Documents and weblinks have been sorted under the button headings used on the website. Additional information about these links, and their relevance to learning disorder can be obtained by searching through the information in each of the buttons.

Additional weblinks appear under Associations and Resources.

Weblinks – Associations and Resources

• Australian Learning Disability Association
• AHEAD Higher Education and Learning Disability (USA)
• Support for students Australia wide
• Support groups
• Assistive technology - software information
• Creating Accessible Teaching and Support
• Student study support information
• Legislation support – Australia wide

About Learning Disorder

More information related to these documents and links can be found under About Learning Disorder

Documents

• Adam’s story
• Reading disorder/disability
• List of reading references for teachers of learning disorder

Weblinks

• Grasp the nettle - audio stories by people with learning disorder  (Go to link, then scroll down to Grasp the Nettle listed on right hand side, or use search button.)
• Definitions of learning disorder
• Learning disorder Versus learning difficulties

Effective Learning Experiences

More information related to these documents and links can be found under Effective Learning Experiences

Documents

• Tiffany’s story
• Lecture preparation strategies
• Teaching preparation strategies
• Managing learning disorder in the classroom
• Julie’s inclusive teaching tips
• Inclusive teaching strategies
• Inclusive teaching professional development guide (PDF 624kb, 143 pages)
• Inclusive teaching professional development handbook (PDF 424kb, 58 pages)
• Terry’s teaching tips
• Modify teaching and assessment - practical start
• Maths teaching strategies
• Memory teaching strategies
• Reading strategies
• Spelling strategies
• Writing strategies
• Adam’s assessment advice
• Terry’s assessment advice
• Alternative exam options
• Why should we modify assessment practices?

Weblinks

• Before starting study
• Inclusive teaching tips & audio-files
• Types of assistive technologies
• Finding the right assistive technology
• Suppliers of assistive technologies
• Learning disability specific software

Discussing Learning Disorder

More information related to these documents and links can be found under Discussing Learning Disorder 

Documents

• Learning disorder and reading skills
• Preliminary learning disorder assessment chart
• Models of learning disorder assesssment

Weblinks

• Learning disorder and writing skills
• Learning disorder/difficulties assessment advice
• Australia wide support organisations for dyslexia
• Learning disability: screening and referral tool kits
• Costs and legal requirements of learning disorder assessment

Professional Development

More information related to these documents and links can be found under Professional Development

Documents

• Interview with Jenny Shaw, President of the Australian Learning Disability Association
• A paper on learning disability in Australia
• Research on learning disorder in vocational education and training, and higher education
• Let’s define Learning disabilities at last by Dr Nola Firth
• Professional development (powerpoint presentation) on learning disorder (PDF 293 kb)
• Inclusive teaching professional development guide (PDF 624kb, 143 pages)
• Inclusive teaching professional development handbook (PDF 424kb, 58 pages)

Weblinks

• Learning disorder amongst students- gender issues
• Guidelines for staff professional development coordinators
• Inclusive Language information
• Speaker available to talk about assistive technologies
• Fiction writer available to talk about learning disorder and engaging young men with reading
• National Disability Coordination Program
• Staff training on learning disorder
• Professional development programs for purchase