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based National Center for Learning Disabilities, which provides
essential information to parents, professionals and individuals
with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to
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strengthen educational rights and opportunities.

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Learning Disabilities: Definitions and Facts

What are learning disabilities?

Learning disabilities: Definitions
Learning disabilities at a glance
Quick facts and learning disabilities terminology
Facts and statistics about learning disabilities
Learning disabilities: What they are and what they are not
Learning styles and learning disabilities
The neurobiology of learning disabilities

Types of Learning Disabilities

Written Expression: Dysgraphia:

What is Dysgraphia?
What you should know about Dysgraphia

Reading (Dyslexia) and Reading Comprehension:

What is Dyslexia?

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Dyslexia at a glance
Reading comprehension and learning disabilities
Strategies for building strong reading comprehension skills

Math: Dyscalculia
What is Dyscalculia?
What you should know about Dyscalculia

Handwriting: Dyspraxia
What is Dyspraxia?
What you should know about Dyspraxia

Executive Function Problems:

Executive Function and learning
What you should know about Executive Function
Executive Functioning and learning disabilities

Information Processing Disorders:

What is information processing?
Auditory Processing Disorders
Auditory Processing Disorders by age group
Visual Processing Disorders
Visual Processing Disorders by age group

Signs and Symptoms

Signs of learning disabilities

Signs of learning disabilities by age group
Common signs of Dyslexia
Learning Disabilities Checklist (PDF)

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Learning Disabilities and Effective Teaching
Practices

Preschool Math: Tips for Teachers

Reading comprehension: Helping students become successful
readers
Effective reading instruction in the classroom
Teaching students with Dyslexia
Reading: Teaching teens with learning disabilities
Reading: Improving reading speed and comprehension
Monitoring progress: Curriculum-Based Measurement
Implementing Curriculum-Based Measurement in the classroom

Advice for Parents

Early support: Helping your child learn to read

Keeping records

Where to Seek Help

Finding qualified professionals

Glossary

Learning disabilities terminology

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and terminology

Supplementary Resources

A Parent's Guide to Learning Disabilities