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T.R.E.A.T. Resource Guide
This T.R.E.A.T. Resource Guide has been prepared as a "key" to unlock information on Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficits Disorders, and technology and strategies to implement into the classroom. This Resource Guide is for teachers, parents and students. Because websites and resources change frequently, your comments and contributions to the content of this guide are welcome. As new information or updates on current listing is acquired and reviewed, revisions and additions to this Resource Guide will be made available at our website: www.TRECenter.org
Teach Me: Don’t Label Me
By Barbara K. Given, Ph.D.
I am not "disabled."
I learn differently.
I am not "handicapped."
I take in and use information that is somewhat unique to me.
Others may see me as handicapped when they insist on teaching me in ways through which I cannot learn or when they insist that I demonstrate my abilities in ways that are comfortable for them but not me.
It is not I who is out of step, inadequate, handicapped or disabled.
It is the system.
I don’t want my teacher to be my pal, but I do want a model and a friend.
I don’t want my teacher to make life easy for me, but I do want a teacher filled with conviction that what he or she teaches is important enough for me to learn and
I do want a teacher who has enthusiasm that encourages me to keep working until I learn.
I don’t want to be the teacher’s pet, but I do want to be treated as a person worthy of respect in spite of my learning style or because of it.
I don’t want a teacher who demands praise, but I do want a teacher who understands my respect even if I show it in an awkward and sometimes hostile way.
I don’t want a brain transplant, but I do want to learn as much as I am able.
I don’t want a label, but I do want an appropriate education.
I don’t want to be called "learning disabled," but I do want to learn.
Teach me.
Don’t label me.
| 1996. Associate Professor Barbara K. Given is coordinator of the Learning Disabilities Teacher Preparation Program and Co-Director of Southeast Learning Styles Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. |
This is a partial listing. No endorsements are intended.
The resources listed may also have links to other websites on this topic.
ADDed Reality, http://www.addedreality.com
Do To Learn, http://do2learn.org
DREAMMS for Kids,(607) 539-3027 http://www.dreamms.org
CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology, (978) 531-8555, http://www.cast.org
Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (C.H.A.D.D.), (301) 306-7070, http://www.chadd.org
Closing the Gap, (507) 248-3294, http://www.closingthegap.com
Council for Exceptional Children, (888) 232-7733 http://www.cec.sped.org
Council for Learning Disabilities, (913) 492-8755, http://www.cldinternational.org/
Center for Research in Educational & Adaptive Technology-assisted Environments (C.R.E.A.T.E.), (616) 895 -; 2038, http://www4.gvsu.edu/create/
Davis Dyslexia Association, (888) 999-3324, http://www.dyslexia.com
Division for Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, (888) 232-7733, http://dldcec.org
Dyslexia Awareness Resource Center, (805) 963-7339, http://www.dyslexia-center.com/
Dyslexia, Learning Disabled & Literacy Resource, (802) 387-4545, http://www.greenwood.org
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), (800) 464-9107 or (315) 443-3640, http://www.askeric.org
International Dyslexia Association, (410) 296-0232, http://www.interdys.org
Internet Special Education resources http://www.iser.com
LD Online, http://www.ldonline.org
LD Pride Online, http://www.ldpride.org
LD Resources, http://www.ldresources.com
Learning Disabilities Association, (412) 341-1515, http://www.ldanatl.org
National ADD Association, (847) 432-2332, http://www.add.org
National Center on Learning Disabilities, (888) 575-7373, http://www.ncld.org
National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), (800) 793-5076, http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/
National Center to Improve Tools of Educators (NCITE), "Learning to Read/Reading to Learn"
http://idea.uoregon.edu/~ncite/programs/read.html
National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), (800) 695-0285,
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), (800) 346 &emdash; 2742, http://www.naric.org
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities on the Web, http://nldontheweb.org
OSEP - Office of Special Ed Programs http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP
Project LITT: Literacy Instruction Through Technology, (619) 594-8591,
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/SPED/ProjectLitt/LITT
The Resource Room, Fax#: (217) 367-5047, http://www.resourceroom.net/index.asp
Schwab Foundation for Learning http://schwablearning.org
SERI (Special Education Resources on the Internet) http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm
Tools For Life, (800) 497-8665 or (800) 578-8665, http://www.gatfl.org
This is a partial listing. No endorsements intended.
Co:Writer & Write:Outloud
Don Johnston, Inc., (800) 999-4660, http://www.donjohnston.com
eReader
CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology, (978) 531-8555, http://www.cast.org
Inspiration 6.0
Inspiration Software, Inc., (800) 877-4292, http://www.inspiration.com
IntelliTalk
IntelliTools, Inc., (800) 899-6687, http://www.intellitools.com
Kurzweil 3000
Lernout & Hauspie, (781) 203-5000, http://www.lhsl.com
Read & Write
textHELP! Systems, Ltd., http://www.texthelp.com
WriteAway 2000
Information Services, Inc., http://www.is-inc.com
WYNN
Freedom Scientific, Inc. & Arkenstone, (888) 223-3344, http://www.wynn.arkenstone.org or
This T.R.E.A.T. Resource Guide is a publication of the Technology Resources for Education (T.R.E.) Center, Maywood School, Capital Region BOCES, 1979 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12205;
(518) 464-6346; Toll free in NY (800) 248-9873; Fax: (518) 464-6353; Website: http://www.trecenter.org
The T.R.E. Center is a co-sponsored project of the Capital Region BOCES and the New York State Education Department’s Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
November, 2000