National Center for Learning Disabilities
About Us
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.
NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.
Other NCLD programs:
Get Ready to Read!, is a national initiative that seeks to build the early literacy skills of preschool-age children by providing parents, educators, health-care professional, and advocates with literacy screening and learning activities as part of early childhood education, child-care, and parenting practices. http://www.getreadytoread.org/
The RTI Action Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nationwide so that each child has access to quality instruction and that struggling students – including those with learning disabilities – are identified early and receive the necessary supports to be successful. http://www.rtinetwork.org/
Articles by National Center for Learning Disabilities
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IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers
Some of the statements made to parents at IEP Meetings are "conversation stoppers" - comments that create barriers and...
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Helping Children with LD Find Social Success
"The primary need of all human beings is to be liked and accepted by other human beings," says Richard Lavoie, a...
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Building Self-Esteem with LD Children
Positive self-esteem is as important to success in school and on the job as the mastery of individual skills. And...
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Executive Function: A Quick Look
What You Should Know About Executive Function: "Executive Function" is a term used to describe a set of mental...
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Self-Esteem: A Quick Look
What You Should Know About Self-Esteem: Self-esteem can be described as how we view ourselves in the context of our...
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Advocating for Your Pre-School Child
Being an advocate means knowing how to ensure that your child gets the help he or she needs to be successful. For...
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Advocating for Your School-Aged Child
Your child has the right to a free and appropriate public school education. Getting involved in his or her education is...
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The Power to Learn: Helping Your Child Build Self-Esteem
For many individuals, both with and without learning disabilities (LD), self-esteem is a powerful predictor of success....
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Tips for Building Social Skills
The following are some suggestions for helping children form strong social skills and relationships: Read storybooks...
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Confusion Over ADD/ADHD and Learning Disabilities
People are often confused about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD and AD/HD) and learning disabilities (LD),...
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