Curricula and Learning Links - Special Needs
Resources
Books to Help
Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know by Patricia Hamaguchi. Great book for parents who feel that their child has a communication issue but are not sure what. It defines the different problems and also lets you know how the system works.
Homeschooling The Challenging Child: A Practical Guide by Christine Field. Uplifting book with many good ideas. Also see HomeschoolChristian.com's review.
Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs) by Lenore C. Hayes. Helps you decide if your child has a disorder or is going through a normal childhood stage.
Home Schooling Children With Special Needs by Sharon Hensley.
Learning in Spite of Labels by Joyce Herzog.
The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis.
Developing Ocular Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills by Kenneth Lane. This book is excellent for children who have dyslexia and other visual issues. The exercises included in it are the same ones that our local "developmental optometrist" charges thousands of dollars to assign to you as homework.
Links to Other Sites
General Sites
ADHD of the Christian Kind This site acknowledges that Christians (adults and children alike) may have ADHD and other related disorders including depression, Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and many others that seem to be a conglomeration of conditions that affect many people who love the Lord.
Another Path A comprehensive guide to homeschooling your deaf or hard of hearing child.
Aut-2B-Home Resource site that is linked to an email discussion group for homeschooling parents of autistic spectrum children.
Bayshore Educational: Homeschooling the Learning Disabled and Other Special Needs Children Resources for families with special needs kids who are considering homeschooling.
CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorders resources.
Carol's Web Corner Dedicated to Teaching and Seeing the Gift in Your Highly Distractible Child.
CMSpecialKids A yahoogroups list for those using Charlotte Mason homeschooling methods for special needs children. A wide range of special children are represented on our list, from learning differences to developmental delays, audio and visual processing disorders to deafness and blindness.
Common Signs of Learning Disabilities Arranged by grades from preschool to high school.
Death from Ritalin, the Truth Behind ADHD Site established by parents of Matthew W. Smith, a young boy who died from Ritalin prescribed for his ADHD.
Easter Seals On-line resources. Make sure to check with the local chapter to see if they offer therapy at a reduced cost.
Homeschooling Aspies. A yahoogroups list for Christian moms who homeschool (or are seriously considering homeschooling) their children who have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (or suspect their child has Asperger's Syndrome). Non-Christians are welcome, but need to be aware that the list is Christian.
Homeschooling Children Who "Aut" to Be Home Site with resources and encouragement for parents homeschooling autistic children.
Homeschool's Education Doctor L.D. to gifted: an effective curriculum for every child. Faith Christian Ministries site with articles about many special needs topics.
Homeschool Zone ADD and Special Kids Community Articles to support parents of ADD, special needs, and gifted kids.
LD Online Site with many articles and resources for teaching children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
Peter R. Breggin, M.D. Founded The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology Author of Talking Back to Ritalin, What Doctors Aren't Telling You About ADHD.
NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network Goal of this site is to encourage homeschooling families with special needs children, in ways that glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and equip parents to confidently raise their children with special needs or disabilities.
SEN Teacher Special needs teaching resources site, but these could be used with any child. Includes word cards, certificate makers, photo cards, classroom labels, game dice, and more.
Shriners Find your local group and ask about free dyslexia testing.
Memory Improvement
Neuroscience for Kids Several memory games. The Face Memory Test is a favorite and VERY challenging!
Geography Memory Games Sheppard Software has a number of map and food chain games.
Flags of the world game from The Chevron Cars site.
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