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Homework Help for Kids & Teens - click here.
Reading & Literacy Help for Children - click here.
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Education Resources & Information
Department of Education - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/welcome.html
The Ontario Parent Council is an arm-length advisory agency to the Ontario Minister of Education. It provides advice to the Minister from the viewpoint of parents while encouraging parental participation in education through information and guidance. Its website www.ontarioparentcouncil.org contains a wealth of information on the school system and resources for parents and their children.
Here are a few resources from the Ontario Parent Council:
Canadian Education Association - an organization dedicated to the improvement of education.
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Agencies, Organizations and Other Contacts for Children At-Risk
CH.I.L.D. Ltd. Children's
Intervention Learning & Development - (a Neurodevelopmental
Treatment Center) The Learning Centre is a not for profit research
based organization that specializes in educating children with Autism,
PDD, Asperger's, Learning Disabilities, Global Developmental Delay and
other related disorders. The learning centre provides children with
exceptionalities enriched intensive IBI and educational instruction.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a public hospital providing direct patient care for people with mental health and addiction problems. The Centre is also a research facility, an education and training institute and a community based organization providing health promotion and prevention services across the province of Ontario, Canada, and is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
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Ontario
Literacy Coalition - The OLC looks for the most effective and
respectful ways to help people who have literacy challenges in
Ontario. We share this information with people throughout the
province. We bring together many different people and groups to help
us do our work.
Ontario Native
Literacy Coalition - Native Literacy is essential to
self-determination. It is a tool which empowers the spirit of Native
People. Native literacy fosters and promotes a sense of purpose and
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Dropouts Face Bleak Job Future - Christopher Hayes reaches into the back pocket of his blue jeans and pulls out a crumpled piece of paper. It's his pay stub from the previous two weeks' work. His net take-home pay after working 84 hours is $547.98. That's a meager $7.75 an hour, the dejected 20-year old points out. For Hayes, who has only a Grade 10 education, the prospects of finding a well-paying job are slim.
Toronto The Education of Amuthini Wijendra - By 2002, Amuthini Wijendra seemed to have the kind of success that she and her family had sacrificed so much to attain. Ten years after coming to Canada from her home in war-torn Sri Lanka, and three years after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a computer engineering degree, Wijendra held a lucrative job as a consultant with Deloitte and Touche. "It was a very good job," concedes Wijendra, 30. "But when I was a consultant, I didn't feel that at the end of the day, I could say I made a difference in this person's life or that person's life." | |
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Miscellaneous Information & Resources
Muskoka
Respite - "My name is Gord MacDonald (B.Sc). I have been
providing Respite relief in the Muskoka Region for several years, for
parents and caregivers of special needs children, in my home, or at
the home of my clients. I provide a safe, educational environment for
these kids, to allow the caregivers a much needed, worry free break
for work or pleasure." Disability News & Views Radio Show: Reaching thousands of listeners across Western New York, from Northern Pennsylvania, and Toronto, Canada. For more information about Disability News Radio visit www.disabilitynewsradio.com or tune in to WXRL 1300 AM Sundays from 5-6 p.m. To make on air comments Sundays between 5- 6pm call (716) 681-1313.
The Selectively Silent Child: "We are a support group run by parents for parents, caregivers, and teachers of selectively mute children. Children with selective mutism speak freely to only a small number of people with whom they feel comfortable. They have the most difficulty speaking to anyone at school. Our support group meets from 6 - 8 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every month from September to June. These meetings are free and located at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Atrium Room 6711. We share experiences, information, and resources. When possible, professional guest speakers attend our group to address important concerns." The Selectively Silent Child Canadian website can be found at www.designandcopy.ca/silentchild or contact the group Facilitator: Lin Gorenkoff email: lingor@pathcom.com or Co-Facilitator: Sherri Fiorino email: slf@idirect.com.
A Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD) parent support group is up and running in the Kitchener-Waterloo area (Ontario). The contact person for this support group is Cheryl Pidgeon. You can email her at ccpidgeon@sympatico.ca.
The NLD Networking Group of Ontario offers a supportive, informative setting for parents and interested individuals to share the joys and challenges of living with Nonverbal Learning Difference. A variety of speakers addressing the unique issues surrounding NLD take part in our monthly meetings. We are an active, committed group seeking to raise public awareness of this relatively new diagnosis by providing current information and resources to interested individuals. Now welcoming Asperger families!
For more information about the NLD Networking Group or Support Group, contact:
Cheryl Pidgeon B.A., B.Ed. For additional information on Nonverbal Learning Disorder for Ontario: see our page on Nonverbal Learning Disorder. (On this page, you can find information on the NLD program for the Edmonton District.) | |
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This page last updated on 05/05/2005 | |