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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Types of Records a Parent Should Keep
From NCLD's IDEA Parent Guide, Chapter 3: Referral/Request for Evaluation Report cards and progress...
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Building and Maintaining a Good Relationship with Your Child's Teacher
Your child is your number one priority, and in a perfect world you could give them everything they need. But let's face...
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Getting Started at Home
Here are ten initial ways that parents can help their children with learning disabilities (LD). Learn more about...
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Learning Disabilities: Should I Be Concerned?
As a parent, one of the most important things you can do to help your child get a good education is to understand how...
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Before Special Education
Approximately twenty percent of all children experience some kind of difficulty learning to read. Should all of these...
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Section 504 and IDEA Comparison Chart
School can be a stressful environment for the child and a time of vulnerability. Appropriate accommodations and...
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Accommodations and Modifications for Teens
Accommodations for the Classroom An accommodation is an adjustment that allows you to participate in school or at work...
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Reading Comprehension — Reading for Meaning
Great progress has been made during the past 15 years in the area of reading, and particularly, in our understanding of...
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Evaluation: Learning More About Your Child
Initial Evaluation At this stage of the special education process, both the parent and the school district have agreed...
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IDEA Terms to Know
Accommodations Tools and procedures that provide equal access to instruction and assessment for students with...
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