LD Talks Archive

Take Our Poll!

Students with LD who leave high school and enter the workforce need to remember that:

	LD is not something to hide or be ashamed of
	Disclosing LD will be necessary to get needed accommodations
	Co-workers, supervisors and bosses may not have accurate information about LD and may attribute any struggles you experience are due to sloppiness or lack of effort
	While there is no “IEP” at work, you have rights and protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
	All of the above

Meets all 20
of the Standards
for Charity Accountability

LD Talks Archive

Missed a live talk? We archive all of our talks, simply click on the title of a talk below to read or download the transcript. You can also search past talks by keyword, date, or participating expert.

Search and Filter Options

Bullying: What Parents Can Do to Protect and Support Their Child

October 6, 2011 • Jonathan Cohen

Mean, cruel and/or bullying behavior is a problem in many schools in the United States -- in urban, suburban, and rural areas. And, it can also take place outside of school.

Tags: At School

Getting Ready for the School Year

July 11, 2011 • Marcie Lipsitt

Summertime offers a much-needed break for your child with learning disabilities and you. Now, when the day-to-day pressures of the regular school year are "on vacation," you can use this as an opportunity to reflect back on your child's recent school year and prepare for the coming one.

RTI and LD Identification

March 11, 2011 • Dawn Miller, Ph.D., Erin Lolich, M.S.

RTI models hold the promise of advancing identification of and intervention for learning disabilities by linking these two domains. Join Dawn Miller and Erin Lolich during our next RTI Talk as they answer your questions about the use of RTI for identifying specific learning disabilities. They will also offer tips based on lessons learned working with local schools on how RTI can ensure accurate and timely LD identification.

Partnering with Families in an RTI Framework

February 9, 2011 • Cathy Lines, Ph.D., Cindy Dascher, Colorado Department of Education RTI Team, Daphne Pereles, M.S., Ed Steinberg, Ph.D.

Join the Colorado Department of Education team during our next RTI Talk as they answer your questions about developing family-school partnerships based on shared responsibility and shared ownership of student challenges and successes. They will also offer tips and examples of materials they developed to nurture the collaborative process through information sharing, problem solving, and the celebration of student successes.

Special Education Within An RTI Framework

December 14, 2010 • Ann Casey, Ph.D., Bob Heimbaugh, M.Ed.

Join Ann Casey and Bob Heimbaugh during our next RTI Talk as they answer your questions about the special educator's role within an RTI framework. Dr. Casey and Mr. Heimbaugh will also offer tips on implementing RTI based on lessons they have learned through their extensive experience working in schools to help as many students as possible get what they need.

Finding the Resources and Programs You Need

November 29, 2010 • nancy Ventrudo

Whether you're a parent who is raising a child with LD or an adult with LD who needs additional support, where do you begin to look for the information sources or services you need? Join NCLD's Parent Leader, Nancy Ventrudo, as she answers your questions and gives her insider advice.

Is it LD? Asking Your Child's Pediatrician for Help

September 29, 2010 • Debbie Walhof, M.D.

If your child is struggling with learning, attention, or behavior, there may be any number of reasons why. Join Parent Leader Dr. Debbie Walhof as she addresses your questions about what to do when you suspect that something "isn't right" and the type of guidance you can expect to receive.

Is Your Child's IEP Doing Enough?

September 16, 2010 • Mark Halpert

As a parent, you are a critical member of your child's IEP team. Join NCLD's Parent Leader, Mark Halpert, as he shares options for what you can do if you think your child's IEP isn't doing enough to help your child and how to make sure your child is on track for achieving his or her full potential if they have a 504 plan rather than an IEP.

Demystifying Learning Disabilities: Educating Yourself and Others

August 17, 2010 • Marcie Lipsitt

Parents of children with learning disabilities (LD) and children and adults with LD still face huge misunderstanding about what learning disabilities are -- and what they are not. When you hear an uneducated remark from a neighbor, colleague, coach, relative, or even from someone at the grocery store, how do you deal with it? Join NCLD's Parent Leader, Marcie Lipsitt, as she helps us demystify learning disabilities.

