Last Call for Anne Ford Scholarship
NCLD is seeking qualified applicants for the Anne Ford Scholarship, a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability who is pursuing an undergraduate degree.  The deadline for application materials is December 31, 2005!

Featured Reading: Laughing Allegra
Laughing Allegra is NCLD Chairman Emeritus Anne Ford's candid account of her struggles with raising her daughter, Allegra, who was diagnosed with learning disabilities in 1974. Click here to read an interview with Anne and co-author John-Richard Thompson. 
 
Research Roundup
NCLD’s Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, highlights the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) as a way to improve teaching and enhance learning for adolescents with LD and other students who struggle in school.

News Desk
Learn how some schools are accelerating learning for struggling students, hear about the 2005 graduation rates and more.  Become informed about the recent happenings in the LD world!

Policy Update
Learn about the 2005 State Special Education Outcomes, find out about the update on Federal Education Spending for 2006 and more.  Inform yourself about the current state of LD policy!

LD Links
Find out about upcoming conferences and opportunities in the LD community and more.