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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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Choosing a Tutor for Your Child
our child with learning disabilities may benefit greatly from the one-on-one attention provided by a qualified tutor. ...
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Helping Students With LD Pass High-Stakes Tests
A growing number of students now take tests that determine whether they will advance to the next grade level. If ...
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Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities
Determining whether your child has a learning disability is a complicated process. After going through all of the ...
Source: Helpguide
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Homework Practices that Support Students with Disabilities
Preferred Homework Adaptations Provide additional one-on-one assistance to students. Monitor students' homework ...
Source: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
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A Parent Leader's Perspective on Response to Intervention
In 2005, I attended a meeting where this "new" process known as Response to Intervention (RTI) was the ...
Source: RTI Action Network
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Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities comprise the largest single category of students with special needs (U.S. Dept. of ...
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What Prevents Us From Practicing Prevention?
Among the current issues in learning and behavior problems in school is how to practice prevention, which is often ...
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Class Placement Options
Class Placement Options from Least (top) to Most (bottom) Segregated and SpecializedFull-time regular class with the ...
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Early Intervention For Special Needs Children in Maine
The Handicapped Infants and Toddlers Program was set up in 1986 by Public Law 99-457, Part H. It offers federal money ...
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Questions and Answers On Serving Children With Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools
The obligation of states and local education agencies (LEAs) to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in ...
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Raising a Sensory Smart Child
You've heard of "book smarts" and "street smarts," and you've probably seen lots of tips on how to boost each one. But...
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Is the Book Dead?
As the world of publishing gets accustomed to people putting down their books and turning on their computer, so, too,...
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NICHCY Connections to...Including Students with Disabilities in State & District Assessments
NICHCY is pleased to connect you with sources of information on including children with disabilities in state and...
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How Parents Help with Homework
You will find that one of the most difficult periods of time for parents working with their children with LD comes at...
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Technology Support: Calculators
Calculators are devices that assist with simple or lengthy computations. The earliest calculator, the abacus, is still...
