ADHD / Special Needs Resources
Resources That Will Increase Our Understanding of and Improve Our Ability to Meet Kids' Needs:

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	Education Issues Inclusion	The Council for Exceptional Children	CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
	Education Issues Inclusion	The Learning Base	This site created by All Kinds of Minds offers a library of articles related to the learning challenges that students face, with the purpose of helping educators plan strategies for successful instruction.
	Education Issues Inclusion	Legal Terms	This page provides an easy-to-understand glossary of the legal terms used related to special needs. * New!
	Education Issues Inclusion	National Institute for Urban School Improvement	Provides a searchable collection of journal articles, videos, position papers, project reports, program descriptions, and a variety of other media related to urban education and inclusive schooling. * New!
	Education Issues Inclusion	SchwabLearning.org	Archives for the Schwab Foundation for Learning. This web site for the Foundation offers parents specific research, advice, and resources from experts.
	Education Issues Inclusion	Science and Math ,	The National Science Foundation sponsors several projects to help students with disAbilities master these fields. Here are those presently or recently funded.
	Education Issues Inclusion	The Special Ed Advocate	The Art of Writing Letters - A fantastic resource for parents who want to communicate their concerns in a tactful, sensitive, yet meaningful way.
	Education Issues Inclusion	Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students,	Susan Osterhaus offers teaching strategies related to math to improve the understanding of visually impaired students...and maintains a math homepage on the TSBVI Website, a resource through which she further shares her expertise in mathematics.
	Education Issues Inclusion	Understood.org School and Learning,	A comprehensive site with resources to help parents of children with learning differences navigate all types of education-related concerns.
	Gifted Education	Gifted Development Center Resource Links	Extensive list of resources for parents and students!
	Gifted Education	GT World Links	Resources for families of gifted children--also features a mailing list for adults and one for families.
	Gifted Education	Hoagies' Gifted Education Page	Excellent resource for all interested in providing the challenges and opportunities that gifted children need.

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