- about dyscalculia - Anna Wilson
Information about dyscalculia "from the research community to parents, teachers, policy makers, and people affected by dyscalculia." Read a definition of this math learning disability, as well as causes, symptoms, and diagnosis. FAQ for teachers and parents
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- The A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities - University of Connecticut
A University Affiliated Program (UAP) sponsored by the Federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Pappanikou Center UAP works with others to create opportunities that improve the
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- AsTeR Demonstration - T.V. Raman
Mathematics for Computer Generated Spoken Documents. AsTeR is an Audio System For Technical Readings: a computing system for rendering technical documents in audio, developed by Raman for his Ph.D.; an audio formatted version of his thesis, (approximately
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- ASTER: Mathematics For Computer Generated Spoken Documents - T. V. Raman
AsTeR, an Audio System For Technical Readings: a computing system for rendering technical documents in audio, dedicated to the author's guide-dog. Demo. Audio LaTeX postscript. Examples cover simple fractions and expressions; superscripts and subscripts;
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- Audiblox - Susan du Plessis
Audiblox is a system of cognitive exercises, aimed at the development of the skills foundational to reading, spelling, and writing. A resource for dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning disabilities.
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- Books: Professional & Technical: Education - Amazon.com
Browse bestselling books about education from the Professional and Technical Bookstore at Amazon.com, in categories such as General; Biographies of Educators; Counseling; Education Theory; Lesson Planning; Preschool & Kindergarten; Reference; Special
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- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
An educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities. CAST conducts applied research in universal design; develops and releases products that expand opportunities for
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- Cross-Age Tutoring - Marah Fortson; Math Forum
An annotated bibliography: articles to help teachers deal with a classroom of learners with different abilities, different strengths and weaknesses, who are at different levels academically, behaviorally, and socially. The task of the teacher is a challenge,
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- The David Mulhall Centre - David Mulhall
Site with resources and suggested treatments for people with Dyslexia, Dyscalcula, Dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder. Extensive site, linking to The David Mulhall Centres in London and the UK.
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- Design Science - Design Science, Inc.
Math publishing and presentation tools for the web: MathType, the professional version of Equation Editor, for Windows or Mac; WebEQ, for building interactive math web pages; MathFlow, math publishing for the enterprise; and MathPlayer, to display MathML
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- Disabilities and Math Anxiety - Math Forum, Teacher2Teacher FAQ
Answers to a frequently asked question: How can I help my child who has a physical or learning disability?
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- DO-IT - University of Washington
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking & Technology) seeks to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in academic programs and careers. The site offers resources for new technologies and programs to promote the use
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- Dyscalculator - Pind, Pernille; and Bjerre, Erik
A calculator app to help dyscalculics by showing quantities in multiple representations: as digits, as words, and (for comparisons) graphically. Dyscalculator also speaks figures aloud and rounds numbers. Developed for iPhone, iPad, and Android with the
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- The Dyscalculia Centre - First and Best in Education
Providers of a commercial online dyscalculia test suitable for both adults and children over eight years old. The Dyscalculia Centre also freely offers a general guide for teachers, a guide to specific ways of dealing with dyscalculia in school, samples
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- Dyscalculia.org - R. M. Newman
Learn about dyscalculia: definitions, cognitive research, symptoms, diagnosis and best practices, classroom techniques, home learning aids, legal questions, papers such as "Developmental Perspectives on Dyscalculia: Implications for Teaching in the Middle
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- Dyslexia - George Row
A compensium of links to other WWW pages and discussion groups on Dyslexia: basics, organizations, bibliographies, archives, software, research; also special needs education in general; and pointers to general disability information.
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- Dyslexia Online
An online magazine offering information on and resources for dyslexia.
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- Dyslexia Symptoms & Dyslexia Signs - Benetta Strydom
A resource on the symptoms of dyslexia, including the possible effects of
this disorder on math and handwriting.
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- Education by Design
Publishers of educational software, focusing on special needs software for Windows and Macintosh that can be accessed with keyboard, mouse, and especially with IntelliKeys, Touch Windows or with switches. Math titles include MathPad, an arithmetic tutorial
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- Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
An affiliate of the Association for the Advancement of Higher Education dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information about providing equal access to computing and information technology for persons with disabilities. E-mail Workshops, on-site seminars
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- FamilyEducation Network
Articles, discussion groups, professional advice, suggestions, and other resources for children of preschool and younger, elementary school, middle school, and high school and beyond. Resources topics include activities, health and safety, homework help,
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- Gifted and ADD/ADHD - Carolyn K., Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
Articles and reports on attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, primarily as related to the education of gifted children.
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- Gifted Children with Special Needs: Articles and Research - Carolyn K., Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
Articles and reports on children who are learning disabled, in particular in the context of those who are also gifted children.
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- The Greenwood Institute - Greenwood School
A dyslexia, learning disabilities, and literacy resource site, with links to Web resources and publications. Comprehensive training of literacy instructors for mainstream and specialized schools; support for home schooling; research support; and consulting
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- Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages - Home Education Magazine
Homeschooling information for everyone from the slightly curious to the veteran activist. Information for new homeschoolers about testing and evaluation, learning disabilities, careers and colleges, homeschooling and public school, and homeschooling and
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- Inclusion in Mathematics Education for Students with Disabilities
Presents facilitative strategies for math education for students with disabilities, especially AD/HD and learning disabilities. Most grade levels are appropriate for strategy applications.
