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All Kinds of Minds http://www.allkindsofminds.org/index.aspx                                                                        
The All Kinds of Minds’ mission is to help students who struggle with learning measurably improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate educational, scientific and clinical expertise. Our goal is to make the Institute’s programs, products, and services broadly accessible to parents, teachers, clinicians, and students who struggle with differences in learning, and to change the educational environment supporting these children.

LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org
LD Online is an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children. LD OnLine is the official site of The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. LD Online provides articles on a wide range of topics, national calendar of events, network of resources, artwork and writings by children, parents, and other individuals, and much more.

 
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities
http://www.nldline.com
The Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC)                                           
http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/                                                                                              
Since 1980, The Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) has grown from an all volunteer parent organization to a full service Parent Training & Information Center serving families in North Carolina with more than 25 full and part-time staff and offices throughout NC. All services are provided at no charge to parents and families. It's easy to borrow one of these books or brochures from our lending library. Just call the ECAC office at 704/892-1321 to request the book you wish to borrow. Books will be mailed to you along with a postage paid, pre-addressed envelope in which the book is to be returned to ECAC. The ECAC libraries are free to any family or teacher in North Carolina.

http://www.teacch.com/                                                                                                                
Division TEACCH serves as an international model for delivering exemplary services to people with autism and their families throughout North Carolina. Operating with nine (9) Regional Centers, TEACCH provides diagnostic evaluation, individualized curriculum development, social skills training, vocational training, and parent counseling and training. In addition, TEACCH clinic staff provides consultation to classrooms, Group Homes, and other community agencies responsible for the welfare of handicapped children. School-age children attend public school programs in the many TEACCH-affiliated school systems around the state. Others receive residential or vocational services from community agencies closely tied to the TEACCH Program. Division TEACCH strives to implement exemplary services for the over 5000 people with autism in North Carolina and their families by assisting appropriate mental health agencies and developing necessary direct services if appropriate agencies are unavailable.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org/
Schwablearning.org
http://www.schwablearning.org
SchwabLearining.org is a parent’s guide to learning differences and provides a roadmap to understanding the language and landscape of learning differences and disabilities. On the site, parents can navigate between Identifying a Learning Difference, Managing a Learning Difference, and Connecting with Others.
The Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation
http://www.hellofriend.org
This Web site is dedicated to helping you learn about Ennis William Cosby, about the foundation established in his memory, and about learning and learning differences. The site offers resources and information on how parents and teachers can help individuals with learning differences. Information is also available about the new video "Ennis' Gift: A film about learning differences."

National Organizations

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
http://www.chadd.org
CHADD is a national organization that provides a support network for parents, continuing education about attention deficits, and resources to help children with attention deficits in educational settings.

Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
http://www.cldinternational.org
The CLD is an international organization that promotes strategies for research and practice through collaboration and advocacy.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
http://www.cec.sped.org
The CEC's primary purpose is to advance the education of all exceptional students. The DLD is the division that focuses on the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. The Web site provides legislative updates, International programs, and CEC publications.
AskERIC Virtual Library
http://ericir.syr.edu
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues. AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and the world.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC)
http://ericec.org
ERIC EC is part of the US Department of Education's information network and is a resource by conducting general information searches, publishing free or low-cost information on special education research, programs, and practices.

LD Resources                                                                                            
http://www.ldresources.com
This site provides a collection of articles, Web site links, and organization contacts for people with learning disabilities.

Writing Resources

Grammar and Writing Exercises

http://www.nobel.se/literature/educational/golding/bster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

Writing Research Papers
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml

Online writing assistant.
http://www.powa.org/

Anagrams
http://www.easypeasy.com/anagrams/index.php

This anagram server has created hundreds of millions of amusing anagrams for students, teachers, word-lovers, puzzle-solvers, scrabble players, friends, colleagues and partners alike. Try entering your name and see what you get!
Words Commonly Confused                 http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.htm

Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.reference.com/help/about.html

Inspirational Quotes
http://www.inspirationpeak.com/dreams.html

Study Skills

Study Skills Package
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/Study/studyindex.html

Listening, Writing, Reading, and Test-Taking Strategies
http://www.public.asu.edu/~ickpl/Reading_Strategies.htm

More Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/