Resources

Researcher Resources

JoVE Science Education Database
Guide to fMRI papers
Cognitive Atlas
Neurosynth.org
Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching
Brain Basics Guide and Introduction (by OECD)
The Brain From Top to Bottom
Introduction to MRI/fMRI
Introduction to EEG
Introduction to MEG
Journal Database from Brady Lab
Brain tutorial from Stanford HOPES work
Child Mind Institute's Mental Health Guide (searchable by disorder)
One Mind for Research overview of disorders
Origins of the DSM-I
National Writing Project
The National Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
National Education Policy Center
"NEPC think tank reviews are academically rigorous reviews of the strengths and weaknesses of selected think tank publications. These expert assessments provide the public, policy makers, and the press with the information needed to make informed judgments about the value of the conclusions drawn and recommendations made in the reviewed reports." (NEPC website)
National Science Foundation and US Dept. of Education: Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development
GeneCards - database of human genes on human genes
Publication checklists for empirical research
- STROBE
- CONSORT
- STARD
- PRISMA
Statistics Checklist
Ten Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice
Robert E. Kass, Brian S. Caffo, Marie Davidian, Xiao-Li Meng, Bin Yu, Nancy Reid
Published: June 9, 2016
Physiological factors that may influence BOLD response in fMRI (by Ben Inglis)
Illustrated Glossary of Genetics
Text Analysis Resources:
- Coh-Metrix
- MRC database

Parent and Educator Resources

Resource	Information available from this resource
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statements http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/site/aappolicy/index.xhtml	Many of the AAP policy statements provide overviews of research related to educational products, interventions, and theories. There is a search engine that is useful in guiding users to appropriate articles.
American Speech and Language Hearing Association (ASHA)* www.asha.org	ASHA journals provide articles reviewing the theoretical basis and empirical evidence associated with a variety of speech and language intervention programs. In addition, they offer a guide to evaluating treatment procedures, products and programs.
ASHA Evidence Maps http://www.asha.org/maplanding.aspx	ASHA states the following description: "The evidence maps are intended to provide clinicians, researchers, clients, and caregivers with tools and guidance to engage in evidence-based decision making. These maps highlight the importance of the three components of evidence-based practice: clinical expertise, current best evidence, and client/patient perspectives." (http://www.asha.org/Research/EBP/)
Clarification of the term 'brain-based' term in education	This article offers clarification of the term 'brain-based' as it relates to products, programs, and ideas.
Best Evidence Encyclopedia www.bestevidence.org	This web site, created by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE), provides information on the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12.
Campbell Collaboration www.campbellcollaboration.org	The Campbell Collaboration provides reviews and research articles on various interventions from a social science, behavioral science, and educational perspective.
Center for Effective Reading Instruction https://effectivereading.org/	International Dyslexia Association's Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI)
Center for the Developing Child http://developingchild.harvard.edu/	The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University offers free resources relevant to policy and practice related to topics including learning and health in vulnerable children.
Cochrane Collaboration* www.cochrane.org	The Cochrane Collaboration provides reviews of the evidence for and against the effectiveness of a variety of interventions and treatments in the fields of medicine and education.
Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org	Council for Exceptional Children
Dyslegia https://www.dyslegia.com/	"Dyslegia.com was created as a tool for tracking the progress of legislation related to dyslexia throughout the United States."
Dyslexia guide (by California) http://bit.ly/2zNarNC	California Department of Education released an updated dyslexia guide in 2017.
Lexicon Databases	Emotion Lexicon: http://bit.ly/2aK50mj MRC psycholinguistic database: http://www.psych.rl.ac.uk
Federal guidelines for school services to support communication disabilities	Frequently asked questions on effective communication for students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities in public elementary and secondary schools
Federation for Children with Special Needs http://www.fcsn.org/parentguide/pgintro.html	Parent Guide to Special Education from the Federation for Children with Special Needs and the Massachusetts Department of Education
Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) www.fcrr.org	The FCRR provides reports of reading programs. The reports describe specific programs and their use, as well as information regarding the consistency of the programs with scientifically based research in reading.
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) http://eida.org	The IDA website offers resources for reading and dyslexia, including a matrix comparing multisensory, structured-language reading programs, some of which have served as interventions in neuroimaging studies.
Massachusetts Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (MABIDA) ma.dyslexiaida.org/ The MABIDA website offers current events and resources in the Massachusetts area. Membership to MABIDA includes the following:	no-fee session with a qualified clinician to discuss assessment results and reports fact sheets referral services access to IDA publications on reading, writing, and dyslexia automatic membership with IDA alerts to community events information on current research studies to join
National Center on Intensive Intervention	Free resource compiling intervention program efficacy in a chart that includes technical rigor, study results, and program implementation.
National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org	NCLD provides resources to those concerned about learning disabilities, including a report every 2 years on the state of learning disabilities in the US.
Pseudoscience Checklist	This checklist offers a resource for educators/clinicians to use in evaluating treatments created by Dr. Gregg Lof at the MGH Institute.
RAND http://bit.ly/1Yp0Mns	Report on personalized learning
Reading Rockets www.readingrockets.org	Resources for educators and parents on reading
Report: Turning the Page http://www.strategiesforchildren.org/docs_research/10_TurningThePageReport.pdf	A report by Prof. Nonie Lesaux at Harvard, commissioned in 2010 by Strategies for Children on strategies for improving children’s language and literacy development from birth to age 9
SharpBrains www.sharpbrains.com	SharpBrains includes a useful checklist for brain fitness software and training games, as well as other resources relevant for brain-based products.
TechMatrix http://techmatrix.org/	Technology tools and resources for students with disabilities
The Dyslexia Foundation http://dyslexiafoundation.org/	The Dyslexia Foundation offers excellent videos from conferences, provides free information, and overall resources for parents and educators.
Understood.org https://www.understood.org/	Free resource for parents concerned about their child's learning and attention with very helpful information, guides, definitions, etc.
What Works Clearinghouse www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc	The What Works Clearinghouse, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), compiles empirical research on educational products and provides reviews based on its evaluation of the available empirical research.
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