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Letter from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director, James Wendorf, discusses NCLD's efforts to advance knowledge in the field of math-based learning disabilities.

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, reflects on the science that supports math learning for all kids and focuses on implications for instructional practice.

Policy Briefs
Read up on a series of reports from the National Center for Educational Statistics, get an overview of the IDEA regulation reauthorization and more.

News Desk
Find out which states provide children with the best chances of success, learn about adult numeracy, read up on the "income gap," and more in this month's News Desk.

LD Talk with Peter Leone and Lili Garfinkel
On Tuesday, January 23, 2007 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET, NCLD will host LD & the Juvenile Justice System: Understanding At-Risk Behavior and Ensuring Effective Services and Supports, a live online discussion about how parents, schools, mental health providers, juvenile justice professionals and others can provide options, appropriate treatment, and resources to young adults with LD who are at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system.

Submit questions in advance for the discussion now or join in at discussion time to http://www.ldtalk.org/. No special equipment other than Internet access is needed to participate in this text-based discussion. A transcript will be posted shortly after the discussion.

LD Links
This month, nominate your favorite teacher for the 2007 American Stars of Teaching award, get tips on how to help struggling writers, find out about celebrities who struggle with learning, and more.

RTI Update
Putting it all Together
Putting It All Together, the fourth in a series of modules on Response-to-Intervention from the IRIS Center for Faculty Enhancement, gives an overview of the components of RTI, and discusses how to combine the components in order to assist struggling readers and help to identify those with learning disabilites.

FAQ on Response to Intervention
In an interview with Ednews.org, Peggy McCardle, Ph.D., Chief of The Child Development & Behavior Branch of the Center for Research for Mothers & Children at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, provides insight into some probing questions regarding the model designed to help students who struggle with learning.