Engaging Families in RTI

March 17, 2010 • Markay Winston, Ph.D.

Join Markay L. Winston, Ph.D., Director for the Department of Student Services with the Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS), during our next RTI Talk as she answers your questions about creating positive, engaged relationships that center around supporting student learning, sharing of data and decision making, interventions, and collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Winston will also offer tips based on lessons she learned while educating parents about and collaborating with them on CPS's RTI model, the "Pyramid of Interventions."

Family-School Partnerships and RTI

December 9, 2008 • Amy L. Reschly, Ph.D.

Join Amy L. Reschly, Ph.D., as she answers your questions about creating positive, engaged relationships that center around supporting student learning, sharing of data and decision making, interventions, and collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Reschly will also offer tips and suggestions for numerous ways schools and families may work together within a multi-tiered model.

Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with LD

November 5, 2008 • Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D.

Join Dr. Don Deshler, director of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas, as he shares his knowledge of current literacy, strategic instruction, and school and district-wide educational innovations that are available to help adolescents with LD become successful independent learners.

Universal Design for Learning: What it Is, Why Students with LD Need it and How to Make it Happen

September 24, 2008 • Patricia Kelly Ralabate

Join Patti Ralabate, Ed.D., Senior Policy Analyst for Special Education at the National Education Association, as she answers your questions about UDL and highlights how parents and teacher can work together to support its implementation in a school or classroom.

NCLB and Students with LD: Myths, Facts and What the Future Holds

June 30, 2008 • Elizabeth Rose

Join Candace Cortiella, executive director of the Advocacy Institute, parent of an adult child with learning disabilities and member of NCLD's Professional Advisory Board, as she answers your questions, dispels common myths about NCLB and provides insights into implementing NCLB in the future.

Neurobiology and Dyslexia: What We Know About the Brain and Learning

May 29, 2008 • Guinevere Eden, Ph.D.

Join Guinevere Eden, of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University, as she demystifies the connection between neurobiology and learning disabilities.

Understanding Evaluations: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know to Drive Instruction and Promote School Success

April 30, 2008 • Blanche Podhajski Ph.D.

Join Dr. Blanche Podhajski as she helps parents and teachers unravel and understand the important questions about the evaluation process such as timing, what the proposed tests measure and what the outcomes mean when a comprehensive evaluation is conducted.

Preventing Early Reading Failure

April 2, 2008 • Dr. Joseph K. Torgesen

Join Dr. Torgensen as he focuses on preventing early reading failure. Dr. Torgesen will respond to questions about what we know about the kind of instruction that weak readers need in the early years of school, what we know about the effectiveness of interventions that make use of this knowledge, and how parents can recognize the signs that their young children need extra support in learning to read.

High School Graduation Rates: What We Know About Ensuring Success for Students with LD

March 31, 2008 • Loujeania Williams Bost, Ph.D., Matthew Klare, Ph.D.

Join experts Loujeania Williams Bost, Ph.D. and Matthew Klare, Ph.D. as they answer questions about high school graduation, preventing high school drop out and explore how schools and parents can work together, within the constructs of the federal laws -- the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Elementary Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), to ensure that every child with LD gets the support they need to stay in school and successfully graduate with a regular diploma.

Helping Your Child with LD Find Success: How to Stay Energized and Engaged

March 4, 2008 • Danielle E. Graves, Nancy E. Graves

The mother and daughter team of Nancy and Danielle Graves offer parents insight on ways to maximize their personal resources to help sustain their children who have been diagnosed as having Specific Learning Disabilities during our first Parent Talk.

Response to Intervention and IDEA - LD Identification in the RTI Instruction Model

February 28, 2008 • Daryl Mellard Ph.D., Mary Beth Klotz, Ph.D., NCSP

Featured experts Dr. Mary Beth Klotz and Dr. Daryl Mellard will answer questions from parents and teachers about legislative requirements and best practices on how RTI can ensure accurate and timely LD identification.

Results: 42

per page