REVIEW: LD Resources

LD Resources is edited by Richard Wanderman
It is a collection of resources and articles that give light and possibilities to Learning Disabled (LD) education and perception. It is informative and empowering.  While many of the sources and articles are directed towards a more mild to moderate population, I still found information which is more than relevant for my moderate to severe Special Day Class.
Just the list of resources on this site was remarkable.  Going to Onion Mountain Technology was like finding a special educator's Toys "R" Us.  This is a great resource for a teacher with extra money.  OK, bad joke.  Seriously, this is a great resource to find low tech solutions for every kid you know (in and out of special ed).  I will be passing this link on to many parents.  There are things like Time Timers for a better price than I have found elsewhere.
I found the link to The Oatmeal to be especially entertaining and possibly useful.  There are several posters I would like to have for my high school and adult transition program.  The humor is a bit raw which I feel adds to the "learnability" component.
My favorite article in the LD Resources was on the use of music to improve reading. I have been professing this for years. I love finding support for my theories. Below is a portion of the article. Be sure and check out the entire web-site for positive articles and information that will help support the learning of all students.

Playing musical instruments may improve reading
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 by

Playing musical instruments may improve reading

Learning to play a musical instrument could help to improve children’s reading and their ability to listen in noisy classrooms, according to new research.

“Our eyes and ears take in millions of bits of information every second and it is not possible for the brain to process all of that, so the sensory systems in our brains are primed to tune into regularities or patterns in the signals it receives.

“People who are musically trained are better at picking up these patterns because they learn to recognize notes and pitches within melodies and harmonies.

“The better you are at picking up these patterns in music, the better reader you are. This makes sense as letters and words on a page are really just patterns.”