Good Links to Other Sites.
Below is a list of websites that contain useful information for families, educators and other professionals who work with families. We are always updating this list, so check back often.
Learning exceptionalities
Learning exceptionalities, with resources and factsheets for families
This site is a companion to the PBS special *Misunderstood Minds*, and profiles a variety of learning problems and expert opinions. It is designed to give parents and teachers a better understanding of learning processes, insights into difficulties, and strategies for responding.
Pages on the Ontario School Counsellors' Association website. Provides links to (1) sites, many of them college and university learning centres, that deal with study tips for senior students and (2) to sites aimed at exceptional students and teachers of exceptional students.
Special Needs Opportunity Windows (SNOW) provides online resources and professional development opportunities for educators and parents of students with special needs. An excellent and highly accessed site.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families page. Provides concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder site. Provides Fact Sheets for families.
Learning Disabilities of Ontario site. Lots of information for families.
ldonline.org site. Lots of information on topics within the area of learning disabilities.
Fact Sheets intended for the public. Prepared by the Clinical Section of the Canadian Psychological Association.
Parenting, family issues, education
Parenting, family issues, education, etc. Fact sheets and activities available on many of these sites, along with other useful links
A very good website for information on education, with an excellent advice page (see the More Resources - Expert Advice link at the bottom of the home page) for lots of information on learning exceptionalities.
About children, schools and schooling. Lots of good links to other education and family sites.
Schoolexpress.com site. Free worksheets for many academic activities and games.
Sites to Promote Academic Success -- aimed at senior high school, college and university students. A list of websites to: help you manage your time, take better notes, study more effectively, work on your memory, take tests, and handle the stresses of college life. Also explore some excellent general academic success sites.
Information on parenting and other family issues. Includes education.
A learning network for children, parents and teachers that includes interactive educational games for children, as well as tips and tools for teachers and parents.
ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation is a national, registered charitable organization committed to promoting literacy to the general public and to the private sector. Good links to parent/child/education sites.
BC Parent News Magazine a good on-line magazine for families. Information on parenting, education, health, infancy, childhood, the teen years, and more.
Adaptive Technology
Adaptive Technology for students with learning disabilities...
Two good sites to start from when searching for adaptive technologies for students with learning disabilities (i.e., text-to-speech software, voice recognition software, word prediction software, etc.). Go to the "Technology" or "Adaptive Technology" pages at each site.
Descriptions of school psychology
Descriptions of school psychology, psychoeducational assessment, and psychology in the schools
School psychology resources on line. Lots of information for families on learning disorders, and school psychology.
National Mental Health and Education Centre site (United States). Provides free fact sheets for families and describes the role of the school psychologist.
Association of Chief Psychologists of Ontario School Boards site. Describes the role of psychology and psychologists in schools.
Professional organizations
Professional organizations for psychology and psychologists describing roles and responsibilities
The College of Psychologists of Ontario site.
Ontario Psychological Association site.
Canadian Psychological Association site.
Rights and responsibilities of test takers -- from the American Psychological Association. Also lists responsibilities of testers to test takers.