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Letter from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director, James Wendorf, shares the accomplishments of the 2007 Anne Ford Scholarship and the 2007 Pete and Carrie Rozelle Award winners.

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, discusses the importance of not leaving instructional decision making to chance or intuition, and reflects upon the tension between 'what works' and 'whatever works' in educational practice.

Policy Updates
This month, read what the NCLB Commission Report says about the impact of N-size in California, find out about Alexa Posny, the new education commissioner of the Kansas Board of Education, find answers to your IDEA questions on the OSEP Web site and more.

News Desk
This month, find out about the most common hopes and worries of students transitioning to college today, learn about the "standstill" in overall children's health, find out about the winners of NCLD's 30 Voices competition and more.

LD Talk
Our next LD Talk will be held on Tuesday, June 5, with special guest Anne Ford speaking about her new book on "Adult Children with LD." Visit LDTalk.org for more information in the coming weeks.

LD Links
Find out about a new guide on learning disabilities for educators, learn about a new book focusing on math disabilities, take a virtual tour of a high-quality pre-k classroom, and more in this month's LD Links.

RTI Update:
Project Forum Maps Next Steps for the Future of Education: RTI and EIS
Project Forum, an initiative of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), has released findings from its recent policy forum, "Response to Intervention (RTI) and Early Intervening Services (EIS) Recommendations." The objective of Project Forum is to identify information necessary to improve the management, administration, delivery and effectiveness of education programs and services. The recommendations in this report are the result of an October 2006 meeting, the goal of which was to facilitate the creation of practitioner-generated policy recommendations that promote continued legislative support for Early Intervention Services; further advocacy for the inclusion of RTI-specific language into policy; as well as present recommendations for the adoption of RTI models into school systems nationwide.

Join our Virtual Community on LD.org
NCLD's Parent Center has created a virtual community with parents in mind. The newly added message boards focus on the "parent perspective," and highlight conversations about education, family life, and engaging monthly topics. The live moderated parent chats occur Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., Thursday at 9:00 p.m and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (ET). Monthly listings of specialty chats will be announced on the Parent Center home page. Come with questions, suggestions and conversation! Visit the NCLD Parent Center Community home page and join into the conversation on the new message boards.