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Southern California Happenings:
 
ANNUAL CONFERENCE on MARCH 14 - 15, 2007
Mark your calendars for our Annual Conference on Learning Disabilities and Abilities!

2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ABILITIES
presents Dr. Robert Brooks PARENT CONFERENCE
Raising Resilient Children and Adolescents
Wednesday, March 14th, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 
PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE
The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Motivation, Self-Discipline & Resilience in Youth
Thursday, March 15th, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Brooks received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Clark University, is a faculty member of Harvard Medical School, and creator of the PBS videotape and educational guide, "Look What You've Done! Stories of Hope and Resilience." He has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, mental health professionals, and business people on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, self-esteem, family relationships, the qualities of effective leaders and executives, and balancing our personal and professional lives. He also has written extensively about these topics.
Contact Details:
Email Address -
cconklin@prentice.org
Website Address -
http://www.prenticeschool.org
Phone Number - 714-538-4511
Cost of Event: $85
 
 
Below is a listing of highly recommended websites. In each website, each organization lists their upcoming conferences and training opportunities. Please click on the website of your choice and look in the sites for all the latest "Southern California Happenings" to empower, inform and direct you in your needs.
 

 
Learning Disabilities Web Sites
  LDA of America
    LDA of California
      North State LDA
      Sacramento LDA
 
 
All Kinds of Minds (Mel Levine)
  American Hyperlexia Association
  California State Library, Braille & Talking Book Library
  Hello Friend: The Ennis William Cosby Foundation
 
International Dyslexia Association (formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society)
  Kitty Petty ADD-LD Institute
  LD Pride OnLine
  Learning Disabilities - National Institutes of Health
  National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
  NLDline - Nonverbal Learning Disorders
  NLD on the Web!
  * Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (English and Dutch)
  Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children
  Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
  Roads to Learning: The Public Libraries' Learning Disabilities Initiative
  Schwab Foundation for Learning
   
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Web Sites
  ADDA - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  ADDvance OnLine Resource for Women & Girls with ADD
  Children and Adults with ADD (CH.A.D.D)
  Kitty Petty ADD-LD Institute
  One ADD Place
 
Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
  Education Week on the Web
  ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
  The Federal Resource Center for Special Education
  The Western Resource Center
  Internet Special Education Resources
  Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom Practitioner
  NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in Special Ed
  The Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers
  US Dept. of Education
    Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
Literacy Web Sites
  International Reading Association
  National Institute for Literacy
  National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center
  Learning to Read, Reading To Learn
Disabilities Web Sites
  Advocates 4 Special Kids
  AHEAD - Association on Higher Education And Disabilities
  Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  Alliance for Technology Access
  American Foundation for the Blind
  ASHA - American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
  Apraxia Kids
  Aspen of America (Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Hyperlexia, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, and Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder)
  Asperger Syndrome - Information & Support
  Autism Network International
  Autism Society of America
  Brain Injury Association
  Center for Development & Learning
  Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
  Cornucopia of Disability Infomation
  Council for Exceptional Children
  Division for Learning Disabilities
  Disability Resources on the Internet
  Down Syndrome
  Federation for Children with Special Needs
  INDIE - Integrated Network of Disability Information
  Internet Resources for Special Children
  Kleinfelter Syndrome and Associates
  Mental Health Net
  National Center for Stuttering
  National Fragile X Foundation
  National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
  NICHCY (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  NPND - National Parent Network on Disabilities
  Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
  Parents Helping Parents
  Research & Training Center on Family Support & Children's Mental Health Focal Point Bulletin
  Williams Syndrome Association
   
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