Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
San Diego School District: Parent Resources
The San Diego Unified School District's parent resource page offers general school policy information in multiple languages, along with helpful articles about testing, attendance, and student performance.
San Diego: Summer Reading Program
Link to the San Diego Summer Reading Program website with booklists, activities, games, and reading resources for kids and teens.
San Francisco Public Library: Kids Section
The San Francisco Public Library offers a kids section includes games, booklists, and educational resources.
This website offers a scholarship directory that Hispanic students can browse. Results can be sorted by field of study, deadline, state, type of scholarship, and citizenship status.
This homework tool allows parents and students to create their own flashcards for subjects such as math and vocabulary.
Scholastic News English/Spanish
Scholastic News English/Español is a classroom magazine available by subscription with a flip-format that lets students read the same content in both English and Spanish. The magazine connects its topics to Latino cultures and offers family activities that can be sent home.
Scholastic, Inc.: Books Organized by Level
This grid can be used to browse Scholastic's Classroom Books' individual paperback titles organized by Guided Reading, Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), and Lexile Levels.
Scholastic: Back-to-School Resources
Links to many back-to-school resources, including examples of welcome letters.
Scholastic: Five Tips for Successful Field Trips
Alyssa Zelkowitz gives advice on how to prepare special needs students for a successful fieldtrip. The advice shared supports ESL student participation as well.
Scholastic: Myths from Around the World
Stories and myths from around the world, organized by region.
Scholastic: Poetry Printables (PreK-3)
Fun, ready-to-print poetry activities are the perfect tools to bring words to life. Use these reproducibles to teach new concepts, reinforce past lessons, and inspire creativity.
Scholastic: Reaching Out to Bilingual Families
A list of seven tips for involving bilingual families at school. (Please note that the recommendation to enlist other bilingual children as translators refers to guiding new students at school and assisting with translating at programs, not at parent-teacher conferences.)
Games, author information, and activities based on favorite kids' books — including Magic School Bus, Clifford, Goosebumps, Captain Underpants, Harry Potter, I Spy, and The Babysitters Club. They also offer a community for older students called "The Scene" with message boards, favorite reads, widgets, and more.
Article by David and Yvonne Freeman, "How to Make Your ELL Students Feel at Home." Describes benefits of promoting use of a child's first language.
Scholastic: Welcome to the First Day of School
Article providing ideas for many first day activities to start the year in an exciting way.
A poetry workshop website for middle and high school students, with resources for brainstorming, drafting and revising poetry.
Schools Moving Up: ELL Webcasts
Schools Moving Up has an archived collection of educational Webcasts and resource materials on topics such as formative assessment, closing the learning gap in California schools, and quality teaching for English-language learners.
Schools Moving Up: ELL Webinars
WestEd's Schools Moving Up webinar series is available for viewing in the program archives, where you can watch and listen to full web presentations by leaders in the field of school improvement. Each archive includes questions, discussions, and accompanying resources from the live webinar. Topics range from RTI and assessment to the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and recent research in the field of ELL education.
Schwab Learning has recently moved its content to the Great Schools website. Their material helps children with learning disabilities to be successful by providing LD information and resources.
Science Museum of Minnesota: Simply Science
Search a large database of science activities for kids, and sort by age and topic for customized results. Many science museums have links to educational resources, so don't forget to check your local science museum.
