Pathways Online Resource Directory
Education
The
following websites offer useful information for educators,
families, and community members about special education,
learning disabilities, bullying prevention, school
consultation, adult literacy, and national statistics.
Special Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education - official site for Massachusetts’
educational services and schools.
DESE Special Education -
information for Massachusetts’ residents.
U.S. Department of Education
- The U.S. Department of Education's
Office of Special Education Programs
supports projects that provide information and technical
assistance to states, local schools, educational
professionals and families. The projects address topics such
as autism, deafness, disproportional representation, dispute
resolution, learning disabilities, parenting children with
special needs, positive behavior support and transition.
Most information and technical assistance is available free
of charge.
Learning Disabilities
Architects For Learning
- is dedicated to supporting students with all facets
of language, literacy and learning. We
aim to help students reach their full potential, to assist
families with understanding their children's needs, and to
work in partnership with teachers and schools to ensure the
success of all students in their care.
Center for Teaching / Learning
Mathematics - evaluates the nature of children's
mathematics problems, diagnose their causes and then plan
remedial instructional activities. The Center provides
workshops seminars and lectures on how children learn
mathematics, why learning problems occur, diagnosis and
remediation of learning problems in mathematics.
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- founded in 1963 by parents of children with learning
disabilities, the LDA has grown to serve thousands of
members with learning disabilities, their families and the
professionals who work with them. Today, LDA is the largest
non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals
with learning disabilities. The membership, composed of
individuals with learning disabilities, family members and
concerned professionals, advocates for the almost three
million students of school age with learning disabilities
and for adults affected with learning disabilities.
Life Success for Students with
Disabilities: Parent Guide - This guide is based
on over 20 years of research conducted by the Frostig Center
in Pasadena, CA. The research traced the lives of
individuals with learning disabilities in an attempt to
identify factors that predicted successful life outcomes.
The guide has been developed by Dr. Marshall H. Raskind, Dr.
Roberta J. Goldberg, along with research associates Dr.
Eleanor L. Higgins and Dr. Kenneth L. Herman.
New England INDEX: Information on
Disabilities Exchange - a wealth of information
for people with disabilities, their friends, families and
the people who serve them. Information within this site
focuses on Massachusetts.
School Psychiatry Program and Madi
Resource Center of Mass General Hospital
- website created for and by parents, educators, and
clinicians working together to support children and teens
with mental health conditions. The site will help you meet
the needs of young people with depression, bipolar disorder,
attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum
disorders, and anxiety disorders, including panic disorder
and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Vision Impairment, Blind and Deaf
Blind - state educational programs, organizations and
resources for Massachusetts’ students.
VSA
Arts of Massachusetts -
promotes inclusion of people with disabilities in our
communities and develops effective arts-based teaching
strategies that allow students with and without
disabilities to learn together. We are partners with
schools, universities, community theaters, museums and
large and small cultural organizations in every field.
Bullying Prevention
Bullying Prevention Resources from
Massachusetts Department of Public Health - The
Department of Public Health has a number of programs that
include bullying prevention as part of their work including
the Safe Spaces for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender
Youth Program and the Youth Violence Prevention Program.
Direct from the Field - a
PDF guide to bullying prevention strategies created by the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
National Youth Violence Prevention
Resource Center - Federal resource for
communities working to prevent violence committed by and
against young people. The mission of the NYVPRC is to
provide key leaders in communities -- local government
leaders and community leaders -- with dynamic resources to
help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and
evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts.
School
Consultation
School Behavior.com - This
website was created by a retired teacher who taught for
20 years, and understood the needs of schools teachers,
students and families. The site was created to help
educators learn about neurobehavioral disorders -- the
"hidden" disabilities that can impair a student's academic,
behavioral, and social-emotional functioning and that can
occasionally create chaos in your classroom.
School Consultant, Dr. Jeff Turley - is a
board-certified Child and Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist
in practice since 1985. Dr. Turley's mission is to provide
the highest quality child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry
to the community. He uses a humanistic, whole-person
perspective. He prides himself on the clarity of his
communication and the thoroughness of his reports.
Think:Kids - a program in the Department of
Psychiatry at the non-profit Massachusetts General Hospital
that trains adults in a revolutionary new way of helping
kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
We provide clinical services to
families and training, consultation, support and outreach to
parents, educators, clinicians, and systems.
Adult
Literacy
Learning Disabilities Association
Adult Literacy Reading Programs -
is the largest non-profit
volunteer organization advocating for individuals with
learning disabilities and adults learning to read.
Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline - provides
referrals to over 300 adult education programs that offer
one-on-one tutoring, small-group or classroom instruction to
adult learners. We provide
information about basic reading, math, adult basic
education, English language training, family literacy, GED
preparation or testing sites.
National Center for Education
Statistics - NCES
provides clear, complete information about national
statistics about education and programs, and serves the
research, education and other interested communities.
