Children with Learning Disabilities
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/ld.htm
This brochure from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
provides information about the prevalence of learning disabilities, signals for
parents to be aware of and assessment of learning disabilities.
Education Students with Learning
Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib12txt.htm
Millions of students have learning disabilities. What is LD, and what types of
accommodations and educational practices are effective with students who have
this disability? This annotated resource list of articles, books, and videos
was developed expressly for special and general educators working with such
students.
How Common are Learning Disabilities?
http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/75.cfm
This publication from the National Mental Health Association discusses the
prevalence of learning disabilities.
How Parents Can be Advocate for Their
Children with Learning Disabilities
http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq283disabilities.htm
Parents are often the best educational advocates for their children, especially
children with a learning disability. True advocacy is a largely positive
process, which should build on your child's strengths and challenges. As your
child's best advocate, you are in a unique position to identify and implement
positive changes.
Inclusion and Learning Disabilities:
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/special_education/schultz_inclusion.html
This Q and A from LDonline discusses the advantages and disadvantages of
inclusion for LD students.
Interventions for Students with Learning
Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd25txt.htm
Learn more about two promising interventions for students with learning
disabilities: (1) helping students develop their use of learning strategies;
and (2) helping them develop their phonological awareness. Use this publication
with its companion resource list, which lists journal articles and books
available on learning strategies for these students.
Learning Disabilities Overview: Update
2002
http://ericec.org/digests/e624.html
Individuals with LD generally have average or above average intelligence, yet
they often do not achieve at the same academic level as their peers. Their
weaker academic achievement, particularly in reading, written language, and
math, is perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of individuals with LD.
Significant deficits often exist in memory, metacognition, and social skills as
well. Individuals with LD generally have average or above average intelligence,
yet they often do not achieve at the same academic level as their peers. Their
weaker academic achievement, particularly in reading, written language, and
math, is perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of individuals with LD.
Significant deficits often exist in memory, metacognition, and social skills as
well. This article looks closely at each of those areas.
Learning Strategies for Students with
Learning Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib14txt.htm
Learning strategies are the tools and techniques we use to help ourselves
understand and learn new material or skills, integrate this new information
with what we already know in a way that makes sense, and recall the information
or skill later, even in a different situation or place.
LD Basics
http://www.LD.org/info/index.cfm
This overview from the National Center for Learning Disabilities answers some
common parent questions about learning disabilities.
Students’ Perceptions of
Instruction in Inclusion Classrooms: Implications for Students with
Learning Disabilities
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/StudentsPerceptions.pdf
This study summarizes 20 studies of more
than 4600 students in kindergarten through
Grade 12. Of the students, 760 of them have learning disabilities.
The
studies, covering a 22-year period, looked
at students’ views, opinions, and
attitudes on teacher practices in inclusive,
general education classrooms.
The Warning Signs of Learning
Disabilities
http://ericec.org/digests/e603.html
When the development or academic performance of a healthy child falls short of
what is expected for his or her age and intelligence, parents or teachers may
suspect the child has a learning disability (LD). Being aware of the signs of
learning disabilities will help parents determine if the child should be
referred for evaluation. This digest summarizes some of the common warning
signs of learning disabilities for preschool, elementary, and secondary school
children and youth.
