The Landmark School Outreach Program’s mission is to empower students with language-based learning disabilities by offering their teachers an exemplary program of applied research and professional development. Our strategies help educators broaden their thinking about how to teach students with language-based learning disabilities, providing the bridge that links teachers with the evidence-based practices that improve student outcomes.
The following articles, expert answers, and books provide information on how to teach vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and other language and reading skills to students with learning disabilities or ADHD.
Language-based learning disabilities (LBLD) encompass a spectrum of cognitive and behavioral differences in processing, comprehending, and using language. Students with LBLD commonly experience difficulties with listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, math, organization, attention, memory, social skills, perseverance, and self-regulation. However, a teaching style that is specialized and structured enables students with LBLD to succeed. Learn the essential facts about how to foster the strengths of students with LBLD in this article.
Dr. Silver is a child adolescent psychiatrist with more than thirty years of experience in the psychological, social, and family impact of a group of related, neurologically-based disorders – Learning Disabilities, Language Disabilities, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The month of January was a little scary for me. I lost my voice! Considering that I make my living as a public speaker, this is not good news. I was speaking at a large seminar and the public address system was not working properly.
