COVID-19 Resources

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Decoding Dyslexia-NJ’s COVID-19 Resources

Please note that Decoding Dyslexia-NJ does not officially endorse, represent or has any legal connection any of the resources listed below. This list of resources was compiled by several Decoding Dyslexia groups across the U.S. with the hope that it might help parents, educators and students with distance/online learning during this unprecedented and stressful time. Stay safe, stay well and stay strong!

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New Jersey Resources & Information
Technology How To Guides
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources
Assistive Technology for Students
Academic Online Resources, including reading, K-12
Tutoring, including online options
Online Speech Language Therapy
Professional Development Opportunities
Online Orton-Gillingham Training
Reading Research Centers
Facebook Pages & Groups on related topics

New Jersey Resources & Information (including a Federal link)

NJ Dept of Education COVID-19 Letter re: Services to Students with Disabilities
Education Law Center
NJ Department of Education Website Dyslexia page
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
NJDOE Webinar on COVID-19 Response — YouTube recording
NJDOE Webinar on COVID-19 Response — PowerPoint downloaded
Federal Education COVID-19 Resources

Technology How-To Guides

Teaching / Feedback Tools

Math Share (Allows for students to type math solutions)
Document Cameras
WACOM Drawing Tool
Closed Caption on Zoom
Closed Caption Google Hangouts

Online White Boards

Mental health and well-being of our children during this time

Colorado Public Radio: Tens Under Stress: What’s Happening in the Teen Brain
Family Therapist Craig Knippenberg + other Mental Health Experts Tuesday 9:30 MST (Ideas, strategies, and Q&A about parenting during the coronavirus pandemic)
Wired and Connected
BC Parent: 12 Survival Tips
Colorado Parent: Understanding Impulse Control

Assistive Technology for Students

Academic Online Resources, K-12

Amplify
IXL Personalized Learning K-12: Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
Spreadsheet of companies offering free subscriptions
Cool Cat Teacher Resources
Readworks Family and Remote Learning
Readworks for Educators
Make your own games! (Recommended: Beekeeper, Bingo, Matching, Memory Match, Rapidfire, TicTacToe, Spin to Win)
OG Card deck
Rosner Program
org list of COVID-19 resources
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) COVID-19 Resources, Relief Fund, Webinar Series & Video Library

ELL/ESL Help

ESL at Home Blog

For More Academic Sources by Age Group — Click below for age section

Early Childhood

Elementary School

Middle / High Schoo

Tutoring (Off-site links)

Professionals who provide services (i.e., tutoring, evals, therapy, etc.) to individuals with learning differences (International Dyslexia Association site: https://dyslexiaida.org/)
ONLINE TUTORING Students From Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley Give Free Tutoring To K-12 Students
ONLINE TUTORING Learning Ovations

Online Speech Language Therapy

Professional Development Opportunities (free as of Spring 2020): |

Professional Development Opportunities (always free): |

Reading Rockets Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing

Online Orton-Gillingham Training

Reading Research Centers

Facebook Pages & Groups on related topics

Dyslexia & Related Facebook Pages:

Decoding Dyslexia-NJ
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey Inc. (LDANJ)
NJ Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
Also Search for other Decoding Dyslexia Facebook Pages (there’s one in every U.S. state)
International Dyslexia Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA national)
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
Wilson Language
Dyslexia Training Institute
Learning Ally
Bookshare
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
Made By Dyslexia
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
UM DyslexiaHelp

Dyslexia Facebook Groups:

Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, ADHD & other LD Facebook Groups:

Early Childhood

TOPIC/SUBJECT	RESOURCE LINK
Pre-school support	Mount St. Joseph University Project Ready: Evidence-based/SOR aligned FREE Pre-school modules

