The report is intended to inform administrators, educators, parents, and others concerned about the effective identification and education of students with learning disabilities about the components, processes, and participants necessary for comprehensive assessment and evaluation, as well as optimal practices that should further enhance the education of students with learning disabilities.

This report describes the adolescent literacy problem (grades 4 to 12), its consequences, and contributing factors. Guiding principles for assessment, instruction, and professional development, as well as recommendations for short-term and future consideration, are also addressed.

• Executive Summary of Adolescent Literacy and Older Students with Learning Disabilities report (27K PDF)*
• Adolescent Literacy Reference List (55K PDF)*

The purpose of this report is to outline the issues affecting documentation for postsecondary disability services and to suggest ways to bridge the gap between secondary and postsecondary settings.

• Executive Summary of the Documentation Disconnect report (24K PDF)*

This brochure on transition planning makes a helpful resource for parents.

This paper addresses early identification, services, supports, and intervention for young children, birth through 4 years, who demonstrate delays in development that may place them at risk for later identification as having a learning disability.

This report examines the concepts, potential benefits, practical issues, and unanswered questions associated with "responsiveness to intervention" (RTI) and learning disabilities.

This report highlights issues and offers guidance on sound implementation of state and district-wide assessments to ensure equal access by students with learning disabilities.

This report outlines professional development as an ongoing process of continuous improvement.

This article highlights five constructs underlying the NJCLD definition of learning disabilities and recommends operational procedures for ongoing assessment and interventions for children in preschool and secondary school.

This report identifies the core competencies that the NJCLD believes are essential for both general and special educators who work with children with learning disabilities.

This article addresses the rationale for the transition planning process as it applies to the education of students with learning disabilities, specifically the progression from secondary to postsecondary education.

This report identifies factors that are necessary for an effective educational program for students with learning disabilities, problems related to serving students with learning disabilities in the regular classroom and recommendations for actions required at the state, school district, and school building level to effectively educate students with learning disabilities within the regular classroom.