Letter from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director, James Wendorf, highlights an exciting feature in NCLD's Parent Center. Within this new Center you will find an IDEA Toolkit with a section devoted to helping parents prepare themselves for unexpected comments -- "conversation stoppers" -- that create barriers and can prevent cooperative and effective work in an IEP meeting.  Click here to learn more about how to respond to several difficult situations that often arise in IEP meetings.

Speech/Language and Literacy Development: Keys to Success for Struggling Learners
This month's LD Talk will take place on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, from 3-4 PM.  The online chat features Diane R. Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Froma P. Roth, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.  Dr. Paul is the Director of Clinical Issues in Speech-Language Pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Froma P. Roth is a Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland. Be sure to submit questions early or to log on live to have your questions about speech/language and literacy development answered.

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, discusses the importance of providing targeted instruction to adolescents who struggle with reading. Read this column to learn about strategies to assist students at the secondary school level to learn essential literacy skills and become successful and independent learners.

News Desk
Read the National Report on High School Reform, learn about the results of an after-school supplemental instruction program, read about the long-awaited results of a study that compares National Board certified teachers to other educators and more.  Click here for the latest headlines in the LD community.

Policy Update
Find out about a new toolkit on teaching and assessing students with disabilities, read an article about the top five special education issues, hear what Secretary Spellings has to say about school choice and more. Click here for the latest LD policy news.

LD Links
Learn about preventing summer reading and learning loss, get your questions about teaching students with LD answered, gain tips for a successful IEP meeting and more. Click here for helpful links and important resources on LD.

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