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  • LD at a Glance: A Quick Look

    What you should know about learning disabilities (LD): LDs are specific neurological disorders that affect the brain's ability to store, process or communicate information. "Specific learning disability" (SLD) is the term used in the federal law for any LD. LDs can affect different aspects...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by tnixon on 10-21-2008

  • Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children

    First through third grade curricula include the following components: Beginning readers need explicit instruction and practice that lead to an appreciation that spoken words are made up of smaller units of sounds, familiarity with spelling-sound correspondences and common spelling conventions and their...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by tnixon on 10-21-2008

  • Neurobiology and Dyslexia: What We Know About the Brain and Learning

    Join our Next LD Talk: Neurobiology and Dyslexia: What We Know About the Brain and Learning May 29, 2008 3 p.m. ET Dyslexia is believed to have a biological basis, caused by an unusual organization of certain neuronal connections or brain cells. Understanding how the brain processes information at the...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by tnixon on 05-22-2008

  • Adolescent Literacy

    AdLit.org: All About Adolescent Literacy If you work or live with adolescents who struggle with reading, have we got news for you! We've just launched AdLit.org , our new sister site for parents and educators of kids in grades 4-12. AdLit.org is your source for adolescent literacy material for parents...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by tnixon on 03-28-2008

  • New PBS Show -- "A Chance to Read"

    A new PBS show, "A Chance to Read," highlights new strategies that special education teachers across the country are using to help students find success. Students traditionally thought to be more or less unteachable to read, such as those who have Williams or Down Syndromes or Autism, are making...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by mlovett on 09-19-2007

  • Reading disabilities

    I just referred a parent to a resource that others need to have in their tool kit. It was developed and is maintained by Blumberg Center and is entitled 'Reading Disabilities in Children, Understanding: the Key to Management'. I suggest you add it to your list of "Favorites" in your...
    Posted to Specific Learning Disability (Forum) by jbarrett on 08-23-2007
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