Learn about learning disability evaluations, the difference between an IEP and 504 plan, the IEP process, and more from a parent’s perspective.
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The LDA Podcast
Episode 61: Anxiety: A Parental and Professional Perspective Bev Johns, a learning and behavior specialist, and parent Rachel Krueger, members of LDA’s Mental Health Committee, provide insights into the prevalence…
Special Education Terms To Know
504 Plan: The 504 Plan is a plan developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the Rehabilitation Act and is attending an elementary or secondary educational…
Learning Disabilities are not a Social Construct: Perspective from a Mom who Knows
Monica McHale-Small, Ph.D. I remember the first time I consciously pondered how integral my children’s learning disabilities and ADHD were and still are to their unique identities. This moment of…
Meet the candidates who will be placed in nomination at the Assembly of Delegates during the Annual Conference
The LDA Nominating Committee is pleased to introduce the candidates who will be placed in nomination at the Assembly of Delegates during the Annual Conference, February 20, 2021. The Committee…
Research: LDA Highlights from 2020
Developed Science to Practice Conference for 2021 What Parents Need During Remote Learning New Core Principle: Disproportionality in Special Education LDA Today Survey: Why Strong Advocacy and Legal Safeguards Have…
Reflections from 2020 and Looking to the Future
A Message from LDA President, Monica McHale-Small It seems hard to believe that it will soon be one year since I started my tenure as President of LDA. My experience…
Research Lessons from a Multidisciplinary Research Center
Multidisciplinary research center on dyslexia. From 1995 to 2006, multi-generational family genetics, brain imaging, assessment, and instructional studies were conducted at the University of Washington. Probands (elementary and middle school…
Letter to State Directors of Special Education
*LDA sent the following letter to all State Directors of Special Education regarding delays in evaluations and reevaluations. September 1, 2020 As the start of the school year draws near,…
Learning Disabilities Association of America Supports the READ Act
Pittsburgh, PA (March 5, 2020) – The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) applauds U.S. Representatives Chrissie Houlahan (D-PA) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) on introducing the READ Act (Reading Early…
