Learning Disabilities
Special education and learning disabilities articles for students with learning disabilities, their teachers and parents.
Famous People with Learning Disabilities
Here is a list of famous people with learning disabilities. They overcame the disabilities to become renowned individuals, the best of the lot!
Dyslexia: Symptoms, Causes and Types of Dyslexia
Dyslexia is the neurological disorder of learning disability which primarily affects reading, writing and speaking abilities. Let us have a look at the symptoms, causes and Types of Dyslexia…
Technology Showing Promise in Treating Attention Problems
Play Attention Learning System, a unique technological learning system that is designed to combat the challenges associated with lack of focus and inattentiveness for kids and adults.
Learning Disabilities: Guide To Learning Disabilities and Disorders
For those wanting to learn more about learning disabilities and special education, the World Wide Web has numerous resources on the subject.
We Need to Know More About Disability
David Brindle: We have put man on the moon, we can watch television on our mobile phones, but we do not know how many of our neighbors are learning disabled
Disability Rhetoric Must Be Made Reality
There is mounting concern at the gap between the government's policies on learning disability and the reality being delivered through services on the ground, writes David Brindle
New Testing Requirements for Children with Disabilities a Plus for Virginia Schools
Previously, the Virginia schools were required to test, under the No Child Left Behind Act, many of its children with disabilities in reading, math and science, regardless of their ability to do so.
Demand for Speech Therapists Versus Availability Causing Crisis for the Florida Schools
With the passing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools across the nation are now required to offer services that were before considered a luxury for students with disabilities.
Michigan Schools and Parents of Disabled Children in Conflict
As in other states, Michigan schools are seeing more and more parents of disabled children pulling them out of public schools, providing alternative private education, and then suing the Michigan Schools to foot the bill.
Florida Schools’ McKay Scholarship Program Offers Alternative School Choices to Students with Disabilities
The McKay Scholarship Program of the Florida schools offers parents and their children with disabilities the option to attend the public or private school of their choice.
Ohio Schools Closing the Gap for Students with Disabilities
The Ohio Schools are redefining their Special Education program and closing the gap in the achievement of students with disabilities. The Ohio schools believe that achievement gaps are not the same as ability gaps, and the education system is responsible for ensuring that high achievement is an attainable goal for all students.
Is ADD A Learning Disability?
Attention Deficit Disorder, in itself, is not a learning disability. The term "learning disability" typically refers to a perceptual disability, such as an auditory or visual processing disorder, like autism or ...
Disability Education Becoming Part of Daily Life
Cindy Wetherby buzzes around the campus of Northwestern College in Saint Paul, Minn., on a motorized cart equipped with oxygen. A lung dysfunction that left Wetherby with 27 percent less lung volume than the average person hasn't prevented her from pursuing a college education and teaching career.
For those wanting to learn more about learning disabilities and special education, the World Wide Web has numerous resources on the subject.
We Need to Know More About Disability
David Brindle: We have put man on the moon, we can watch television on our mobile phones, but we do not know how many of our neighbors are learning disabled
Disability Rhetoric Must Be Made Reality
There is mounting concern at the gap between the government's policies on learning disability and the reality being delivered through services on the ground, writes David Brindle
New Testing Requirements for Children with Disabilities a Plus for Virginia Schools
Previously, the Virginia schools were required to test, under the No Child Left Behind Act, many of its children with disabilities in reading, math and science, regardless of their ability to do so.
Demand for Speech Therapists Versus Availability Causing Crisis for the Florida Schools
With the passing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, schools across the nation are now required to offer services that were before considered a luxury for students with disabilities.
Michigan Schools and Parents of Disabled Children in Conflict
As in other states, Michigan schools are seeing more and more parents of disabled children pulling them out of public schools, providing alternative private education, and then suing the Michigan Schools to foot the bill.
Florida Schools’ McKay Scholarship Program Offers Alternative School Choices to Students with Disabilities
The McKay Scholarship Program of the Florida schools offers parents and their children with disabilities the option to attend the public or private school of their choice.
Ohio Schools Closing the Gap for Students with Disabilities
The Ohio Schools are redefining their Special Education program and closing the gap in the achievement of students with disabilities. The Ohio schools believe that achievement gaps are not the same as ability gaps, and the education system is responsible for ensuring that high achievement is an attainable goal for all students.
Is ADD A Learning Disability?
Attention Deficit Disorder, in itself, is not a learning disability. The term "learning disability" typically refers to a perceptual disability, such as an auditory or visual processing disorder, like autism or ...
Disability Education Becoming Part of Daily Life
Cindy Wetherby buzzes around the campus of Northwestern College in Saint Paul, Minn., on a motorized cart equipped with oxygen. A lung dysfunction that left Wetherby with 27 percent less lung volume than the average person hasn't prevented her from pursuing a college education and teaching career.