Learning
Disabilities
The information you need to help your special needs student.
Overview
Advocate: How to Help Your Child
- What Can I Do If I Suspect My Child Has a Learning Disability?
- How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children
- Five Essential Skills for Becoming Your Child’s Advocate
- Knowing Your Child’s Rights
- Advocating for Your Pre-School Child
- Advocating for Your School-Aged Child
- Types of Records a Parent Should Keep
- Learning Disabilities and the Arts
Understanding Accommodations
- IDEA Terms to Know
- Before Special Education
- Evaluation: Learning More About Your Child
- What is an IEP?
- IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers
- Section 504 and IDEA Comparison Chart
- Accommodations and Modifications for Teens
- Assistive Technology (AT) — Making Good Decisions
- Living with LD: Being Your Own Advocate
Support Your Child at Home and at School
- Getting Started at Home
- A Helpful Guide for Parents Who Are Concerned About Their Child’s Early Reading Skills
- Tips for Choosing a Tutor for Your Child
- Summer Exploring and Learning Tips: Beyond Booklists
- Don’t Forget to Take Care of Yourself
- Building and Maintaining a Good Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher
- Helping Students With LD Pass High-Stakes Tests
Promote Literacy Development
- Get Ready to Read! Literacy Checklists
- Early Literacy Information
- Reading Instruction Checklist
- Home Literacy Environment Checklist
- Developing Literacy Skills Over the Summer
- Summer Reading Tips for Parents
- Helping Your Child Learn to Read: Preschool to Grade 3
- Reading Comprehension: Reading for Meaning
- Emergent Literacy: Early Reading and Writing Development
Response to Intervention (RTI)
- What is RTI?
by RTI Action Network - A Parent Leader’s Perspective on Response to Intervention
by RTI Action Network - A Lag in Development or a Learning Disability?
by National Center for Learning Disabilities - The Role of RTI in Grade Retention
by National Center for Learning Disabilities - How "Response to Intervention" Can Be Used Before Testing for Learning Disabilities
by National Center for Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia and Reading Challenges
ADHD and Executive Functioning Disorders
Processing Disorders
Writing and Math Challenges
Fine Motor Challenges
Social and Emotional Support
Kindergarten Readiness
Guest Editor
Director of Professional Services at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
Editors:
Shannon Schnuck, M.Ed.
Laura Compian, Ph.D.
