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*NEW*  Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students

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This report highlights how two schools and three school districts from around the nation are working to dramatically improve the academic achievement of their special education students. The educators profiled have taken on the challenge of implementing reforms that lead to significant progress for students with disabilities—nearly half of whom have learning disabilities (LD). Get additional resources on NCLB and download this important report today!


*NEW*  A Parent’s Guide to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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In NCLD's new Parent Advocacy Brief, "A Parent's Guide to Universal Design for Learning" you'll learn the basic details of UDL, review a case study and get helpful tips for talking with your school about this framework.

For additional information on UDL, listen our recent UDL Podcast featuring Skip Stahl from the Center for Applied Special Technology.


Read the Transcript from the June LD Talk: "NCLB and Students with LD:  Myths, Facts and What the Future Holds"

LD TalkIn the June LD Talk, our expert, Candace Cortiella, answered questions about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and discussed how and why the National Center for Learning Disabilities is a strong proponent for many of the provisions under NCLB, as they relate to students with learning disabilities. 
Read the transcript today!


Focus on Standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEP) --
New Podcast and New Advocacy Brief Now Available! 


Understanding the Standards-based IEPJoin NCLD and Dr. Margaret McLaughlin, Professor of the Department of Special Education and the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth at the University of Maryland, as we walk through the basics of standards-based IEPs.  This 20-minute podcast provides listeners with general information about what standards-based IEPs are and how parents and educators can use this approach for "changing the academic expectations and outcomes we have for students with IEPs."    

Once you've listened to our podcast, download NCLD's new Advocacy Brief, "Understanding the Standards-based IEP."  This detailed publication highlights how linking the IEP goals to grade-level standards can help your child make significant gains, contains a Q&A section with Dr. McLaughlin and offers additional information and resources.


Read the Transcript from our Recent RTI Talk, "Implementing RTI in Mathematics"

ncldtalks_rti2.jpgThe transcript from our recent RTI Talk, "Implementing RTI in Mathematics" featuring experts Amanda VanDerHeyden and David Allsopp is now available.
Read the transcript from this RTI Talk today!


View the Archived RTI National Online Forum Today!

The RTI Action Network presented its inaugural RTI National Online Forum, "Are You Ready for RTI? What Do You Need to Know, and What Do You Need to Do?" on June 9th.

Watch the video from the RTI Online National Forum and access accompanying resources today!


Get Ready to Read! all Summer Long!

summer_reading2008.jpgStudies have shown that children who read more become better readers. In "Keeping Literacy Alive over the Summer," NCLD's Deanna Stecker discusses the importance of summer learning and offers up some great ideas and fun activities to keep your child reading all summer long! 


Our online resources for parents, educators, and individuals with learning disabilities are made possible through the contributions of thousands of individuals, as well as the following foundations: Cisco Systems Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and Ford Motor Company Fund.