These plans are customized to the student’s specific needs, including goals, support services, and accommodations like extra time on tests or modified lessons. IEPs are created in collaboration with ...

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ATLANTA — A Georgia mom, who is also a former teacher, created a nonprofit program to teach children with autism and dyslexia how to read. Shecondria Duncan said public school was not a good fit for ...

Signs your child has a learning disability can be so subtle, you may not even know he or she is struggling until well into the new school year. According to the 2006 Participation and Activity ...

Parents and educators don’t expect children to learn to read and write on their own. So why do adults think kids, especially those with learning disabilities, will automatically know how to make ...

Children with learning disabilities usually have a normal range of intelligence. They try very hard to follow instructions, concentrate and “be good” at home and in school. Yet, despite this effort, ...

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...

Helping children with learning disabilities can be difficult at the best of times, but the current coronavirus pandemic has made efforts even more challenging for families and advocates in Peel Region ...