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.
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Student members! Please download, complete, and submit a proposal for a special poster that describes your research. Student representative Amber Moran is gathering proposals for the annual student research poster session that occurs at DLD's reception. It's a great way to make connections with researchers in LD.
If you're wishing you'd attended DLD's fall conference in San Diego, take a few minutes to read some of the comments made by folks who did attend. Also, see photos of participants and presenters. Then, make plans to join us in Baltimore next fall, where there will be another round of fabulous sessions from top-notch researchers explaining how to implement evidence-based practices. Watch the conferences section for additional information.
DLD will have a strong presence in Nashville at the international CEC conference. Our special session, chaired by Daniel Hallahan, will feature Douglas Fuchs, Michael Gerber, Thomas Scruggs, and Naomi Zigmond discussing the question, "The LD Construct: Can It Be Saved? Is It Worth Saving?" Sign up via CEC.
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 buying copies in bulk for in-service sessions.
Looking for info on Adolescent Literacy? The NJCLD paper about adolescent literacy is now available via the AdLit.org Web site.
New
Web Features
The Fall 2009 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.
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the abstract database for upcoming articles.
Expert
Connection
Q: "Many of my middle schoolers (and high schoolers when I taught there) have trouble keeping things organized. They stuff papers into their bags willy-nilly, don’t keep things in order, forget what to take to classes, etc. I’ve tried giving them checklists and color-coded binders, but that didn’t seem to help. What can I do to help them with this problem?"
Thanks for your question. This is a common concern and keeping students organized can be a very frustrating problem. We all know how important it is to be organized, but it is also a very individualized matter. Teachers and parents often develop terrific plans to keep students organized, but often find that the solutions don’t seem to work. There are three very basic concepts that parents and teachers should understand and use when helping students develop their own organizational strategies: (1) authentic visual support, (2) external organization, and (3) student engagement.
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