All Kinds of Minds
www.allkindsofminds.org
All Kinds of Minds is a non-profit Institute for the study of
differences in learning developed by Dr. Mel Levine, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Levine's groundbreaking framework for understanding why children struggle
in school provides a straightforward, practical system for recognizing
variations in the way children learn and uses their strengths to help them
become more successful students. Properly executed, this model can change lives
by radically improving prospects for success in and out of school.
All
Kinds of Minds mission is to help students who struggle with learning
measurably improve their success in school and life by providing
programs that integrate educational, scientific, and clinical expertise. For parent resources and to sign up for a free email newsletter, visit this site.
Brainspark
www.brainsparklearning.org
BrainSpark is a family of interactive learning programs designed to
maximize your child's learning potential by building the cognitive
skills critical to improving brain fitness: Sequencing, Processing
rate, Attention, Recall and memory, and Knowledge. These components
produce the 'spark' in our programs - and your child's brain.
Great Schools (formerly Schwab Learning)
www.greatschools.net/content/specialNeeds.page
Excellent on line resources for parents with children who have learning difficulties. Former link: www.schwablearning.org will redirect you to new site.
LD On Line
www.ldonline.org
A comprehensive web site on learning disabilities and ADHD,
serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals
each month.
LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full
potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice
about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of
helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first
person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource
guide and very active forums.
Parents Education Network
www.parentseducationnetwork.org
Parents Education Network (PEN) is a coalition of parents collaborating with educators, students and the community to empower and bring academic success to students with learning and attention difficulties.
In just 6 years PEN has become the Bay Area's premier grass roots resource for parents, professionals and students dealing with learning and attention issues. Check out their website for great classes and events for kids and parents.Paws to Read
Contact the Orinda (254-2184) or Moraga (376-6852) Library at 376-6852 for a schedule of their Paws to Read program. Elementary school age children come to the Library to practice reading to specially trained dogs. Research shows that with a dog, kids become less nervous and find it easier to read to non judgemental therapy dogs.
