Archive of Materials for Research
Need to Research a Topic?
There are so many comprehensive websites that deal with educational and mental health issues, OSPA simply cannot compete. Rather than try to duplicate these warehouses of knowledge with our staff of one and tiny budget, OSPA recommends that you use the "site search" feature at google.com. Here's how:"
- send your web browser to www.google.com
- type in your search terms into the search box
- before you hit the return/enter key, add site: and then the address of the site you wish to search
This causes Google to search only that site usin your search terms - it should speed things up a bit for you! Here's an example:
disaster relief site:www.nasponline.org
You might also consider searching:
- http://www.nasponline.com (National Association of School Psychologists)
- http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ (UCLA School Mental Health Project)
- http://www.schoolpsychology.net/ (School Psychology Resources Online)
- http://www.apa.org (American Psychological Association)
Donated Materials
This section consists of a variety of materials donated by OSPA members and people who have presented at an OSPA conference. They are provided as a courtesy to members; OSPA has not taken a position on any of these materials.
Dawn Flanagan's Operational Definition for Learning Disabilities (MS Powerpoint file 6.6 Mb)
IDEA Reauthorization (MS Powerpoint file 101Kb)
Jim Hanson's PFLAG presentation (MS Powerpoint file 835Kb)
Jim Hanson's RTI/Neuropsych/CHC presentation (MS Powerpoint file 8.1 Mb) including an example report (MS Word file 204K). Read the presentation, study the report, take this written exam (MS Word file 30k), send the exam back to Jim, and you can earn continuing professional development credits from OSPA! He also recommends Dr. Kevin McGrew's downloadable materials.
Kevin McGrew's Woodcock-Johnson handouts (Adobe Acrobat file 1.15 Mb)
Carol Kelly's Presentation Skills handouts (MS Word file 35Kb)
Samuel Ortiz's 2-part presentation on "English Language Learners Development and Learning Disabilities"; part one deals with linguistic and cultural acquisition, and part two deals with a model for nondiscriminatory assessment.
SLD TOOLKIT: A Specific Learning Disabilities Advisory and Technical Assistance Committee has assembled the following documents for you.
- A Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses (212K PowerPoint)
- KABC-II Sample Report (93K Adobe Acrobat)
- Reading Profile Comparison Chart (29K Adobe Acrobat)
- Sally Smith "Gold Standard" sample report (135K Adobe Acrobat)
- SLD Committee Members & Addresses (34K Adobe Acrobat)
- State Standards for First Grade (75K Adobe Acrobat)
- State Standards for Kindergarten (90K Adobe Acrobat)
- State Standards for Second Grade (120K Adobe Acrobat)
- Torgeson Matrix video (coming soon)