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LDOnLine

LDOnLine is a visually attractive interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children, a service of The Learning Disabilities Project at WETA in Washington, DC. In addition to a range of factual information, an events calendar, and a guide to resources, the site offers Kid Zone, where children with learning disabilities can share their art work and stories.

The Learning Disabilities Association of America

The Learning Disabilities Association of America site is a well-organized and comprehensive resource for information on the range of learning disabilities affecting children and adults. In addition to fact sheets on specific disorders, directories of print, electronic, and other resources, and LDA position papers, there are sections focusing on everything from assistive technology, to parents' rights and responsibilities, to summaries of scientific research.

National Center for Learning Disabilities

This site offers a wealth of information about learning disabilities, including coping methods, current research, and teaching strategies. The site is aimed at those with disabilities, their families, and others who work with the learning disabled.

TeensHealth: Learning Disabilities

This TeensHealth site, from the Nemours Foundation, is aimed at youth and provides information on what learning disabilities are, signs of disabilities, their causes, and how to cope with them. Click the “more like this” tab on the right for additional articles, and the “resources” tab for related outside links.

Dana Links

The Science of Education

The Science of Education

Published Nov 10, 2009
by Mariale Hardiman, Ed.D. and Martha Bridge Denckla, M.D.
Discoveries about how the brain learns are fueling interest in applying neuroscience in the classroom. In the new field of neuroeducation, scientists and educators should join forces to develop goals for learning-related research, the authors argue.
What Can Dance Teach Us about Learning?

What Can Dance Teach Us about Learning?

Published Oct 05, 2009
by Scott T. Grafton, M.D.
An action such as a dance move activates the same brain circuitry whether we perform it ourselves or watch someone else perform it, research indicates. This “action observation network” is important for learning.

Ability to Catch Dyslexia Early May Help Stem Its Effects

Published Sep 21, 2009
by Elizabeth Norton Lasley
How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition

How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition

Published Sep 14, 2009
by Michael I. Posner, Ph.D. and Brenda Patoine
Sustained training in music, dance or other arts strengthens the brain’s attention system, which in turn may improve cognition more generally. Evidence for such cognitive “transfer” is accumulating.
ADHD Studies Target Circuitry, Stimulants’ Effects

ADHD Studies Target Circuitry, Stimulants’ Effects

Published Mar 17, 2009
by Brenda Patoine
Past studies of psychostimulant drugs taken for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have shown a slowing of cortical growth, but new imaging research reveals that the drugs may normalize development. Researchers still urge caution, however.

Speech, Language, and Reading — The Dana Guide

Published Nov 08, 2007
by David Caplan
Language is one of the pillars of human intellect. It is the principal way we formulate thoughts and convey them to others.

Learning and Memory — The Dana Guide

Published Nov 07, 2007
by Larry R. Squire
Being able to acquire new knowledge has allowed humans to remain biologically the same for several hundred thousand years yet build the civilization we know today. That is the power of memory.
 

Last Updated: 4/28/10
Editor: Johanna Goldberg
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