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- Information Access Laboratory - Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundatation
The Information Access Laboratory is dedicated to encouraging students with disabilities in the sciences by eliminating barriers that hinder their educational pursuits. Students with disabilities are especially underrepresented in the science, engineering,
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- INSERM-CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit
This lab of Paris' Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) investigates high-level human cognitive functions using experimental psychology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging approaches. See, in particular, the unit's
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- Institute for Special Education - University of Fribourg/Switzerland
A variety of research projects in English, German, and French, including Training of cognitive strategies - a computer programme for learning-disabled children; Publications (quarterly journal, books in German).
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- Just Us Teachers
Resource for elementary math teachers, with links to math clipart, math fonts, lesson plans and reproducibles, a poetry corner, and an area for ADHD.
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- Learning Disabilities Online - Audiblox
Provides a selection of articles on learning disabilities. Learn about
the symptoms, possible causes, and ways to prevent learning disorders. Audiblox sells products designed to correct learning disabilities.
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- Margo Lynn Mankus - Margo Lynn Mankus
Talks include Using Virtual Manipulatives on the Web to Develop Number Sense, Connecting Whole Number Arithmetic to Algebra: Hands-On/Number Sense Activities, and Learning About Nutrition Using the TI-73 and the Web. Also, online or downloadable classroom
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- Mastery Math - Tough Math - Alfred T. Ludwig
A mastery format program designed for high-risk, underachieving, or lower quartile students to gain the critical skills necessary for entry into Algebra 1. It is "inclusive," addresses state and national standards, and eliminates the need for "tracking"
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- Math and Science Symposium at Recording for the Blind (Information Technology and Disabilities) - Richard Jones; Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
An article describing computer technology's promise of access to information for individuals with disabilities, together with some of the reasons for the revocation of technology's promise.
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- MATH DITTOS 2 (Arithmetic Software) - Wood
The MATH DITTOS 2 series is a fact-supported approach to teaching computation designed for special learners by a career elementary schoolteacher. Each page in the series presents a limited number of problems with some workspace. The facts necessary to
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- The Mathematical Brain - Brian Butterworth
From his book The Mathematical Brain, Butterworth freely offers chapter ten, titled "From fear of fractions to the joy of maths." The sample chapter also includes a test to assess whether you think like a mathematician, and Butterworth's "three-step programme
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- Mazzocco Lab - Regents of the University of Minnesota
Researching cognitive development and function on problem solving behaviors, with special interest in "the development of numeracy skills, how those and other cognitive skills interact to affect and predict long term mathematics achievement outcomes,
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- Microsoft in Education - Microsoft Corporation
Organized into K-12 education, higher education, academic products and pricing, and education resellers and business partners. Math, Economics, and Science Lessons for using Office in the classroom use Word, Excel, Power Point, and Internet Explorer to
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- Misunderstood Minds - PBS
The science behind learning difference, and strategies to aid success in school, are available on this companion Web site for the Misunderstood Minds PBS documentary. The site includes profiles of the students in the documentary, as well as sections on
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- NADE Math SPIN - National Association for Developmental Education's Special Professional Interest Network for those interested in teaching mathematics
A professional organization for developmental math professionals to interact and share with each other. The site features links to best practices in developmental mathematics, newsletters, e-mail discussion group, and conferences. Also available from
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- Orbit Research
Developers and manufacturers of Orion Talking Scientific calculators the TI-84 Plus and the TI-36X, the iBill Talking Banknote Identifier, and other "products that enable an independent lifestyle for the physically challenged" -- the visually impaired
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- Pathfinder Services, Inc.
An Indiana-based nonprofit which, among other projects, creates mathematics teaching aids, including Recycled Math Manipulatives, Fraction Islands, Pattern Blocks Plus, and Polyhedra Plus. Full descriptions and ordering information are provided. They
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- Prentice-Hall Publishing Company - Pearson Education
A leading publisher of college course materials. For education, see Merrill Education (in particular Educational Psychology and Special Education), or Prentice Hall School, browse math titles by course, or search the Prentice-Hall catalog.
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- Problem of the Week Articles - the Math Forum @ Drexel
These three published articles give context to using the Math Forum's Problems of the Week with students: Writing to Develop Understanding: The Math Forum @ Drexel's PoWs; Problems of the Week Engage Students with Special Needs; and The Impact of the
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- Resource Room: Math - Sue Jones, Team Prairie, LLC
Resources, links, and articles for elementary+ math, including multisensory techniques, online times tables practice, concrete-oriented lesson plans for teaching integers, and more. Useful resources, especially for people who learn differently or who
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- Rick's Math Web - Rick Schauer
Math curriculum geared toward special education learners with math disabilities and for learners preparing for the State of Minnesota's 8th Grade Basic Skills Test, with over 4,000 practice problems and step-by-step solutions for learners pre-kindergarten
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- Science Access Project - Oregon State University
A group dedicated to developing methods for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print disabilities. Includes braille representations of mathematical notation, and other resources for blind students.
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- ScottBeall.com - Scott Beall
Professional development programs for mathematics teaching and interdisciplinary curricula, emphasizing the integration of music and mathematics. With examples from his recent publication Functional Melodies - Finding Mathematical Relationships in Music
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- Semple Math - Stevenson Learning Skills
Do you count on your fingers to add and subtract? Using a sequence of images, songs, rhymes, stories, associational clues, and other mnemonics to teach and build learning, Semple Math is a mathematics program for beginning, high-risk and/or remedial students
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- SEN Teacher Resources
Resources, freeware downloads, links and documents for those involved in the education of pupils with learning difficulties, autism and other special educational needs. Some of the materials may also be of use to teachers and parents of primary aged children.
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