Learning Disability Checklist
Link: LD Checklist
A checklist published by the National Center for Learning Disabilities to help parents determine if their child may have a learning disability.
Link: LD Checklist
A checklist published by the National Center for Learning Disabilities to help parents determine if their child may have a learning disability.
Link: Assistive Technology
A publication by the National Center for Learning Disabilities dealing with considerations to be taken before using assistive technologies
Link: Reading
A student struggling to understand what he reads often misinterprets assignments and fails to grasp concepts. This is very frustrating for a student who is otherwise capable of interpreting the information.
Link: Teen
Diagnosed with a learning disability in middle school, Allen did not always receive the extra attention he needed, both Allen and his father said. Yet, as a special education student, Allen could have walked away from high school with a "certificate of achievement" rather than a diploma
Link: Benefit
New evidence suggests that a cholesterol-lowering drug widely prescribed for adults may not help children with a fairly common genetic disorder. Zocor (simvastatin) did not improve cognitive function in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a disorder which can involve learning disabilities.
Link: Music
American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills. They found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak. The scientists say that could help children with learning disabilities.
Link: Spelling
Spelling is especially difficult for students with learning disabilities (LD), so it is important that schools provide explicit, systematic spelling instruction on a regular basis throughout elementary school for these students. In order to evaluate spelling instruction in your child’s classroom or to consider how you might help your child improve spelling skills, it helps to have some understanding of the skills students need in order to become competent spellers, and the types of activities that promote these skills.
Link: LD
The focus of identification and management of learning disabilities (LD) has been and continues to be primarily academic — how children’s strengths and weaknesses affect achievement in school. Yet parents often report that LD affects life at home, as well. In this article, Betty Osman, Ph.D., describes how learning disabilities impact family dynamics.
Link: Grading
When parents, teachers, or schools raise issues of grading fairness and equity, it is often the result of confusion regarding the purposes for grades, and whether a “one-size-fits-all “grading system can work for learners with special needs, including those with learning disabilities. For a grading system to be fair and equitable, it must have as its philosophical basis a belief that fairness is defined as maintaining equity and meeting individual needs — not necessarily as “equality,” which is treating all students exactly the same.
Link: Summer School
This article looks at the routes local school administrators can take to help students who are lagging behind their peers, including: retention; special education and diagnosing learning disabilities; credit recovery programs; and summer school.
