Saturday, July 19, 2008
WELCOME
The LEAD (Learning and Educating About Disabilities) Foundation was organized in 2002 by a handful of parents familiar with the frustrations and difficulties of putting students with learning disabilities and/or AD/HD through the public school system.

The Foundation supports and educates the entire Colorado Springs community on issues relating to learning disabilities and AD/HD by hosting free Community Forums to the public, often featuring nationally known speakers and experts on learning disabilities, sponsoring a Parent Support Group to parents in the junior high and elementary schools, funding scholarships to students with learning disabilities and providing a community Resource Center of materials on Learning Disabilities and AD/HD.

In addition, the Foundation supports the unique LEAD program in the Cheyenne Mountain School District in fulfilling their mission to educate others about learning disabilities. Started in 1997, The LEAD program has built a reputation throughout the nation, as an exemplary curriculum for "Learning and Educating about Disabilities".

Replication of programs similar to LEAD in other high schools, which teach students with learning disabilities the importance of self-knowledge and self-advocacy skills, is one of the primary goals of the LEAD Foundation.

LEAD Resource Center
  The Resource Center, known as "Po's Corner", is a library of books, videos, DVD's, publications and other materials on Learning Disabilities and AD/HD. It is the only resource center of its kind in Colorado Springs. It is located in the library at Cheyenne Mountain High School, is easily accessible and is now open to the public. An anonymous donor has asked the community to match a $2000.00 donation for the purpose of stocking The Resource Center. Following are just a few of the materials currently available for checkout. A complete list can be found in our library.

  • Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
  • One Mind at A Time by Mel Levine, M.D.
  • Keeping Ahead in School by Mel Levine, M.D.
  • The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine, M.D.
  • Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy Second Edition by Pam and Pete Wright
  • Raising Resilient Children by Drs. Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein
  • Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney & David Cole
  • The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law by Randy Chapman, Esq.
  • Laughing Allegra by Anne Ford
  • Helping Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Disabilities by Judith Greenbaum, Ph.D & Geraldine Markel, Ph.D
  • Answers to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. And John J. Ratey, M.D.
  • Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
  • Delivered from Distraction (C.D. & book) by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
  • Understanding Learning Disabilities; The Sourcebook for Causes, Disorders, and Treatments by Carol Turkington and Joseph R. Harris, PH.D.
  • Healing ADD by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
  • Its So Much Work To Be Your Friend by Richard Lavoie
  • F.A.T. City Workshop video by Richard Lavoie
  • Last One Picked....First One Picked On video by Richard Lavoie
  • Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D.

Any donations of books or materials to the Resource Center are greatly appreciated. Contact Annie Campanaro at anniec@ppbhg.org or drop off donations to Al Pocock at Cheyenne Mountain High School LEAD room.

 
LEAD Foundation is an affiliated fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
LEAD Foundation, 730 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs, CO 80903