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Welder with LD Proved Naysayers Wrong
Edmonton Journal
"Patrick Dufault remembers many people telling him he would never be able to become a welder because of his learning disability. Dufault has primary dyslexia, which causes him to struggle with reading, spelling and writing. But Dufault’s path to the trades came with challenges. He quit school in Grade 10 because he was in a special class but didn’t feel he was learning as much as he should be."
Were Special Education, Title I, Other Programs Cut by Mistake?
On Special Education Blog, Education Week
When Congress passed a short-term budget bill that expires Nov. 18, lawmakers may not have realized what some of the bill's potential long-term effects might be on education spending—although states and school districts noticed their action right away. Spending for four programs—special education, Title I, teacher quality, and career and technical education—for the current school year was cut, presumably well after most states and school districts had spending plans for the year in place.
West Texas Students Graduate from Dyslexia Programs
KCBD TV (TX)
Sunday afternoon at the Lubbock's Scottish Rite Learning Center 109 students across West Texas graduated from dyslexia programs and another 14 teachers graduated to be dyslexic therapists to help students overcome the learning disability.
What Are Learning Disabilities?
Excalibur (Canada)
There are more than 700 students at York University who have some kind of learning disability (LD). Marc Wilchesky, executive director of York's Counselling and Disability Services, talks about how the program got started and how it aids LD students.
What Do You Mean You're All Out?!?
ADHD Experts Blog, ADDitudeMag.org
Two months ago, the sky was falling in for parents of children with attention deficit disorder. ADHD medication shortages — Ritalin and its generic equivalents, as well as the amphetamine Adderall and its generic forms — popped up in several states. This forced parents to speed-dial doctors and dozens of pharmacies to find the medication their child depends on to manage symptoms.
What Educators Should Know about the Dyslexic Brain
Edutopia
What do you think of when you hear the word dyslexic? All too often the reflex reaction is a stream of negative associations -- "slow reader," "under performance," "extra time on exams," "difficulty spelling." While it is true that these are common symptoms in students with dyslexia, they are surmountable problems. For any educator, the key to unleashing academic success in dyslexic students lies in understanding how their brains work.
Click the link to learn the four things ALL educators should know about the dyslexic brain!
What Failure Can Teach Our ADHD Children
ADHD & LD Education Blog, ADDitudeMag.com
As parents and teachers, we want our students ADD/ADHD to succeed. So much so, that we often intervene (doing their homework, finishing their chores, and more) before letting them learn the following valuable lessons that failure can teach.
What if a Parent Is Told the Child Has ADD or ADHD?
Scripps News
Dr. Fournier answers a question from a parent who received advice from a teacher that her daughter has ADHD and to seek medication. He notes that the diagnosis should come from a developmental pediatrician. And yes, true ADD/ADHD behavior is usually treated with medication. It is more important, however, to diagnose and treat your child's underlying learning problem, not its behavioral manifestations.
What Is It like to Have an Auditory Processing Disorder?
NCAPD
It is often difficult to understand what it may be like for people with auditory processing disorders (APD) to deal with information they receive through their auditory systems. One way to have a better understanding is to simulate what it is like to have a problem processing verbal information. This resource simulates some of the behaviors often seen in children and adults who have various types of APD so you can get a better sense of the disorder's impact.
What Leaving No Child Behind Really Means
Education Week
As the federal government seeks input on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, educators need to emphasize the critical importance of arming teachers not only with the freedom to support each child's individual learning style, but also with the knowledge to properly educate those with learning disabilities.
What Makes a Teacher Qualified?
NPR
"Teaching performance is difficult to improve in part because the profession is so large. With about 4 million teachers in the profession, efforts to boost quality tend to take place on the margins. Many efforts focus on expanding the pool of new teachers entering the workforce, and on encouraging more teachers to work with special education and low-income students."
What the New SAT and Digital ACT Might Look Like
The New York Times
Big changes are coming to the nation’s two competing admissions tests. The president of the College Board, an architect of the Common Core, is intent on rethinking the SAT to make it an instrument that meshes with what students are learning in their classrooms. Meanwhile, the ACT, which has always been more curriculum-based, is the first of the two to move into the digital age. In adapting its test for the computer, ACT Inc. is tiptoeing past the fill-in-the-bubble Scantron sheets toward more creative, hands-on questions.
What the Shutdown Means for Disability Services
Disability Scoop
Here's a look at how the shutdown will impact programs that people with developmental disabilities rely on: SPECIAL EDUCATION Schools won't see much impact immediately, with states receiving $22 billion in special education funds on schedule this month from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education said.
What to Do if You Suspect Learning Disability
New York Times
The first sign may be that your bright child is having trouble reading, or organizing school assignments, or concentrating on homework. If you suspect that your child has a learning disability, and you've ruled out distractions like bad chemistry with the teacher or a social issue, your best recourse is to have the child tested.
What to Do If Your Student Has a Learning Disability and Is Headed To College
ABC2 News (MD)
Heading to college can be intimidating enough. Heading to college with a learning disability can cause a lot of anxiety. Fortunately most universities have programs available for students who are struggling with a learning disability. There are steps to take if you have a learning disability.
What To Know: Learning About Dyslexia
The Jackson Sun (TN)
In recognition of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, representatives from the Tennessee Chapter of the International Dyslexia Association are holding informational sessions for parents, grandparents, and teachers.
What Will It Take to Help Children with Dyslexia Learn to Read More Proficiently?
Tremaine Foundation
This action summary of the paper “Don’t Dys Our Kids: Dyslexia and the Quest for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency” packs 70 pages of information into a digestible 4 page briefing.
Succinct, powerful, and promising.
What's Available to LD Students
Charlotte Observer (NC)
When you add learning disabilities (LD) to the mix during the college admissions process, the search can go from plain confusing to utterly bewildering. Parents of students with learning disabilities must do more homework. Their questions encompass the traditional parental concerns of security, drinking on campus and dining options but additionally, they need to understand each college's academic environment.
The Calgary Herald (Canada)
Any parent of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will welcome the creation of "Eager Eddie, the World's Most Active Dude." The easy-to-read picture book is part of a new series called 'We are Powerful,' which tackles several common neurological disorders (also released: "Daydreaming Dakota, The World's Greatest Daydreamer," on the subject of attention deficit disorder.)
WINK News (FL)
Two-thirds of all learning disability diagnoses are for boys. But why is there such a discrepancy? Some experts say schools aren't sensitive enough to boys and their learning problems.
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