Resources for Youth
School can be extremely frustrating for teenagers that are unaware of their learning impairments. These impairments arise from disturbances in the brain’s ability to facilitate incoming and outgoing information. From difficulty focusing to trouble with reading, writing, and/or spelling, approximately 4 million adolescents in America suffer from a learning disability. Medical assistance in diagnosing a learning impairment can be extremely beneficial for teenagers in need of assistance or altered learning environments.
Select each category below to find resources for Learning Impairments.
Websites
Apps
- Speech Journal – Create customized versions of any targeted speech-language activity
- ABC Braille Translator – Tool for understanding and communicating in Braille
- Autism iHelp Colors – Vocabulary teaching aid
- My Choice Board – Audio-visual display of choices for those with communication impairments
- Social Adventures – Activity descriptions for teaching social skills and friendship
- Dyslexia Quest – Games that test memory and learning skills
- Luminosity Brain Trainer – Games for cognitive improvement
- Stop, Breathe & Think – Mediation and Mindfulness
- Sensory Processing Therapy – Provides sensory integration therapy tailored for specific needs of a child
- 30/30 – Task manager
Media
Books
For Kids Under the Age of 10
- Clementine – Sara Pennypacker
- El Deafo – Cece Bell
- If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? – Barbara Esham
- Last to Finish: A Story About the Smartest Boy in Math Class – Barbara Esham
For Tweens and Teens
- Hank Zipzer – Henry Winkler (about kid with dyslexia)
- Trout and Me – Susan Shreve
- Bluefish – Pat Schmatz
- Backwards Forward: My Journey Through Dyslexia – Catherina A Hirschman, MEd and R. Christine Melton, MD,MS
- ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild – Jonathan Chesner
- Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free – Victoria Biggs