Links

Useful Links

Please select from the following links for additional information regarding specific learning disabilities/difficulties and resources available to manage them.

Speld Sites:

• Victoria (www.speldvic.org.au)


• New South Wales (www.speldnsw.org.au)


• South Australia (www.speld-sa.org.au)


• Western Australia (www.dyslexia-speld.com)


• Tasmania (email only: speldtasmania@bigpond.com)


• Speld NZ: http://www.speld.org.nz

General Learning Disabilities:

• American Foundation for Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and ADD (www.ldonline.com)


• Inclusion of Special Needs Students in Mainstream Classrooms (www.newhorizons.org/spneeds_intr.html)


• Defence Force Special Needs Group (www.dsnsg.org.au)


• Isolated Children’s and Parents’ Association (www.icpa.com.au)


• Learning Difficulties Australia http://www.ldaustralia.org/143.html

Dyslexia:

• Dyslexia Teacher (http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/)


• The British Dyslexia Foundation (www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk)


• The International Dyslexia Foundation (www.interdys.org)


• Dyslexia Institute (www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk)


• Madonna King interviews Lynda Werda (Executive Officer SPELD) (download interview in MP3 format 5.4MB)


• Paula Tapiolis interviews Jutta Dempsey (download interview in MP3 format 3.5MB)

Learning:

• www.education-world.com


• Education Network Australia (www.edna.edu.au)


• Learning Development Centre - Information And Communication Technologies - Students With Disabilities (www.learningplace.com.au/en/dssulc/ldcictswd)

Literacy:

• Teaching Handwriting, Reading and Spelling (including information of other sites) (www.thrass.com)


• Merrian Webster for Kids, Fun With Words (www.wordcentral.com)


• Teaching ABC’s (www.mralphabet.com)


• Learning Development Centre - Information and Communication Technologies - Students With Disabilities (www.learningplace.com.au/en/dssulc/ldcictswd)

Government Departments:

• Auspeld Letter to the Federal Government regarding Specific Learning Disabilities.


• Education QLD incl. Special Ed (www.education.qld.gov.au)


• Dept. of Education, Training and Industrial Relations (www.detir.gov.au)


• Australian National Training Authority (www.anta.gov.au)


• Dept. of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (www.detya.gov.au)

Research and Publications:

• Australian Council for Educational Research (www.acer.edu.au)


• Submission to the National Inquiry into The Teaching of Literacy