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The
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is the oldest organization
in the U.S. assisting individuals with Dyslexia. IDA focuses its
resources in four major areas: information and referral services,
research, advocacy, and direct services to professionals in the
field of learning disabilities.
The
Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
The Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
is an organization dedicated to promoting reading excellence for
all children through early identification of dyslexia, effective
literacy education for adults and children with dyslexia, and teacher
training.
LD Online
LD Online provides accurate and up-to-date information about learning
disabilities including dyslexia and ADD/ADHD. It supplies parents
and teachers with information to guide their efforts to assist these
children. The site also provides resources for adults during the
transitions from school to college and from school to the workplace,
and on the issues faced by adults with learning disabilities.
Learning
Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
LDA's mission is to enable all individuals with learning disabilities
to be successful and to lower the number of those affected by learning
disabilities. The LDA supports preventing the development of disabilities
through early intervention programs, fostering research in identifying
the most effective reading remediation practices, encouraging the
identification of those with learning disabilities for intervention/remediation
purposes, initiating reading interventions, and protecting the rights
of those with learning disabilities.
National
Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. (NCLD)
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) developed
their website to help: (1) Parents make informed decisions affecting
their learning disabled children, (2) Educators gain access to authoritative
information about research-based instruction, assessment and support
services, (3) Ensure that child care providers and early childhood
teachers understand early literacy skills development, recognize
warning signs, and respond to young children's needs, and (4) Advocate
and promote educational rights and opportunities for all individuals
with learning disabilities.
SchwabLearning
The SchwabLearning website primarily serves parents whose children,
in grades kindergarten through high school, have learning disabilities.
It provides resources for parents to identify learning difficulties
in their children and how to best manage those difficulties at home
and at school.
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