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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IDEA Terms to Know
Accommodations: Tools and procedures that provide equal access to instruction and assessment for students with...
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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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Assistive Technology (AT) — Making Good Decisions
Reflecting back on my time as a rookie junior high school teacher in the mid-1970s, I remember regularly asking my LD...
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Preventing Early Reading Failure
In his February 2005 online chat with NCLD, Dr. Joseph Torgesen highlights the importance of identifying young...
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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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Dyscalculia
What is dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math....
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Dyslexia
What is Dyslexia? When a person has difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and maybe even speaking, no matter how...
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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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