Sharing Web Resources

As mentioned, the organization that I selected to analyze further is the Learning Disabilities Association of America. This organization can be accessed at http://www.ldanatl.org/. Although I have explored the website completely, I am yet to explore the external links that are provided by this organization. One section of the website that provides external links is the “Free Guides and Booklets” section. Some external links included in this section include A Parent’s Guide to Response to Intervention (RTI), A Guide to the Individualized Education Program, and the guides Helping Your Children Become a Reader and Helping Your Children with Homework. Several other helpful guides and booklets are also contained in this section. Another section that provides external links is the “State Resources Section”. This section provides a link to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities website. This resource provides users with a complete list of disability related resources that are available to each state in the United States. This resource also provides users with organizations located within their state that pertain to learning disabilities and other disabilities.

Because the “Resources” area is so extensive for this organization, it was selected for further analysis. When searching and analyzing this area further, it was found that the Learning Disabilities Association of America also provides users and early childhood professionals with a comprehensive resource list of professions and organizations that offer parents, educators, and professionals with information pertaining to ADHD and learning disorders. This area also provides users and early childhood professionals with resources that can be utilized at home and in the classroom for teaching and learning, information on disability rights and advocacy, information and resources from government agencies and resource centers, and additional learning disability and ADHD learning resource information (LDA, 2011).

Sadly, this organization does not provide users with a newsletter or e-newsletter. Therefore,   not new information can be retrieved from this source. However, the website does provide me and other users with information that adds to my understanding of equity and excellence. Simply, equity stems far beyond cultural, socio-economic, and demographic differences. It also applies to children with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other disabilities. Like these other factors, children that suffer from disabilities are often discriminated against and do not receive equality or equity in the community or the learning environment. In order to ensure excellence, early childhood educators need to become more educated on the impact that disabilities have on children and the community and ensure that these individuals receive the quality education that they deserve.

Some additional insights that were gained by visiting this website is that efforts are being made by this organization and others to ensure that children that suffer from disabilities obtain the resources that they need in order to receive a quality education and learn and grow in a healthy manner. Another insight that was gained was that learning disabilities and other disabilities need to be subject to further research in order to determine its causes and to generate strategies and laws that protect these children.

References

LDA. (2011). Learning Disabilities Association. Retrieved from http://www.ldanatl.org/