Links of interest

Educational Interest Links:

Walden School

Independent School Association of the Central States -ISACS is the accrediting organization of Walden School and other Louisville-area independent schools. The site contains a ton of information about independent school philosophies, statistics, links and educational resources.

National Association of Independent Schools -NAIS is a voluntary membership organization for over 1,100 member schools and associations in the United States and abroad, and is the national institutional advocate for independent precollegiate education.

The Langsford Center –The Langsford Center is a Louisville-based group of reading specialist that has proven results teaching phonological awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, spelling, and math using specialized, research-based approaches. The Langsford Center has extensive experience in reading strategies associated with learning disabilities, central auditory processing disorder, and dyslexia. Run by a good man named Steve McCrocklin, The Langsford Center has been instrumental in helping Walden School shore up and articulate our cutting-edge early-reading program.

Personal Interest Links:

My Amazon.com page-This link goes directly to my interest page which I hope to have lists and items of interest for lower school parents. Amazon.com itself has transcended its original purpose as a commerce site and has become a hub for information, reviews and online literary and consumer interests.

Deering Banjo Company  -American makers of some really good banjos.

Seagull Guitars is a Canadian small-volume guitar maker which produces some really fine-sounding guitars that compete with instruments costing hundreds of dollars more.

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