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New at the Resource Room site:
Teaching Study Skills and Learning Strategies to Therapists,
Teachers and Tutors: How to Give Help and Hope to Disorganized
Students
by Diane Newton
http://www.resourceroom.net/older/ida_studyskills.html
Reprinted with permission from the Winter, 2003 Perspectives
from the International Dyslexia Association.
Surfin' Sally's Find:
Center for Development and Learning: Reading Room
http://www.cdl.org/resources/reading_room.html
Newest articles include a comprehensive collection of articles
about retention, including Position Statement on Student Grade
Retention and Social Promotion, revision adopted by the National
Association of School Psychologists Delegate Assembly on April
12, 2003. (www.cdl.org/resources/reading_room/nasp_position_stmt.html)
This Month's Feature: Online Skills Activities
Most of these require your computer to be able to handle
Flash and/or Shockwave files.
Between The Lions (Public Broadcasting Service)
http://pbskids.org/lions/games
An assortment of activities to get kids "wild about
reading."
Resource Room: Times Tables Practice
http://www.resourceroom.net/Math/1timestables.asp
My javascript project some years ago, when I got frustrated
with "times tables practice" that expected you to
already know them all. These are broken down into separate
quizzes and review quizzes. P'raps I'll dive in and randomize
them some fine day.
Set!
http://www.setgame.com
This site has a new "set" game each day. It's a
neat game that you need visual logic to excel at - no reading,
no math.
ESL for Kids: Songs and Recipes for Activities
http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4kids/songs.html
and
http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/recipes.html
These recipes for making art supplies includes "Dryer
Lint Modeling Compound."
In the News
Note: online news is often removed after 7-14 days. However,
you can get more by going to www.google.com
and clicking on the "news" tab and typing in a key
word such as "dyslexic" or a phrase in quotes such
as "learning disabled."
Dyslexics Continue To Fight Stigma: Learning disorder remains
misunderstood, experts say; Local teen rejected for ROTC
http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/bal-md.dyslexic27may27.story
Baltimore Sun, May 27, 2003
Does "don't ask, don't tell" apply to dyslexia,
too?
Doctor says dyslexia is more about hearing phonemes than
reading
New Haven Register, CT - May
18, 2003
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8047660&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7559&rfi=6
Sally Shaywitz summarizes current understanding of dyslexia.
Dyslexic ex-student sues New Abany Schools over education:
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/05/22in/met-front-floy0522-5655.html
Courier Journal (NY), May 22, 2003
- "In the administrative case, Weyrick and Kemp were
seeking reimbursement from New Albany-Floyd County schools
for the family's cost of sending him to the private de Paul
School in Louisville for grades five through eight, and for
sending him to Landmark College in Vermont after high school
to gain enough skills to earn his GED. "
National Sailing Federation: O3 Project
http://www.sailing.org/Article_content.asp?ArticleID=4574
National Sailing Federation, May 27, 2003
Sailors with DisABILITIES are aiming at a world record for
sailing around Australia.
Bloody Sunday Inquiry pdate
U.TV May 20, 2003
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=32434
Included in this description of how a riot was handled is
why Paratrooper 006 preferred to "given them a cuff"
with his rifle rather than make an arrest and deal with the
paperwork, because he is "heavily dyslexic."
Personal stories in the news:
More than just hot air
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/ba/05-22-03-20425.html
Pioneer Local (IL), May 22, 2003
Hot-air balloon owner Glen O'Connell shares how conquering
dyslexia opened the world of reading to him.
Dyslexia Can't Overcome COS student: Woman beats learning
disability to earn degree
http://www.tulareadvanceregister.com/news/stories/20030516/localnews/314297.html
Tulare Advance-Register, May 16, 2003
"It may have taken six years, but for College of Sequoias
Student Susan Leary, 46, it wasn't the amount of time it took
to earn an associates degree in child development, it was
about defining herself. "
Six Overcome Hurdles, Make it to Top of Hill
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/5928724.htm
Star-Telegram (TX), May 23, 2003
The first graduating class of Hill School talks about the
challenges of dyslexia and the successes at their school.
Student Struggles Merit Big Scholarship
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0,1299,DRMN_957_1977380,00.html
Rocky Mountain News (CO), May 21, 2003
This Special Education student has severe dyslexia -- and
a 4.9 GPA.
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Stone Fox Comprehension Companion
http://www.resourceroom.net/products/StoneFoxComprehension.asp
- 27 pages of chapter-by-chapter exercises sent directly
to your
computer for the ridiculously reasonable price of $2.95.
Harry Potter Comprehension Compendium
http://www.resourceroom.net/Products/HarryPotterComprehension.asp
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More than 170 pages of comprehension exercises, chapter
by
chapter, to accompany Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
The
workbook is sent directly to your computer as an Adobe Acrobat
PDF file. $12.95.
Tandem Reading
http://www.resourceroom.net/Products/tandem.asp
Help new and not-so-new readers make the connection between
phonics and good literature. This guide to reading with a
child
is designed for parents or tutors to support phonics programs
with guided practice and reinforcement -- but without losing
the
fun of reading! Strategies include "penciling" (a
simplified
version of Alice Ansara's technique) and practicing words
and
patterns before oral reading.
Drill Bits and Drillable Syllables
http://www.resourceroom.net/Products/drillbits.asp
Word lists and flashcard sets based on the syllable patterns
as
taught in Orton-Gillingham programs. Lists are broken down
into
problem areas such as individual vowel sounds, blends and
common
"irregular" spelling patterns.
Tools for the Times Tables
by Dr. Steve Chinn (accompanying workbook by Susan Jones)
http://www.resourceroom.net/Products/toolstimes.asp
Who needs a whole book and a workbook about the times
tables?
Well, who needs to understand numbers?
Written especially for hands-on learners, this book and workbook
are full of strategies and ideas so that students can really
master the times tables and come away with a true understanding
of numbers and how they work.
If you know someone of any age who finds calculations
frustrating, take a look at these books.
Books for New Readers
http://www.resourceroom.net/Products/literacy.asp
These easy, excellent and inexpensive books were written
for
older readers. Romance, adventure and non-fiction are all
featured.
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