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July 15, 2009

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LD OnLine Newsletter

JULY 2009

QUESTIONS TO ASK SPECIALISTS WHO EVALUATE FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES

Not sure if your child has a learning disability? Having trouble with the

school? If so, you may be thinking of hiring a private specialist to

evaluate your child, which is a big commitment of time, effort, and money.

Here are some questions you should ask yourself and the prospective

specialist.

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FEATURED VIDEO: EMILIANN'S IEP TEAM

Emiliann's mother and a team of six people get together for an IEP

(Individualized Education Program) meeting, to discuss how to help Emiliann

become a better reader. Watch the video or read the transcript.

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LINDAMOOD-BELL LEARNING CENTERS

Use this summer to make the difference of a lifetime! Enroll now for the

mood-Bell Summer Program.

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ASK OUR EXPERTS

A teacher asks: " How can our school make our arts programs more inclusive

for all students? " See what Dr. Gray at CITEd has to say about

combining technology and the arts.

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A parent is wondering: " Can a school have teachers complete ADHD screening

forms without parental consent? " Special education lawyer Matt Cohen

discusses parents' rights when it comes to assessment.

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STRATEGIES FOR THE RELUCTANT WRITER

Students who struggle with handwriting or poor knowledge of the writing

process tend to avoid writing. Read Strategies for the Reluctant Writer to

learn some playful activities for encouraging practice.

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NEW COURSE OFFERINGS!

+ RtI Information Session

+ Early Childhood Reading Foundations

The best intervention is prevention. Visit Read MTI at www.readmti.org

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NCLD RELEASES GROUNDBREAKING REPORT

The State of Learning Disabilities 2009, a comprehensive new report by the

National Center for Learning Disabilities, provides benchmark data on the

number of people in the U.S. with LD and how they are faring in schools,

universities, and workplaces.

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JUST FOR KIDS

Take a look at stories and artwork by kids like you -- or submit your own.

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A MUST-HAVE DVD FROM LEARNINGSTORE:

How Difficult Can This Be?: The F.A.T. City Workshop

For kids with learning disabilities, the classroom can be an intimidating

place. This program looks at the world through the eyes of a child with

learning disabilities by taking you to a unique workshop attended by

parents, educators, psychologists, and social workers.

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See this and other useful products in LD OnLine's LearningStore.

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IN THE NEWS

+ Obama Names Picks for High-Ranking Education Posts

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+ Eagle Eyes, a Children's Book on Attention Deficit Disorder

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+ The Reading Writing Connection in MI Helps People with Dyslexia

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View more headlines in LD News.

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LD ONLINE YELLOW PAGES

LD OnLine Yellow Pages gathers in one place the services and products

parents and professionals need. It's a fast and easy way to find what you

are looking for -- simply search by location, specialty, or service.

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ADVERTISE IN THE LD ONLINE YELLOWPAGES

Each month, a half-million parents and professionals visit our education

websites seeking information and resources. Advertise in the LD OnLine

Yellow Pages to reach people who need your services.

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All the Best from LD OnLine!

+ Noel Gunther, Executive Director

+ Shalini Anand, Technical Web Manager

+ s, Project Coordinator

+ Chase, Associate Editor

+ Deckert, Associate Manager, Online Media

+ Laurie Fry, Publicist

+ Sun Kim, Web Associate

+ Christian Lindstrom, Director, Learning Media

+ Alan Lundy-Ponce, Director, Learning Media Websites

+ McDonough, Associate Editor, Brainline

+ Joanne Meier, Ph.D., Research Consultant

+ , Outreach Consultant

Newsletter Editor: Liana Heitin

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The LD OnLine Newsletter offers news about learning disabilities and about

the latest events on our website. LD OnLine and the LD OnLine Newsletter are

made possible in part by generous support from mood-Bell Learning

Processes.

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LD OnLine is an educational service of public television station WETA, a PBS

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LD OnLine Report

APRIL 2008

HOW TEACHERS CAN PERSUADE THE SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS

* A new LD OnLine exclusive from Rick Lavoie *

Educators are often torn between meeting the needs of their students and

being loyal, responsible, and responsive school employees. Rick Lavoie wrote

" Fighting the Good Fight: How to Advocate for Your Students Without Losing

Your Job " for general and special education teachers, reading specialists,

and other staff who work in a particular school.

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Lavoie tells you how to gain the trust of your principal -- an indispensable

ally -- and your colleagues who also have critical roles to play. Here are

some of Lavoie's suggestions on how to win the " game " in the hallways,

teachers' lounge, and administration suite:

If you are a new teacher, find a respected, successful teacher in your

building and become his or her protege.

Ingratiate yourself to colleagues in all departments and at all levels. You

will need all the teachers, secretaries, custodians, and ancillary staff to

assist your advocacy.

Promote the concept of universal design, which holds that special education

strategies are effective with all students.

Be positive and upbeat about your special education students. If you talk

about how difficult, complex, and challenging these kids can be, your

colleagues will be less willing to work with them. Give these kids a good

reputation... and staff will be more likely to want to work with them.

Deal with conflict effectively. Try to listen and be open to other people's

perspective; there may be something you can learn from them.

When you bring your principal a problem, also bring several possible

solutions.

" Fighting the Good Fight " includes the ten most common objections you'll

confront while advocating for special needs students. It also provides the

five steps of persuasion, which will help you learn how to overcome these

objections.

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A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON WRITING

" It's almost impossible to concentrate on how to spell words when I'm busy

trying to think about the story. It's so hard to remember what I am writing

about... " says Eli, a boy with dysgraphia, who is featured in " A Student's

Perspective on Writing. " His mother, Regina G. s, proposes strategies

to help. She suggests students use the keyword POWER:

P -- prepare, list all of your ideas

O -- organize, assemble the ideas

W -- write the draft

E -- edit, look for and correct errors

R -- revise, write the final draft

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INSPIRE YOUR CHILD TO OVERCOME THEIR DYLEXIA

Show them the story of <multimedia#ben>Ben, a boy with dyslexia who received

tutoring and " special classes " to learn to read. From the success of that

extra help, he went on to write a book, " My Year with Harry Potter. "

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VOLUNTEER WITH LD ONLINE

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A Must-Have Resource from LearningStore:

TEH LD TEACHER'S IDEA COMPANION (K-5)

Help your students succeed with this must-have resource for every K-5

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FEATURED ARTICLE FOR ALL OF OUR READEERS

+ Henry Winkler: The World's Greatest Underachiever

Henry Winker studied his spelling words in his apartment. Somehow, during

the time it took him to walk down the block from his apartment to his

school, the words vanished. Just like that. He tells his story in " Henry

Winkler: The World's Greatest Underachiever. " Winkler played the Fonz in

" Happy Days " and wrote the Hank Zipzer series of books for children, which

feature a main character with learning disabilities.

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