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WEBSITE RESOURCES
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Current topics in education
Bucks County Intermediate Unit
Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
General Information
"Medicating Kids." Frontline. PBS Online and WGBH/Frontline, 2001.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating
Children's Book Council- Books, articles and helpful information about reading for pleasure. It also publishes an annual review, called "Children's Choices" in conjunction with the International Reading Association.
http://www.cbcbooks.org
KidSource.Com - Helpful articles about homework. Try "Explore this site" option and try parenting or education topics.
http://www.kidsource.com
FamilyEducation.Com - An extensive website with lots of helpful information about educational issues.
http://familyeducation.com
All Kinds of Minds - A non-profit institute for the understanding of differences in learning.
http://www.allkindsofminds.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - This organization is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities.
http://www.cec.sped.org
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)- This organization gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.
http://www.ericec.org
Academy for Educational Development (AED)- An independent nonprofit service organization committed to addressing human development needs in the U.S. and throughout the world.
http://www.aed.org
Parent Ed Net - Pen is Pennsylvania's statewide Parent Training and Information Center. Much of the information included in this site is designed to support Pennsylvania parents of children with special needs, etc.
http://www.parentednet.org
Specific Disabilities
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
"Out of Control." 48 Hours. MMI, CBS Worldwide, Inc. November 9, 2001
http://cbsnews.com/stories/2001/11/08/48hours/main317358.shtml
Specific Disorders/or Syndrome's
Autism -
NCLD - National Centerfor Learning Disabilities website strives to be an effective, easy-to-use resource for people seeking authoritative information on learning disabilities.
http://www.ncld.org
General Introduction to Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org
Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities - Includes strategies for the visual spatial learner.
http://www.dyslexia.com/library.htm
Student Oriented
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Help
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
High School Hub - A great site for various information including online learning activities, references, and subject information guides.
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Kids Hub - Similar to above except geared toward middle school.
http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm
SchoolWork.Org - References to online help with almost any topic.
http://www.schoolwork.org
RefDesk.Com - Contains a wealth of resources and links to references.
http://www.refdesk.com
FactMonster.Com - Great stuff for kids - games and reference plus homework help.
http://www.factmonster.com
Word Central - Great source for looking up words, hearing the pronunciation, and creating your own dictionary.
http://www.wordcentral.com
Study Skill Checklist
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html
Learning styles and study strategies
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm
Various assessment tools
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat
Goal-setting for academic success
http://www.siue.edu/SPIN/activity.html
Mindtools for getting the most out of your time - index of articles
http://www.mindtools.com/page5.html
How to master stress
http://www.mindtools.com/smpage.html
SQ3R
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/sq3r.html
Strategic reading
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1metin.htm
Time management and overcoming writer's block
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/block.html
Post-secondary Employment & Training
The following WIA websites are additional sources of useful information about workforce investment, employment and training:
PA Department of Labor & Industry
http://www.dli.state.pa.us
PA Career Link
http://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us
USDOL – US Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
http://www.doleta.gov
Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies
http://www.icesa.org
US Jobcorps - These sites also include links to other related sites.
http://jobcorps.doleta.gov
Post-secondary Education
Where do you go after high school? - This website is dedicated to the college-bound student. Parents, students and educators will find valuable resources to help with post-secondary planning.
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