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The Learning Disabilities Association of America believes that every person with learning disabilities can succeed in school, at work, in relationships, and within the community when provided the right supports and the right opportunities.
Committed to the study of learning disabilities through all stages of life, this journal provides the most current information on research, practice, theory, issues, and trends to broaden understanding and improve quality of life.
Learning Disabilities Association of America created the Healthy Children Project to raise awareness, promote policies and practices, and to build a nationwide network of LDA members to protect children’s health and reduce toxic exposures.
Learning Disabilities Association Announces New Executive Director
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is pleased to announce Cynthia Cipoletti, JD, has been named Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to supporting, educating, and advocating for individuals affected by learning disabilities.
Cipoletti, an attorney, served as Executive Director of the Lighthouse Foundation, a nonprofit based in Butler, PA an outreach organization meeting the needs of impoverished individuals and families in northern Allegheny and Butler County for the past five years and Assistant Director for two years. Read More »
Myths Create Misunderstanding about Learning Disabilities
Poor diet, too much television, and kids “just being lazy” are not causes of learning disabilities, although one-third of the respondents in a recent study thought these were accurate.
During Learning Disabilities Awareness Month in October, the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is increasing its campaign to address some of the myths and misunderstandings about learning disabilities including dyslexia.Read More »
Nominate Someone for the 2020 Harrison Sylvester Award!
This award honors and recognizes an adult with learning disabilities who has shown a strong dedication and commitment to advancing the issues of adults with learning disabilities. It is the wish of LDA to thank, in Harry Sylvester’s name, an adult with learning disabilities for his/her commitment to those living with learning disabilities. The Harrison Sylvester Award was created in 2010 to honor Harry Sylvester, a gentle but strong voice in the field of learning disabilities. Harry discovered in his mid 50’s, after struggling for most of life, that he was an adult with learning disabilities. With the knowledge of his… Read More »
Teaching methods and ideologies matter — a lot. For students with ADHD or learning disabilities, who learn outside the box, it can make all the difference in the world to have an enlightened educator who understands that process trumps outcome, that anxiety impedes learning, that every child has innate strengths, and these four additional educational truths.
7 Enlightened Methods for Teaching Students with ADHD and LD
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Teaching methods and ideologies matter — a lot. For students with ADHD or learning disabilities, who learn outside the box, it can make all the difference in the world to have an enlightened educat...A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white matter tracts in parts of the brain that support language and other emergent literacy skills.
Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children
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A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use.College of Education & Human Development faculty members Christopher Tullis, Sarah Hansen and Claire Donehower have established a new initiative to combat the shortage of educators and behavior analysts who can support young children with high-intensity needs. The initiative, called Project Behavioral Early Education Scholars, will recruit, train and support 40 graduate students interested in becoming early childhood special education teachers, early interventionists and behavior analysts.
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CEHD faculty have created a new program to combat the shortage of educators and behavior analysts who can support young children with high-intensity needs.The presence of digital technologies in the classroom is not a new phenomenon. Teachers have long recognized the educational and developmental benefits that may be derived from their use in schools. The commonplaceness of digital technologies in young people's everyday lives nonetheless causes concern for educators, parents and policymakers — an understandable concern given increasing media and policy debate on the topic, and a lack of evidence-based research or strategies.
Screen time and students’ mental health
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Educators and parents are questioning the effect that technology can have on students' mental health and wellbeing, now more than ever, Julia Gillard writes.A reading intervention specialist shares the story of how her "little professor" student changed his mindset about his dyslexia diagnosis.
Decoding supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with dyslexia
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It was my first day with my group of Tier III 2nd-graders, and they were ready to go around the room and introduce themselves. It was going fine until one student said something surprising. “I’m...
