Recommended Reading/Resources

Understanding Special Education: 
www.texasparent.org
www.disabilityrightstx.org

ADA v. IDEA/SpEd v. 504
http://dredf.org/advocacy/comparison.html
 
Books for children about emotions:
http://childhood101.com/2015/05/books-about-emotions/
 
Raising emotionally intelligent kids and teens:
http://www.heysigmund.com/raising-kids-emotionally-intelligent-kids-teens-anger-how-to-be-the-boss-of-your-brain/
 
How anxiety leads to disruptive behavior:
http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2013-3-26-anxiety-and-disruptive-behavior
 
Understanding working memory:
http://www.york.ac.uk/res/wml/Classroom%20guide.pdf
 
Activities for enhancing Executive Functioning Skills in children and adolescents:
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/enhancing-and-practicing-executive-function-skills-with-children-from-infancy-to-adolescence/
 
Accommodations for EF deficits:
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-executive-functioning-issues?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

IEP goals for EF deficits:
http://adayinourshoes.com/measurable-iep-goals-address-executive-functioning-deficits/
 
 School tools for attention and learning:
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/experts-weigh-in-6-school-tools-that-can-help-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg#slide-5
 
 IEP toolkit for parents:
http://adayinourshoes.com/iep-toolkit-parents8-printables-advice-get-ready-iep-meeting/
 
Helping students with dyslexia:
http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2014/08/37-ways-to-help-students-with-dyslexia.html
 
Dyslexia and speech:
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/how-dyslexia-relates-to-speech-issues?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg
 
Google for dyslexia:
https://www.noodle.com/articles/google-for-dyslexia-part-one
 
Oppositional Defiant Disorder – recommendations for parents and teachers:
http://www.education.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ODD-011807.pdf
 
Parenting strategies for ADHD:
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/985.html
 
Home expectations matrix:
http://www.pbis.org/common/cms/files/pbisresources/C5_Matrix_Expectations.pdf
 
Guided imagery for helping children cope with stress and anxiety:
http://www.themindfulword.org/2012/guided-imagery-scripts-children-anxiety-stress/