NCLD offers annual scholarships and awards that celebrate the work and achievements of those students and leaders working to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 with learning and attention issues.
Jan 9th at 12:00pm ... Elizabeth Hamblet is hosting a one-time-only FREE presentation of her most-popular talk on preparing students with disabilities for successful college transition.
The free talk will be available via her FB group for parents. It will only be viewable in her group (make sure you answer the group joining questions to be admitted to the group).
Check out the recording of Neuropsychological or Language/Literacy Assessment: Which One is Right for my Child? webinar, which is available for on-demand viewing. You will compare common neuropsychological vs. language/literacy assessment batteries, discuss assessment components relevant to intervention and why remediation goals should be a vital part of every assessment, and more. Presenter is Tatyana Elleseff, MA, CCC-SLP, of Smart Speech Therapy LLC. www.smartspeechtherapy.com/blog/... See MoreSee Less
"DPI has found several districts, including Wake and Bladen counties and the agency itself, not to be in compliance with federal requirements....The changes come after Literacy Moms N.C. filed 18 complaints against the state and individual school systems accusing them of not being in compliance with the Child Find provisions in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Wake County school system have been ordered to make changes that advocates hope will improve services for children with
If your district is telling you they cannot evaluate or complete testing for students suspected of having a disability, please know the New Jersey Department of Education says this: 3. Are districts required to comply with initial evaluation/ triennial reevaluation timelines even if the district is beginning the school year with all-remote instruction? Yes. The requirements for timelines and activities related to referral, identification, and evaluation remain in effect. Therefore, districts must complete evaluations/reevaluations within the timelines set forth by law and regulations even if the district is delivering solely remote instruction.... Read more here www.nj.gov/education/reopening/faqs/#sped... See MoreSee Less
Happening in one hour -- details below!Join The Reading League's Coffee and Tea with the NRP on Saturday, December 19th 9-10 AM as we conclude the paired study between the National Reading Panel and The Reading League's September/October Journal: Report of the National Reading Panel: 20 Years Later
The Reading League Pennsylvania will facilitate the discussion on Teacher Education.
Joining us will be an esteemed panel of representatives from higher education colleges/universities.
“The vast majority of students with low reading achievement have preventable problems: with explicit, evidence-based instruction, they would learn to read.” ~ from a great piece [long read] by Sharon Vaughn and Jack M. Fletcher in the new issue of American Educator. www.aft.org/ae/winter2020-2021/vaughn_fletcher... See MoreSee Less
Is literacy being talked about in your communities? Do you have links to video of BOE meetings or public events where this is coming up? Emily Hanford is looking for examples of reading instruction being discussed at school board meetings or in other public forums. DM @ehanford or send an email to ehanford@apmreports.org. ... See MoreSee Less
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...