A new technology under development by the MIT Fluid Media Lab may soon make it possible for individuals with visual impairments or with other impairments that make it difficult to interact easily with print media, to read print aloud. The “Finger Reader” is a new technology being developed for text-to-speech. It still needs some improvement, but it’s interesting to think about the possibilities this might open up. To learn more, visit:
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Reading Lists on Learning Disabilities
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has put together two reading lists, one for parents of children and teens with learning disabilities and a second list designed to appeal to teens with LD.
Recommended Reading for Parents of Children and Teens with LD
- Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein.
- A Special Education: One Family’s Journey through the Maze of Learning Disabilities by Dana Buchman and Charlotte Farber.
- The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide and Fernette F. Eide.
- A Special Mother: Getting through the early days of a child’s diagnosis of learning disabilities and related disorders by Anne Ford and John-Richard Thompson.
- Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan Hall and Louisa Moats.
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey.
- Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD by Peter S. Jensen Jensen.
- It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success by Richard Lavoie.
- True Stories about Real People Succeeding with LD by Jill Laure.
- A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine.
- Ready for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen with ADHD or LD for College by Theresa E. Laurie Maitland and Patricia O. Quinn.
- Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Family Guide to Living and Learning Together by Betty Osman.
- My Dyslexia by Philip Schultz.
- Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz.
- Guide to Learning Disabilities for Primary Care: How to screen, identify, manage and advocate for children with learning disabilities by Larry Silver and Dana Silver.
- School Success for Kids with ADHD by Stephan Silverman, Jacqueline Iseman, and Sue Jeweler
- From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter Wright and Pamela Darr.
Recommended Reading for Teens with LD
- My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel.
- Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free by Victoria Biggs.
- ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild by Jonathan Chesner.
- Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams by Catherine A Corman, and Edward M. Hallowell
- Applying to College for Students with ADD or LD: A Guide to Keep You (And Your Parents) Sane, Satisfied, and Organized Through the Admissions Process by Blythe Grossberg.
- Where’s My Stuff? The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide by Samantha Moss and Lesley Schwartz.
- Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau.
- It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success by Richard Lavoie.
- Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Penny Hutchins Paquette and Cheryl Gerson Tuttle.
- Bluefish by Pat Schmatz.
- Dyslexia Wonders by Jennifer Smith.
- College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities by Cynthia Simpson and Vicky Spencer.
- ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake E. S Taylor.
- Backwards Forward: My Journey through Dyslexia by Catherine Hirschman.
For more information and helpful resources about learning disabilities, visit the National Center for Learning Disabilities at: http://www.ncld.org/
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