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| Child Health Guide | ||
| The Pocket Guide to Good Health For Children includes information on various topics including doctors and nurses, check-ups and immunizations, growth and development, physical activity and nutrition and more. ( http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/ ) | ||
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| Overweight Children | ||
| A site to help you determine if your child is overweight and how to help them. ( http://www.northernsites.com/Overweight_Children/ ) | ||
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| Heart Smart | ||
| Read about the Bogalusa Heart Study, called "Heart Smart", that is the longest and most detailed study of children's risk for coronary heart disease in the world. ( http://www.som.tulane.edu/cardiohealth/bog.htm ) | ||
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| Diseases and Illnesses | ||
| Provides information about a wide range of diseases and illnesses in children, listed in alphabetical order from A through Z. ( http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T080100.asp ) | ||
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| Medical Links | ||
| Extensive links to sites with information about many different diseases and illnesses; includes links to medical organizations and associations with information about child medical problems. ( http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/ ) | ||
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| Cancer in Children | ||
| The American Cancer Society's web site on cancer in children with information about early detection, treatment, and survival. ( http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?dt=7 ) | ||
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| Learning Disabilities | ||
| Explore many dimensions of learning disabilities; includes many resources and links to related sites. ( http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/learning_disabilities.html ) | ||
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| Learning Disabilities Association | ||
| The web site of the Learning Disabilities Association with extensive web connections to guidelines for parents, natural organizations, and many other learning disabilities topics. ( http://www.ldanatl.org/ ) | ||
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| ADHD | ||
| Read about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including what it is, what causes and does not cause it, educational options, treatments, the medication debate, and controversial treatments. ( http://www.adhd.com/ ) | ||
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| Education of Children Who are Exceptional | ||
| The Council of Exceptional Children's web site that includes links to many different aspects of special education and issues involving children who are exceptional. ( http://www.cec.sped.org/ ) | ||
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| Inclusion | ||
| Links to the Inclusion Resource Network, including students with disabilities in the regular classroom, Utah's project for inclusion, and other related sites. ( http://www.specialednet.com/inclusion.htm ) | ||
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| Piaget and Education | ||
| This web site has information about Piaget's stages of cognitive development, implications of his ideas for educating children. Other topics that are explored include instructional technology and Piaget's constructivist ideas. ( http://www.piaget.org/students.html ) | ||
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| Sternberg's Theory | ||
( http://www.wilderdom.com/personality/L2-2SternbergTriarchicTheory.html ) | ||
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| Multiple Intelligences Links | ||
| Extensive links to web sites with information about Gardner's multiple intelligences view, including Gardner's recent conceptualization of an eighth intelligence (naturalist), how technology can be used to enhance multiple intelligences, and Gardner's personal web site. ( http://www.miresearch.org/ ) | ||
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| Multiple Intelligences and Education | ||
| Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences makes people think about "IQ," about being "smart." The theory is changing the way some teachers teach. ( http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr054.shtml ) | ||
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| Mental Retardation | ||
| Information from The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education web site (which was disbanded) on mental retardation with abstracts of many articles and various research resources. ( http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/index.html ) | ||
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| Children Who are Gifted | ||
| Website of the National Association for Gifted Children, provides resources and information for educators and parents of gifted children. ( http://www.nagc.org/ ) | ||
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| Reading Research | ||
| Research from the National Institute of Child Health Development includes summary of the findings of the National Reading Panel on effective techniques for teaching children to read. ( http://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/nrp.cfm ) | ||
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