Resources

Below, please find a list of education resources that we and our students and families have found valuable.  We always recommend that you speak with a professional educator and thoroughly research options for your student as you evaluate possible courses of action.

Parent Resources

Local Education Services

Admissions Academy
(650) 463-5530
http://admissionsacademy.com/

AJ Tutoring
(650) 331-3251
http://www.ajtutoring.com/

Meyers Educational Services
(650) 544-3331
http://www.myerseducationalservices.com/

Parents Helping Parents
Special Needs Support
(408) 727-5775
http://www.php.com/

Rekoon Learning Associates
(650) 322-1707

Tech Potential
Assistive Technology
(408) 737-2092
http://www.techpotential.net/

Local Assessment Professionals

Marybeth Fox, M.D.
(650) 327-1735

Cynthia Medina, Ph.D.
(650) 646-0049
http://www.drcynthiamedina.com

Patty Mittelstadt, Ph.D.
(650) 949-1236

The Pratt Center
(650) 949-2997
http://www.prattcenter.com

Other Related Local Professionals

Patricia Bardina, Ph.D.
Therapy, social skills groups
(650) 303-7292
http://www.drbardina.com

Leslee Belzer, Ph.D.
(650) 941-3601
http://www.pediatricpsychologyservices.com/

Stephen H. Chou, Psy.D.
(650) 652-9174

Alisa Stern, Psy.D.
Therapy, parent education
(650) 644-5358
http://www.dralisa.com

Carol Wong, Ph.D.
(650) 646-0055
Therapy, social skills groups
http://www.drcarolwong.com

Websites

Great Schools
http://www.greatschools.org/

Parents' Place
Family Resource Center
(650) 688-3040
http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula

Challenge Success
http://www.challengesuccess.org/Default.aspx

Positive Discipline
http://www.positivediscipline.com

Center for Developing Minds
http://www.devminds.com

Books

The School Survival Guide for Kids with LD
By Rhoda Cummings and Gary Fisher

Becoming a Master Student
By Dave Ellis

The Explosive Child
By Ross W. Greene

Driven to Distraction
(also, Answers to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction)
By Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey

A Mind at a Time
By Mel Levine

The Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD
By Kathleen Nadeau

What Smart Students Know
By Adam Robinson

Overcoming Dyslexia
By Sally Shaywitz

Student Resources

Write Source
http://thewritesource.com/
Kid-friendly reference books for writing.

Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org
Large, online video curriculum.

Free Rice
http://www.freerice.com
Build vocabulary and feed the hungry.

Study Stack
http://www.studystack.com/
Flashcard builder.

BrainPOP
http://www.brainpop.com/
Animated explanations of many school topics.

FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com
K-8 games in reading and math.

Math Fact Cafe
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
Elementary school fact sheet builder.

AAA Math
http://www.aaaknow.com/
K-8 interactive arithmetic lessons.

Spelling It Right
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/
Spelling activities.

Quiz Tree
http://www.quiz-tree.com/
Educational quizzes and games.

Unclutterer
http://unclutterer.com/
A blog about getting and staying organized.

Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
Study guides and study strategies.

Free Math Help
http://www.freemathhelp.com/
Text and video supplementary lessons in math.

HS Tutorials
http://www.hstutorials.net/
Animated math tutorials.

Type And Spell
http://typeandspell.com
Spelling practice with sound.

Learn 2 Type
http://learn2type.com
Online keyboarding practice.

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