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*HAPPY NEW YEAR!*NCLD wishes you and your family a safe and joyous holiday season.
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This edition highlights the transitions on the horizon — a new year, a new federal administration, and personal transitions that will arise in our own families, such as teen getting ready for life after high school. Catch up on the latest news from Capitol Hill, and get briefed on new developments in our News Desk Headlines.
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We all know that holiday celebrations can be tiring and stressful for children and adults alike. Don't be reluctant to be the last ones to show up (just call ahead if you are running really late), and it’s fine to be the first ones to say thanks for the eggnog and goodbye if that will help make your visit more enjoyable. Read all of NCLD's Holiday Survival Tips today!
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Join NCLD's Legislative Action Center to receive alerts and updates on the legislative activities and education priorities of the incoming Obama administration, Congress and the Senate!
Together we can advocate for positive and lasting change.
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In this November LD Talk, Dr. Don Deshler shared his knowledge of current literacy, strategic instruction, and school and district-wide educational innovations that are available to help adolescents with LD become successful independent learners. Read this LD Talk transcript today!
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LD Essentials offers nuts-and-bolts information on everything from enhancing self-esteem to interpreting changes in the IEP process. This free print newsletter, published three times a year, is for parents, educators, and anyone else interested in learning disabilites and NCLD. Sign up for your free subscription today!
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 This fall the RTI Action Network presented their National Online Forum, "The Role of RTI in LD Identification." If you weren't able to watch this forum "live," you can now watch key national leaders discuss the role RTI can play in the accurate and timely identification of learning disabilities.
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Listen to our podcast with Jamie Fasteau, Director of Policy Development at the Alliance for Excellent Education, as she outlines the facts and controversy surrounding the state of U.S. graduation rates.
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Standards-based Individualized Education Programs
 Download our Advocacy Brief, "Understanding the Standards-based IEP" and learn how linking the IEP goals to
grade-level standards can help your child make significant gains.
For more information, listen to our podcast with Dr. Margaret McLaughlin, Professor of the Department of Special Education and the Institute for
the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth at the University of
Maryland.
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Our online resources for parents, educators, and individuals with learning disabilities are made possible through the contributions of thousands of individuals, as well as the following foundations: Cisco Systems Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and Ford Motor Company Fund.
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NCLD invites you to celebrate the creativity of children with LD and their artwork.
With your gift of $35 or more, become a FRIEND of NCLD and receive a tote bag, magnets and bookmark.
View the amazing artwork that won this year's competition!
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