Learning Disabilities
A learning disability (LD) is a disorder that affects a child's ability to interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. This section provides a wealth of information about learning disabilities, the most common of which is dyslexia — difficulty with language and reading. Also visit our sister site LD OnLine, the leading website on learning disabilities for parents and educators.
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National Center for Learning Disabilities
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Basics
- Learning Disabilities: An Overview
- Dyslexia Basics
- Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us?
- Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children At-Risk for Learning Disabilities
- IDEA 2004
For parents
- Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities
- Is It a Reading Disorder or Developmental Lag?
- Having Your Child Tested for Learning Disabilities Outside of School
- Questions to Ask Specialists Who Evaluate for Learning Disabilities
- Motivation: The Key to Academic Success
For teachers
- A Student's Perspective on Writing
- Using Peer Tutoring to Facilitate Access
- Communication Strategies for All Classrooms: Focusing on English Language Learners and Students with Learning Disabilities
- Literacy-Rich Environments
- About Reading Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Reading Difficulties
For other specialists
- Understanding the Concerns of Parents of Students with Disabilities: Challenges and Roles for School Counselors
- Creating Positive School Experiences for Students with Disabilities
- A Group Counseling Intervention for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Early intervention for LD
- RTI Goes to Pre-K
- Recognition and Response: An Early Intervening System for Young Children At-Risk for Learning Disabilities
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Classroom strategies
Research
- Evidence That Dyslexia May Represent the Lower Tail of a Normal Distribution of Reading Ability
- Matthew Effects in Reading: Some Consequences of Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Literacy
In our LearningStore
- Last One Picked, First One Picked On
- Beyond F.A.T. City: A Look Back, A Look Ahead
- Learning disAbilities / Learning Abilities (Episode 1): Introduction