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 »
Have your child jot down notes as he reads. At the end of a page of a novel or section of a textbook, ask the question, "What's important here?" This enables students to be active learners, instead of passive ones. A lot of students read and study online. The problem is, studies have found that comprehension in high school students is compromised when reading is done solely online.
9 Smart Study Techniques For Any Type Of Test
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Use these foolproof study strategies to help your ADHD child review material more efficiently.As classrooms continue to include rigorous academics and teach students loads of information, it can sometimes be difficult for students to stay focused and relaxed over the course of a long school day. That's why educators such as Desaultas recommend implementing practices like brain breaks — which she described as short time periods that "change up the dull routine of incoming information that arrives via predictable, tedious, well-worn roadways."
Brain breaks can refocus, relax students while enhancing SEL
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An educator and former school counselor suggests several short in-class exercises to foster social-emotional skills including self-regulation.Justine Bruyère, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "It was raining again. My second-grade students were indoors for recess and enjoying free time when a student approached me and asked, 'How do I spell because?' I responded, 'That's a tricky one — have you checked the word wall?' The student answered with a familiar tune, 'Oh yeah! I forget about the wall sometimes, it's so high up.' She waltzed over to the word wall and craned her neck to find the word because written at the top of the wall, in my handwriting."
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Transferring ownership of the class word wall to the students can increase their engagement and learning.A first-of-its-kind report breaks down the wide range of state laws that, to varying degrees, require districts to develop or upgrade school safety and security plans that cover firearms, school resource officers, safety audits and other issues. The "50 State Comparison: K-12 School Safety" report features a year's worth of research on state statutes and regulations on K-12 school safety from the Education Commission of the States
Know your state's school safety requirements | District Administration
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Regulations tackle drills, safety plans, firearms and SROs, a new report shows.Cognitive Load Theory suggests that the brain can become overloaded in its cognitive capacity, and when that happens, learning does not take place. Technology can assist in reducing the overload of cognitive abilities by allowing students to focus their attention on the target lesson. By using appropriate technology, students can devote the time that they save time reading, writing, typing, and organizing to learning new academic content. Click through to access downloadable research, resources, and strategies.
Cognitive Load Theory and Technology | Landmark Outreach
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Learn about cognitive load theory and how technology can alleviate time demands for students with slow processing speed and impaired working memory.