Elementary School

TOPIC/SUBJECT	RESOURCE LINK
Reading	Florida Center for Reading Research: K-5 Student Activities PATTAN Multisensory Structured Language Approaches Common Lit OG Star Reading Freckle Read Naturally Online Reading Manipulative
AUDIOBOOKS	Bookshare Project Gutenberg Free e-books Storyline On-Line Kids Read to Kids Audible Get Epic Learning Ally (for reduced, no-cost subscriptions, email custserv@learningally.org)
EARLY READERS (DECODABLES)	The Literacy Nest: Best Decodable Resources Flyleaf Publishing Letterland
PHONICS	Florida Center for Reading Research: K-5 Student Activities Nessy YouTube Channel Nessy Decoding/Phonological Awareness Phoneme Isolation Video by Rollins Center Cox Campus Reading Mastery Isolate Beginning Sound Games (R. Klein products for free) Additional Support: Heggerty Kilpatrick
VOCABULARY	VISUWORDS: Visual Dictionary, Thesaurus, Interactive Lexicon Snappy Words Reading Rockets Vocabulary Resources Word Works Kingston Flocabulary SERP Institute Word Gen Weekly Elem PATTAN: Vocabulary on page 14
STUDY OF WORD STRUCTURE (MORPHOLOGY)	Reading Olympians Structured Word Inquiry Dr. Pete Bowers, Mondays -- Free 90 minute sessions 5:00 pm EST
GRAMMAR	Winston Grammar No Red Ink
MATH	Khan Academy Lesley University + Kentucky Center for Mathematics Pre K - 5 Resource Guide IXL Personalized Learning K-12 SERP Institute Math Ascend Math
SCIENCE	Oceans Initiative: Virtual Marine Biology Camp Dancing Scientist IXL Personalized Learning K-12 San Diego Zoo Smithsonian Fun Stuff for Kids Wonderopolis
SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY	Brain Pop The Crash Course IXL Personalized Learning K-12: Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies National Geographic Kids National Geographic Young Explorer Big History Project
PE	Joe Wicks, the world's PE Teacher Open Phys Ed
ART	Google Arts & Culture Artsology Mo Willems, bestselling author and illustrator, teaching drawing every weekday, YouTube
HEALTH & WELLNESS	Yoga & Mindfulness to Stay Strong Relaxation Technique-- 5 minute Body Scan
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE	Gallaudet Lifeprint: American Sign Language University

Middle School / High School

TOPIC/SUBJECT	RESOURCE LINK
MIND MAPPING	XMIND: Mind Mapping
Reading	University of FL:Resources for Parents of Children in (7-12) Common Lit OG Star Reading Online Reading Manipulative
AUDIOBOOKS	Audible Bookshare Learning Ally (for reduced, no-cost subscriptions, please email custserv@learningally.org; current discount code for 50% annual membership is READ50) Overdrive/Libby App (through your public library system) Project Gutenberg Free e-books
VOCABULARY	VISUWORDS: Visual Dictionary, Thesaurus, Interactive Lexicon SERP Institute Word Gen Weekly MS Snappy Words Neuhaus Academy
STUDY OF WORD STRUCTURE (MORPHOLOGY)	Structured Word Inquiry Dr. Pete Bowers, Mondays -- Free 90 minute sessions 5:00 pm EST
GRAMMAR	Winston Grammar No Red Ink
MATH	Khan Academy SERP Institute Algebra by Example Brain Pop Math Share Reflex Math PBS Learning TED Ed Math Manipulatives
SCIENCE	Oceans Initiative: Virtual Marine Biology Camp NASA Learning Resources Discovery Education Steve Spangler NASA Climate Kids SERP Institute Science Generation SERP Media Science Starters SERP Institute Reading to Learn Science Smithsonian Education Guide Bill Nye The Science Guy PBS Education PBS: Physics Girl Dyslexia Parents Blogspot MIT Open Courseware
SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY	Crash Course Scratch NY Times What's Going on in this Graph? NY Times What's Going on in this Picture? SERP Institute Social Studies
PE	Joe Wicks, the world's PE Teacher Open Phys Ed Sworkit Kid Workouts
ART	Metropolitan Museum of Art: Met Kids Smithsonian American Art Museum Playbill: Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch From Home Mouse Open Projects Google Arts and Culture
HEALTH & WELLNESS	Yoga & Mindfulness to Stay Strong Relaxation Technique-- 5 minute Body Scan
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE	Gallaudet Lifeprint: American Sign Language University

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