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LD News is a free e-publication of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). It is sent out monthly and addresses issues related to learning disabilities for parents, care-givers, educators, advocates and individuals with learning disabilities.
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A Word from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director, James Wendorf, discusses how NCLD is serving the needs of parents by revamping our online Parent Center. He welcomes Marcelle White, formerly Co-Director and Managing Editor of SchwabLearning.org, who will work closely with the NCLD Team to make the Parent Center the best online resource for parents about LD.
What's New from NCLD
- "Successful Transition to College for Students with Learning Disabilities: What Every Family Needs to Know"
The National Center for Learning Disabilities and the 92nd Street Y in New York City recently collaborated to offer this two part series, which offered insights for students with learning disabilities as they prepare to apply for college. Download the resources distributed at these events now!
- NCLD to Award Ted Turner with the 2008 Spirit of Achievement
NCLD's 31st Annual Benefit Dinner will honor Ted Turner, Chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with our Spirit of Achievement Award on Thursday, April 10, 2008. Download an invitation to the benefit in PDF format and join us.
LD Champions
Having a learning disability does not limit a person's ability to be expressive or creative. Each month, LD News spotlights the work of a person with LD and features their art, essays, or other expressions of what life is like for individuals with LD.
This month, read an essay by MacKenzie Moody, who received Honorable Mention recognition for the 2007 Anne Ford Scholarship Award. She aspires to graduate from college and dreams of being a neurologist to further the knowledge of dyslexia and other learning differences in children.
This Month on Capitol Hill
NCLD’s monthly roundup of articles and happenings on Capitol Hill. Features include:
- Reading Comprehension Positively Impacted by Supplemental Reading Programs
- Panel and Brief Discuss the Top Ten Ways to Improve Early Education Components of NCLB
- Charter Schools Designed for Children with Disabilities: an Initial Examination of Issues and Questions Raised
Research Roundup
From Angst to Advocacy: A Social-Emotional Journey to Acceptance of LD
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon H. Horowitz, discusses the emotions that arise when your child is first identified as having learning disabilities, and offers ways to capture this emotional energy and redirect it in ways that are self-empowering and helpful to others.
News Desk Headlines
- NCES Releases Report on High School Graduation
- New Brief on Instructing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
- NCD Releases Progress Report on NCLB and IDEA
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