NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL BELMONT
Student Learning Differences
Empowered for Success: Resources
Helpful resources for students with learning disabilities:
Association on Higher Education and Learning - AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to fostering the full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.
Resources for College for Students with Learning Disabilities at SchwabLearning.org
Resources for Students with Special Needs
SAT registration for students with accommodations
Colleges that do not require* an SAT/ACT test for admission (www.fairtest.org/univ/optional.html)
* or have limited use of the tests for admissions
(Students with documented learning differences should contact Ms. Neiasha Russell, Director of Empowered for Success Program at NDHSB for information as well)
Online Games and Tools
English/Reading/Writing
- http://www.quia.com/shared/english/ - AMAZING!!! - Grammar, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Literary Elements & Vocabulary
- http://www.spellingcity.com/ - Vocabulary & Spelling
- http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
- http://www.bibme.org/ - Created Bibliographies for you
- http://www.oprah.com/packages/kid-reading-list.html - Reading Lists
- http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists/YoungAdultsChoices.aspx - International Reading Association’s Young Adult Book List
- http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/index.asp - Finds books by your interest
Math
- http://www.math.com – lessons/homework help, tools & games
- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_3.html - Virtual Manipulatives
- http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html - Math Facts
- http://www.khanacademy.org - video lessons – step by step
- http://www.homeworkspot.com/middle/math/
- http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html - games by grade level
- http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ - excellent for math fact review & lessons
All Academic Areas
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http://freerice.com/ - for each answer right, 10 grains of
rice are donated to the World Food Programme
- http://www.gamequarium.com/ - games, printable worksheets, eBooks
- http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm - Quizzes in all areas
- http://quizlet.com/create_set/ - Make Flashcards! Flashcards already created in many areas for you to use – just print.
Typing/Keyboarding Courses
& Games
BOOKS AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH ADD/LD
Academic Anxiety- Allen Ottens
ADD success stories- Thom Hartmann
Answers to Distraction- Edward M. Hollowen & John J. Rafery
Interventions For ADHD- Phyllis Anne Teeter
Learning outside the Lines- Johnathan Mooney, David Cole
Survival Guide for Students with ADD and LD- Kathleen G. Nadeau
Taking Charge of ADHD- Russell A. Barkley
The ADD/ADHD Checklist – Sandra Rief
The Secret life of the dyslexic child - Robert Frank, PH.D. w/ Kathryn Livingston
Understanding Girls with AD/HD- Stuart Burge
