ADDvocacy Executive Functioning Coaching
ADDvocacy supports high school, post-secondary and adults with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Anxiety and co-occurring mental health challenges that impact executive functioning.
A synthesis of spelling and reading interventions and their effects on the spelling outcomes of students with LD
Spelling is challenging for students with LDs, and improving outcomes is a priority. This synthesis examines the effects of spelling and reading interventions on spelling outcomes for students K – 12.
The Brain Pioneer: The True Story of How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Used Brain Science to Help Children with Learning Disabilities
This is the story of Barbara Arrowsmith Young. With courage, inventiveness, and resilience, she found ways to actually change her brain and improve her skills.
Use Wikki Sticks Within Classrooms
Author: Kate Fraser Learning strategies for students with visually impaired students. Wikki sticks (bendable, waxy strips) might support students to create tactile representations rather than the visual representations. View Tip Guide
UDL Guidelines
Author: CAST The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. View Website
Trello Board: Accessible Technology (Software)
This is a library of accessible technology programs and software that would be of support for students.
How do YOU teach?: A quick UDL checklist
This resource provides a checklist to guide implementation of Universal Design for Learning when teaching.
Excellence & Equity
A more documentation and examination of the challenges in excellence and equity.
Equitable Learning and Development for the Whole Child, Whole Family and Whole Community
“EBulletin: The resources highlighted here are designed to help educators address students’ diverse needs and advance the well-being of the whole child, whole person, and whole community through equity-driven continuous improvement practices and strategies to conduct anti-racist evaluations.”
College Preparedness and Time of Learning Disability Identification
This paper discusses the results of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) administered to college students in order to identify similarities and differences between time of diagnosis of a learning disability and the development of learning strategies related to will, self-regulation, and skill components.
Brain School: Stories of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders Who Changed Their Lives by Improving Their Cognitive Functioning
In Brain School, Howard Eaton explores how, applying the principles of neuroplasticitiy, Barbara Arrowsmith Young developed cognitive remediation exercises, founded the Arrowsmith Program and opened the first Arrowsmith School in Toronto, Ontario over 30 years ago.
AT Select
Assistive Technology (AT) is any technology that supports individuals with disabilities to complete tasks and activities independently. AT Select provides guides and comprehensive reviews to assist in decision-making.