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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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.html
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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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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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The Web site of the Learning Disabilities Association of America with extensive Web connections to guidelines for parents, natural organizations, and many other learning disabilities topics. (
http://www.ldanatl.org/
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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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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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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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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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Biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring current controversies related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers. (
http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/index.shtml
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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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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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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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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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