Click on the box below to see the references we used to develop this Guide:
Adams, M.J. (2009) The Challenge of Advanced Text.
Autism Research Institute
Autism Speaks
Casey Family Programs
CDC: Centers for Disease Control
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Florida Center for Reading Research
Great Schools
IDEA: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Interactive Autism Network
LDOE: The Louisiana Department of Education
Learning Heroes
MetaMetrics, Inc. 2006
National Center on Learning Disabilities
National Institutes for Health
Parent Training and Information Centers (LA and NH)
Reading Rockets
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
Understood
These are resources where you can learn more:
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- Louisiana Believes: Louisiana Department of Education website.
- Reading Rockets: Lots of information and activities about learning to read and helping your child
- Florida Center for Reading Research: See some activities that teachers use to practice decoding and fluency.
- Learning Heroes Website: Get tips and activities to help your child practice skills at their grade level.
- ELA/Literacy skills by grade: Choose your child's grade at the top, from grade 3-8. Lots more on this website from Great Schools.
- Videos of what's expected in each grade: Information for grades K-5, Middle School and High School
- LEAP 2025 Practice Tests: Scroll down to Practice Tests and pick your child's grade and the subject you want to work on.
- Louisiana’s Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities Special Education Processes + Procedural Safeguards