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.
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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.
Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide
MEDIA CONTACT: Maureen Swanson, Healthy Children Project Director, Learning Disabilities Association of America, 724.813.9684 Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide Legislation endorsed by Learning Disabilities Association of America, one of the plaintiffs fighting Chlorpyrifos in the courts Washington, DC (March 28, 2019) – A day after President Trump’s EPA once again argued for delaying its own ban of chlorpyrifos in court, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) introduced the Protect Children, Families and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act, legislation that would ban the dangerous chemical. The Learning Disabilities Association of America calls on Congress to act swiftly to pass… Read More »
LDA Applauds Bipartisan Bills to fully fund IDEA
For decades a LDA legislative priority has been the full funding of IDEA. LDA wants to recognize and applaud Senators Van Hollen (D-MD) and Roberts (R-KS) and Representative Huffman (D-CA), Senate and House bill sponsors, as well as their co-sponsors, who have just introduced bipartisan bills to fully fund the IDEA (S. 866 and H.R. 1878). Call or email your Senators and your Representative. Tell them you are a constituent and a member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and that you support these bills! If your senators and representative have not yet signed on as co-sponsors, ask them… Read More »
LDA Condemns Fraud in College Admissions Testing Accommodations
Pittsburgh, PA, March 12, 2019. Today the FBI announced an investigation, code-named Operation Varsity Blues, that uncovered a network of wealthy parents who paid thousands of dollars to a college-admissions private counselor to boost their children’s chances of gaining entrance into elite colleges. The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling stating, “There can be no separate college admission for wealthy, and I will add there will not be a separate criminal justice system either.” The investigation also revealed that the counselor facilitated the cheating by instructing parents “to seek extended time for their children on college entrance exams, which included having the… Read More »
It can be mind-bending to allow yourself to believe that your students can solve most of their own problems — that math problem they don't get on the first (or second) pass, the missing homework, or the kid poking them in the back of the head with an eraser. After all, we're the teachers. We're supposed to predict, contain and control student behavior, correct?
Classroom Management 101: We Teach the Whole Kid
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Respectful, fruitful collaboration among students is not "nice" for your kids – it is absolutely necessary. Dina Strasser offers ways to build kids' skills.Many teachers are resigned to one unfortunate truth: minor misbehavior happens in every classroom. No matter how hard you try, there will always be an unruly student or two to derail your carefully crafted lesson. But what if you could develop a set of moves that would stop disruptive behavior in its tracks?
Keeping A Proactive Management Mentality
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Many teachers are resigned to one unfortunate truth: minor misbehavior happens in every classroom. No matter how hard you try, there will always be an unruly student or two to derail your carefully crafted lesson. But what if you could develop a set of moves that would stop disruptive behavior in it...Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This 'million word gap' could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development.
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Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This 'million word gap' could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development.A rapid heartbeat. Sweaty palms. Clouded thoughts. For many students, the biggest obstacle to passing a test isn't what they know, but the anxiety they feel. Stress and anxiety can wreak havoc on a student's ability to concentrate on tests, leading to poor performance and, ultimately, fewer opportunities to succeed in school. A new study highlights an effective solution: Guide students to view stress differently — as a boost instead of a burden. Simple 10-minute writing exercises given just before a test helped students see stress as "a beneficial and energizing force" that could help them.
Helping Students Beat Test Anxiety
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Fear of failure can prevent students from showing what they know on big tests—but a 10-minute writing exercise can help.Dyslexia, a widespread learning disability, occurs when an individual has significant difficulty with speed and accuracy of word decoding. Despite different therapeutic approaches and learning strategies to address the reading and writing difficulties, there is no cure for dyslexia. And despite previous studies that developmental dyslexia is caused by dysfunction of structures in the cerebral cortex, the reasons for such alterations remain unknown. However, a recent study conducted by Dr. Katharina von Kriegstein and an international team of experts reveals that people with dyslexia have a weakly developed structure that is not located in the cerebral cortex but at a subcortical processing stage.
MultiBrief: A new insight for studying dyslexia
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Dyslexia, a widespread learning disability, occurs when an individual has significant difficulty with speed and accuracy of word decoding. Despite different therapeutic approaches and learning strategies to address the reading and writing difficulties, there is no cure for dyslexia. And despite prev...
