Learn About Learning Disabilities

a condition giving rise to difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills to the level expected of those of the same age, especially when not associated with a physical handicap.

What are Inclusive Special Education Programs?

https://www.special-education-degree.net/what-are-inclusive-special-education-programs/

Helping Children with Learning Disabilities

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-children-with-learning-disabilities.htm

Inclusion is a term used to describe one option for the placement of special education students in public schools. These inclusive programs are sometimes referred to as mainstreaming, which is the selective placement of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms.

What Are Classrooms Like for Students with Learning Disabilities?

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-are-classrooms-students-learning-disabilities

Successful Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/successful-strategies-for-teaching-students-with-learning-disabilities/

It is thought that learning disabilities may be caused by hereditary, teratogenic factors (for instance, alcohol or cocaine use during pregnancy), medical factors (premature birth, diabetes, meningitis of mother or offspring), and/or environmental factors (malnutrition, poor prenatal healthcare).

National Center for Learning Disabilities

https://www.ncld.org/

Types of Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

What are the treatments for learning disabilities?

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/treatment/default

Research and Knowledge

https://www.understood.org/en/advocacy/take-action/research-and-knowledge

There was a time when society didn’t have a word for “dyslexia.” People didn’t know what “learning disabilities” (LD) were or the best ways to teach kids to read or do math. But thanks to the work of pioneering researchers, there have been enormous advances in understanding learning and attention issues. Teaching has improved. More and more kids have educational programs that work. Advances in research and knowledge have helped countless students learn and succeed in life.