESOL-BE is a non-profit professional organization of individuals involved in professional development, legislation, government issues, and special interest groups for the teaching of English to speakers of other languages and bilingual education.
Immigrant Students and Secondary School Reform: A Compendium of Best Practices
A comprehensive resource guide published by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) that highlights best practices for a variety of ELL student needs and offers descriptions of instructional programs designed around best practices.
In2Books, the largest nonprofit literacy program in Washington, DC, helps students become successful readers, writers, and thinkers through a combination of challenging work for students and literacy professional development for their teachers.
Indiana Department of Education: Office of English Language Learning & Migrant Education
This report discusses effective strategies for teaching ELLs who have not had the benefit of formal education or who have had interrupted formal education. The article includes an overview of recent research in this area, as well as recommended resources.
Indiana Federation of Teachers
The Indiana Federation of Teachers is the state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO.
Indiana State Parent Information Resource Centers
The purpose of the Indiana Partnerships Center is to provide parents throughout Indiana with the skills and knowledge they need to become more actively engaged in the educational lives of children, and to encourage schools to receive parents as true partners in the educational process.
Indiana State Teachers Association
Indiana State Teachers 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.
INTESOL is the Indiana affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and is an all-volunteer group comprised of teachers, professors, administrators and university students.
An interactive site with animated stories, games, poetry, music, tongue twisters, and crafts for young children. Kids can write their own poems and stories.
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
The Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development connects thinkers and leaders of all ages to develop fresh ideas, forge new partnerships, and design strategies that engage young people and their communities.
Innovative Policies and Practices for Developing Teachers to Work with ELLs
A PowerPoint presentation from Margarita Calderón that describes characteristics of SIFEs, their academic needs, and a professional development model designed to meet their unique educational requirements.
Institute for Community Inclusion
The Institute for Community Inclusion supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community.
Institute for Connectivity in the Americas
The ICA strives to create a true community in the Western Hemisphere by connecting the citizens of the Americas and promoting hemispheric integration through innovative uses of interactive communication technologies. The website is also available in Spanish and French.
Institute for Educational Leadership
IEL equips leaders to make a difference by expanding horizons, linking practice and scholarship to policy, and making connections across ideas and individuals, problems and opportunities. IEL offers leadership programs and support for collaborative networking through the National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform.
Institute for Learning and Development
Research ILD is a non-profit organization that leverages research and technology to develop and disseminate research-based multi-media educational materials. It aims to help children, adolescents, and adults with learning and attention differences develop persistence and resilience, and to attain success in school and in life.
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Education Research and Improvement, this page offers manuals, brief articles, annotated bibliographies, reviews and summaries of outstanding publications, and announcements of conferences in urban education. Many of the resources deal with language minority students.
Institute on Community Integration
ICI's mission is to improve the community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, and their families, throughout the United States and abroad.
The mission of the Institute on Disabilities is that, in partnership with people with disabilities, families and allies from diverse cultures, they work to change systems so that people can live, learn, work and play in the communities of their choice.
