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DLD's publication, Thinking About Response to Intervention and Learning Disablilities: A Teachers' Guide, is among the best selling items in the bookstore of the Council for Exceptional Children. Get a copy for yourself—follow this link to learn how to order one—and find out why folks are buzzing about it.

Congratulations to Kenneth Kavale, Linda Siegel, and Erika Lembke who have been elected to the executive board of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD). They will serve in the offices of president elect, vice president, and secretary, respectively beginning 1 July 2008. Read more here.

We're completing the plans for the next Fall Conference  24 and 25 October 2008! Learn about DLD's "Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice" and watch this space for announcements about registering.

The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, of which DLD is a member, has recently published two important papers: Transition to School and Work: A blueprint for your child's success after high school and The Documentation Disconnect for Students With Learning Disabilities: Improving Access to Postsecondary Disability Services.

The Spring 2008 issue of New Times for DLD is now available! Enter the Members Only section and click on Publications.

Members—HotSheets are Available! Want a quick summary of effective practices for homework or phonological awareness? Check out our HotSheets feature. We just added a HotSheet on Reading Fluency!

Enter the Members Only section and click on HotSheets.

Members—Need more ideas? Read LDR&P, our premier journal for professionals and others who work with students with LD.

Expert Connection

Transition

“I work with students with learning disabilities at the high school level. Many of them are hoping to attend college but few know what to expect. I am not sure how to help them. Can you provide some information about the transition?”—Timothy, Va.

In Part 1 of our Transition series, Jennifer Lindstrom defined the differences in legislation guaranteeing access to programs in high school and college. In Part 2, Dr. Lindstrom identified the differences in services available to students with learning disabilities at the college level. In this final part of our Transition series, Dr. Lindstrom describes some of the other factors that are important in the transition process.

The transition from high school to college requires changes in many ways of thinking and acting for students with learning disabilities. It demands that students are aware of their strengths and weaknesses and they identify sources of support for their needs. Legislation and disability services offices provide access to higher education but that is very different from guaranteeing success. Students need study, self-advocacy, and technology skills and supports to make the college experience a good one.

• Read the rest of Dr. Lindstrom's response here.
• Read the first and second parts of our Transition series response here.
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