OVERVIEW OF WEB BASED AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR LEARNING DIFFICULTY AND ADHD

(Prepared by Dr Hutchins, Feb 2008)

OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION ON ADHD

NSW Dept of Health Information on ADHD: resources, references, using medication. Updated July 2007
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/adhd/index.html
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/adhd/help.html

REVIEW OF ADHD IN NSW 2007

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2008/adhd_report.html
Western Australia resource for teachers drawn up and field trialled in 2007
http://ies.det.wa.edu.au/content/building-inclusive-learning-environments/attentional-difficulties/supporting-students-with-attentional-difficulties

Good modern view of models of ADHD and some excellent resources

On executive functioning / working memory: “ADHD is a learning disability described as a behaviour disorder”
http://www.drthomasebrown.com/brown_model/index.html

SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (SEE CHERI and CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS )

Overview of learning difficulties and its treatment http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/ddoll/p_treatment.htm
and language and literacy http://www.cheri.com.au/PDF_Files/Prof%20Max%20Coltheart.pdf

Proceedings of CHERI Conferences: 2005 on Learning Difficulty

http://www.cheri.com.au/presentations.html#HipSoc05

2006 on Learning Needs: Theory & Practice

http://www.cheri.com.au/presentations.html#HipSoc06

2007 Putting evidence into practice to reach and teach ADHD

http://www.cheri.com.au/presentations.html#HipSoc07

Learning Difficulty Coalition

A VERY PRACTICAL REVIEW OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

with attention, reading, written output and maths; discusses models, describes and creates experience of difficulties and suggests extensive strategies. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/intro.html

A good source of strategies

Reading as a means of developing both oral and written language.

OVERVIEW OF INCLUSION STRATEGIES

Evidence-based practical strategies 2007

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

SEE Pre Referral Intervention Manual PRIM (2006) which gives 4000 intervention strategies for the 219 most common learning and behaviour problems in the regular classroom. See http://www.hes-inc.com/hes.cgi/00670.html and sample pages http://www.hes-inc.com/hes/samples/View%20PRIM3%20Samples.pdf
AND Sandra Reif : How to reach and teach ADHD KIDS

In ADDISS( UK) bookstore http://www.addiss.co.uk/teachers.htm and www.silvereye.com.au

Good link for teacher aide advice -various disabilities

http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/students/disabilities/resources/publications/taideii.pdf

Information on LD in Secondary schools for teachers of languages– i.e. excellent for All

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/assets/pdf/learn_diff.pdf

and Literacy supports –very detailed strategies ( 144 pages)

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/middleyears/assets/pdf/ellasupport2.pdf

LEARNING LINKS

Assists children OF ALL AGES with various types and levels of specific and global learning difficulties
http://www.learninglinks.org.au/ describes services and has many useful resource links
http://www.learninglinks.org.au/What_s_new_/Useful_Links/body_useful_links.html

SPELD NSW gives advice, resources, pointers to remedial teachers
http://www.speldnsw.org.au/ see also http://www.speld-sa.org.au/sat/index.html for software

COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT:

Jude Foster and colleagues have created an on-line model (WraparoundKids ™) for collaborative management INCLUDING PARENTS and CHILD, sharing of information and tracking of progress. It has very useful articles and links. It is internationally appreciated http://www.wraparoundkids.com/index.htm

Higher level language difficulties, relevant to adolescents and to gifted children discussed in:
Recent CHERI 2006 conference (Patchell and Gwilliam) :
http://www.cheri.com.au/PDF_Files/CHERI%20XI%20Conf%202006/print%20version/PVPatchellGwilliam.pdf
AND http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/adolescents.htm
http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/An%20invisible%20disability.pdf
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Language-Based-Learning-Disabilities.htm

ADHD and language disorder overlaps:

Aspects of Language in Children With ADHD: Applying Functional Analyses to Explore Language Use Mathers, Margaret E. Journal Of Attention Disorders, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 523-533, February 2006

A good site for LD + chat group for adolescents http://www.ldonline.org/index.html

MANY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES especially adolescents : http://coe.jmu.edu/LearningToolbox/
Examples of organising high school questions -mind maps etc ( new version) www.inspiration.com

PROF LORETTA GIORCELLI

is a highly esteemed Australian colleague with vast skills and experience in research, classroom practice and teaching in many countries. Her website has many useful resources
http://www.doctorg.org/faq.htm http://www.doctorg.org/links.htm http://www.curriculum.edu.au/index.php?newsid=82&news=1#1

Prof ROSEMARY TANNOCK

Rosemary Tannock from Canada was our keynote at CHERI conference September 2007 discussing ADHD / language / learning/ literacy and associated neurodevelopmental disorders. Her papers (and the others from the conference “Putting evidence into practice to reach and teach ADHD “ are available at
http://www.cheri.com.au/presentations.html#HipSoc07
her presentation on MATHS Learning Difficulties is available from http://www.ldc.org.au/index_files/powerpoint.pdf
I strongly recommend her teaching package to support children with learning difficulty and/ or ADHD

TEACHADHD

home page is at: http://research.aboutkidshealth.ca/teachadhd
These resources and materials that have been developed specifically to bridge the substantial gap between current neuroscientific understanding of ADHD and classroom practice. These resources and materials are relevant for teaching and supporting students who are inattentive, off-task, fidgety, restless, disorganized, and have problems remembering and following instructions regardless of whether they have received a diagnosis of 'ADHD'.
order TeachADHD Teacher's Resource Manual and supportive DVD: www.tvontario.org/sales/teachadhd.
Good list of resources and websites at: http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/teachadhd/resources/

DR MELVIN LEVINE

ABC radio July 2006 discussion re different learning styles particularly the importance of language disorders.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2006/1679087.htm#
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/Excerpt.aspx?productid=8 language parts catalogue
HIS OWN WEB SITE IS http://www.allkindsofminds.org/
IT HAS VAST INFORMATION, STRATEGIES, CASE HISTORIES AND MANY EXCELLENT ARTICLES

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/CategoryAll.aspx?section#Articles
ESPECIALLY ON READING http://www.allkindsofminds.org/Category.aspx?categoryID=2
THIS has links to articles in detail on comprehension, decoding, memory and higher order reasoning.
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ArticleDisplay.aspx?articleID=5

WRITTEN EXPRESSION

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ArticleDisplay.aspx?articleID=3
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ArticleDisplay.aspx?articleID=2

MATHS

http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ArticleDisplay.aspx?articleID=4

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES

Many different and models of assessment and intervention exist. Human individuality is so complex and diverse in typical and non-typical development that “any approach may help someone”. Some claim exclusive and unique benefits and “cures” and criticise other approaches especially availability and approaches of more orthodox services and / or paediatric medicine. Some have a small and unreplicated research base, most have only anecdotal support and nearly all are available only for fees (sometimes considerable).
For a critique of many of these see: www.quackwatch.org