Descriptions of the PVI Academic Center for Excellence and the DeSales Learning Center can be found on the PVI home page under Academics; with the selection of the Special Programs Department website http://www.paulvi.net
Parents should frequently check this leading website for information on learning disabilities. http://www.ldonline.org
This site provides excellent directions to help students develop successful study strategies. http://www.how-to-study.com
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic This service is a valuable resource for students who would benefit from listening to texts on tape. http://www.rfbd.org
The Lab School of Washington provides opportunities for parents to meet with professionals and learn more about children with learning disabilites. Visit the school's website and go to Professional Dev. and Products to read details about their Outreach programs. http://www.labschool.org/content/lectures
Students can use this site to create flashcards. The flashcard information can be transformed into reinforcement activities such as crossword puzzles, word searches, and matching terms with definitions. The activities can be linked to cellphones! http://www.studystack.com/nogol.jsp
Special Paper Forms This site has free on-line graph paper and note paper. Users may create and print forms that suit special needs and size requirements. http://incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/
Fairfax County Parent Resource Center http://www.fcps.edu/ss/prc/workshops.htm
Fantastic site that provides mini math lessons with audio-visual instruction. Students can use this site to help them with math homework. http://www.freemathhelp.com/math-games.html
Math Games can challenge student memory and reinforce math skills. http://aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
PVI students using the Sadlier-Oxford vocab book series in their English classes can use this site to review vocabulary words through practice tests. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vocabtest.com&aq=f&oq=
Students should use this site to create their own graphic organizers as they review important concepts from their texts or class notes. http://gotoscience.com/location/attribute/graphic/organizer/attribute_graphic_organizer.htm?yt=qs%3d06oENya4ZG1YS6vOLJwpLiFdjG98_E6KqpgbaQOwQODUd41NV9fNofc0sSfiWKrhd0wVFcx1RD9gBE2GiOEq7Ld1bqDB0fAPo-BlVtkdPk5xWNxufRaV24MvGjnnbc1HwmEVSdlie3DoWHGCFxNvhjiWV9eAY_XIJc5TTW2tUul1RBMA..%2cYT03&slt=7&slr=1&lpt=1
Free on-line graph paper for Cornell notes. http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/