A Selected Bibliography of Recommended Books for Parents

• A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine (different learning styles)

• Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner

• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz

• Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan Hall & Louisa Moats

• The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Dyslexia by Abigail Marshall

• Mosaic of Thought by Ellin Keene (reading comprehension strategies)

• Reading Without Nonsense by Frank Smith (reading instruction)

• Why Johnny Can’t Concentrate by Robert Moss, M.D. (ADD/ADHD)

• Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADD by Edward Hallowell

• Positive Discipline for Teenagers by Jane Nelson

• Your Child’s Self Esteem by Dorothy Briggs

• The Child with Special Needs by Stanley Greenspan, MD 

• The Organized Student by Donna Goldberg 

• Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning by Joyce Cooper Kahn and Laurie Dietzel

• When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder by Teri James Bellis

Education Acronyms & Glossary of Terms

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act 

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

APA - Alternate Proficiency Assessments

BIP – Behavior Intervention Plan

CCCS - Core Curriculum Content Standards

CSPD - Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

CST - Child Study Team

DDD - Division of Developmental Disabilities

DEC - Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

ESY - Extended School Year

FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA – Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

HSPA - High School Proficiency Assessment 

IAES – Interim Alternative Educational Setting

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IFSP - Individual Family Service Plan

LD - Learning Disability

LEA - Local Education Agency

LEP - Limited English Proficient

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment

MD – Manifestation Determination

NICHCY/NICCHY - National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps

N.J.A.C. - New Jersey Administrative Code

NJDOE - New Jersey Department of Education

N.J.S.A. - New Jersey Statutes Annotated OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs

OT - Occupational Therapy

P&A - Protection and Advocacy

PT - Physical Therapy

SAT - Standardized Achievement Test

SE - Supported Employment

SEA - State Education Agency

SPED, SPECED - Special Education

STC - School-to-Career

STW - School-to-Work

UAP - University Affiliated Program

USDOE - United States Department of Education
 

Education Links

• Regional Professional Development Academy

• National Center for Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities Association

• LD Online

• Reading

• Dyslexia

• International Dyslexia Association

• Learning Ally

• Center for Parent Information & Resources

• Association for Higher Ed Access and Disability

• The Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown

• Council for Exceptional Children

• American Speech Language Hearing Association

• American Foundation for the Blind

• Children and Adults with AD/HD

• AD/HD

• Cerebral Palsy Association

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• National Association for Down Syndrome

• Epilepsy Foundation

• Autism Speaks

• Parents of Autistic Children

• Apps

• Department of Ed

• Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

• Child Find

• ARC of Monmouth County

• Challenged Youth Sports