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On-Line Learning Opportunities . . .
We have a list of website games and activities that students with LD and ADHD can use to
have fun, keep up their academic skills, and learn some new ones too. Parents and
Professionals can checkout several on-line resources to help them learn about special
education laws, locate Indiana camps, colleges and more!
Free Website Learning Games for Students
The Great Word Quest
The GWQ activities are based on cutting-edge research on how children learn to read, the role of
electronic media, and what works in classroom and home settings. Joining one of three teams, kids
age six to eight take on virtual adventures designed to scaffold and improve core literacy skill
development — the Aquanauts, Trailblazers or Skyscrapers. Players advance through literacy-based
scavenger hunts to help kids strengthen critical reading skills, such as phonics, reading comprehension,
and vocabulary. The games also include a progress tracker chart for parents and teachers. Visit PBS
KIDS Raising Readers website to find other innovative learning activities as well.
http://www.pbskids.org/read
Arcademic Skill Builders
The ASB website offers online educational games and a fun approach to learning basic math, language
arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills for students. Great for year round home and school use!
http://arcademicskillbuilders.com
NCES Kids' Zone
The National Center for Education Sciences Kids' Zone website to help kids engage in games, quizzes
and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting
facts about education. They also provide information resources to help families learn about schools,
decide on a college and find a public library.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp
Kids @ Radom
This site has activities, games, books suggestions, guizzes newsletters, contests - something for kids
from pre-schools through high-school, as well as resources for parent and teachers.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids
Highlights for Kids
Kid's of all ages will find games, mazes, mystery and hidden pictures and science activities, as well as
story adventures and the ability to create e-cards to send to family and friends. This site also offers
parenting and teacher tips and resources.
http://www.highlightskids.com
Search for Programs
Indiana College Programs
http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/speced/docs/CollegeSurvey.pdf
Indiana Summer Camps
http://www.insource.org/Summer_Camp2010.pdf
Take A Learning Course – From Your Home!
Indiana University Summer High School distance education programs include:
high school courses
advanced placement courses
undergraduate dual-credit courses
high school diploma
academic honors diploma
http://iuhighschool.iu.edu
Free Computer, Math, and Life Skills Training Courses – Free.
Course training topics include computer basics, Internet/Email, Microsoft Office, math, reading, money
basics, career development, a variety of life skills, and more.
http://www.GCFLearnFree.org
Special Education Law Training
On-line training classes are available for families and professionals to help them understand basic
information about Article 7 (Indiana's Special Education Law) and how to apply it to their situation.
Information covered includes the referral and evaluation process, the individualized education program,
procedural safeguards, student transition from pre-school through high school, discipline, and skills for
effective communication.
IN*SOURCE
http://training.insource.org
Indiana Family to Family
http://www.inf2f.org/Online%20Trainings.html
About Special Kids
http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/OnlineTraining.aspx
More Resources for Parent and Professionals
Podcasts cover a wide range of topics of interest to parents, educators, and students with LD. Listen to
them while you're on the site, or download them to your portable audio player.
http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/podcasts
Review basic information and catch up with new education trends and laws on key topics that impact
the education of student’s with special needs.
http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/resources/index.asp
http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/parent-advocacy-guides
http://www.interdys.org
http://www.chadd.org
The Indiana Department of Education ISTEP+ Parent Network
This website let’s parents review and print a full report their students ISTEP+ results. Along with an
overview of how to read and understand the ISTEP assessments and reports, it will help parents create
a “Student Action Plan” with activities that are parent-friendly to use at home to help support their
students classroom learning experiences, as well as offer a wide array of educational resources. All
parents whose students took the ISTEP+ should have received a letter from their student's school
containing login information that could be used starting last September. Parents can visit
www.doe.in.gov/istepparentnetwork to login to access their student's information page and find other
resources.
We have a list of website games and activities that students with LD and ADHD can use to
have fun, keep up their academic skills, and learn some new ones too. Parents and
Professionals can checkout several on-line resources to help them learn about special
education laws, locate Indiana camps, colleges and more!
Free Website Learning Games for Students
The Great Word Quest
The GWQ activities are based on cutting-edge research on how children learn to read, the role of
electronic media, and what works in classroom and home settings. Joining one of three teams, kids
age six to eight take on virtual adventures designed to scaffold and improve core literacy skill
development — the Aquanauts, Trailblazers or Skyscrapers. Players advance through literacy-based
scavenger hunts to help kids strengthen critical reading skills, such as phonics, reading comprehension,
and vocabulary. The games also include a progress tracker chart for parents and teachers. Visit PBS
KIDS Raising Readers website to find other innovative learning activities as well.
http://www.pbskids.org/read
Arcademic Skill Builders
The ASB website offers online educational games and a fun approach to learning basic math, language
arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills for students. Great for year round home and school use!
http://arcademicskillbuilders.com
NCES Kids' Zone
The National Center for Education Sciences Kids' Zone website to help kids engage in games, quizzes
and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting
facts about education. They also provide information resources to help families learn about schools,
decide on a college and find a public library.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp
Kids @ Radom
This site has activities, games, books suggestions, guizzes newsletters, contests - something for kids
from pre-schools through high-school, as well as resources for parent and teachers.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids
Highlights for Kids
Kid's of all ages will find games, mazes, mystery and hidden pictures and science activities, as well as
story adventures and the ability to create e-cards to send to family and friends. This site also offers
parenting and teacher tips and resources.
http://www.highlightskids.com
Search for Programs
Indiana College Programs
http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/speced/docs/CollegeSurvey.pdf
Indiana Summer Camps
http://www.insource.org/Summer_Camp2010.pdf
Take A Learning Course – From Your Home!
Indiana University Summer High School distance education programs include:
high school courses
advanced placement courses
undergraduate dual-credit courses
high school diploma
academic honors diploma
http://iuhighschool.iu.edu
Free Computer, Math, and Life Skills Training Courses – Free.
Course training topics include computer basics, Internet/Email, Microsoft Office, math, reading, money
basics, career development, a variety of life skills, and more.
http://www.GCFLearnFree.org
Special Education Law Training
On-line training classes are available for families and professionals to help them understand basic
information about Article 7 (Indiana's Special Education Law) and how to apply it to their situation.
Information covered includes the referral and evaluation process, the individualized education program,
procedural safeguards, student transition from pre-school through high school, discipline, and skills for
effective communication.
IN*SOURCE
http://training.insource.org
Indiana Family to Family
http://www.inf2f.org/Online%20Trainings.html
About Special Kids
http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/OnlineTraining.aspx
More Resources for Parent and Professionals
Podcasts cover a wide range of topics of interest to parents, educators, and students with LD. Listen to
them while you're on the site, or download them to your portable audio player.
http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/podcasts
Review basic information and catch up with new education trends and laws on key topics that impact
the education of student’s with special needs.
http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/resources/index.asp
http://www.ncld.org/publications-a-more/parent-advocacy-guides
http://www.interdys.org
http://www.chadd.org
The Indiana Department of Education ISTEP+ Parent Network
This website let’s parents review and print a full report their students ISTEP+ results. Along with an
overview of how to read and understand the ISTEP assessments and reports, it will help parents create
a “Student Action Plan” with activities that are parent-friendly to use at home to help support their
students classroom learning experiences, as well as offer a wide array of educational resources. All
parents whose students took the ISTEP+ should have received a letter from their student's school
containing login information that could be used starting last September. Parents can visit
www.doe.in.gov/istepparentnetwork to login to access their student's information page and find other
resources.
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