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With the proper supports, the 1 in 5 can thrive. Come to #LDACon in February to learn from professionals across the country who will be presenting the latest research and best practices for individuals with learning and attention issues.
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
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 »
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 »
A reading intervention specialist shares the story of how her "little professor" student changed his mindset about his dyslexia diagnosis.
Decoding supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with dyslexia
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…Test scores for students with learning disabilities improve after they are classified into special education, and the gains are greatest for students who entered special education before they reached middle school, a recently released report finds. The report, "The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students With Learning Disabilities," used data from the New York City schools to track the academic performance of more than 44,000 students with learning disabilities over seven years.
Does Special Education Work for Students With Learning Disabilities?
The answer is yes, especially for students who enter special education before middle school, find the authors of a recent report.The first time she took the SAT, in December 2013, Savannah Treviño Casias got what she calls "a really low score" — 1040 out of 1600. It put her squarely in the 50th percentile — not so good for someone aspiring to be a psychologist. At the time a junior at the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona, a small public charter school in Phoenix, Treviño Casias had been diagnosed in 6th grade with the math learning disability known as dyscalculia. The diagnosis qualified her for extra time on classroom tests and quizzes, along with other accommodations. But she'd sat for that first SAT without requesting extra time, taking it in four hours along with hundreds of other students at a nearby high school. Requests for more time and other accommodations on the SAT have soared in recent years, to an estimated 160,000 in 2015–2016 from 80,000 in the 2010–2011 school year.
Children with severe disabilities often don't have the ability to speak up when they are hurt at school, so determining what happened can be difficult. That's why one Dallas ISD trustee wants to require each special education classroom in the district to have video cameras. Texas public schools are already required to place one in a special education setting if a parent requests it.
Should every special-education classroom be recorded? Dallas ISD trustees are debating cameras
Children with severe disabilities often don’t have the ability to speak up when they are hurt at school, so determining what happened can be difficult....
