This week on the Disability site, find out about scholarships for spina bifida, and the ADHD site shares information on an ADHD Scholarship. The Special Education site brings information on writing resources. Special Children weighs in with Valentine's Day activities.

If you are homeschooling your learning disabled child, selecting a math curriculum may be an important decision, but is it the most important aspect of teaching your child math at home? Maybe not. There are many choices of math curriculum available for teaching your child at home, and unfortunately there is no easy answer as to which one is best.  However, there are some things you should consider before making that purchase.  Learn what you should consider when choosing a math curriculum for your child.

Children with learning disabilities in reading such as dyslexia often have difficulty comprehending text in books and other reading material that is written at their grade levels. This can occur for several possible reasons. First, the material may be written at a level that is beyond their current independent reading skill level. Second, they may have limited prior knowledge about the content being read or have limited vocabulary knowledge. Learn more reasons why children may have reading comprehension problems and find strategies to help improve.

In this week's round-up, check out Terri Mauro's love notes for special needs parents. Charlotte Gerber shares an overview of Kindle Fire as an accessibility device for people with disabilities. Jerry Webster has some terrific pointers on managing challenging behaviors.