TeachingLD is a service of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of the Council for Exceptional Children. DLD is the largest international professional organization focused on Learning Disabilities. The purpose of TeachingLD is to provide trustworthy and up-to-date resources about teaching students with Learning Disabilities. In addition to serving as a resource for members of DLD, TeachingLD.org publishes content about assessment, instruction, and policy related to Learning Disabilities. Readers can find information about curriculum-based measurement for monitoring student progress; teaching methods such a co-teaching and direct instruction; and current issues such as response-to-intervention models.
New
& Noteworthy
Check the agenda for the next Fall Conference 24 and 25 October 2008 and then register! Learn about DLD's "Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice" and learn how you can participate in this outstanding professional development opportunity.
With the start of the new fiscal year for DLD, we have new officers on the executive board. We say "good bye" to wonderful contributors—K. Rooney, C. Espin, S. Budin, J. Engelhard, P. Stecker, and A. Mounce—and welcome new folks—K. Kavale, L. Siegel, E. Lembke, D. Bateman, K. McMaster, N. Zigmond, and T. Rodriguez. Match the names with their offices and bios here.
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.
The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, of which DLD is a member, recently hosted a symposium entitled "Transition to Higher Education for Students with Learning Disabilities: Building Effective Partnerships and Resources"; find out about the event and download documents from it here.
New
Web Features
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.
What's coming in
LDR&P?Browse
the abstract database for upcoming articles.
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.
The Spring 2008 issue of New Times for DLD is now available!
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