Learning Disabilities
A learning disability is a disorder that affects a person's ability to interpret what they see and hear, or to link information from different parts of the brain. The most common learning disability is difficulty with language and reading. Please also visit our sister site, LD OnLine, the world's leading website on learning disabilities.
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Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview
If your child has a learning disability, she may benefit from assistive technology tools that play to her strengths and work around her challenges.
New Electronics: Turn Them On for Learning
Many computer products have built-in accessibility options such as text-to-speech, screen magnification options, or voice input controls. Learn what some of these optional features are and how to integrate them into instruction and studying.
Effective Reading Interventions for Kids With Learning Disabilities
Research-based information and advice for sizing up reading programs and finding the right one for your child with a learning disability.
Writing Disabilities: An Overview
Learn from an expert why some kids with learning disabilities struggle with writing and how some instructional approaches can help.
Assistive Technology Tools: Writing
Learn about assistive technology tools — from abbreviation expanders to word-recognition software programs — that address your child's specific writing difficulties.
Assistive Technology Tools: Reading
Learn about assistive technology tools — from audiobooks to variable-speed tape recorders — that help students with reading.
October is Learning Disabilities Month
October was designated LD Month in 1985 through a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan. Each year the celebration is used to educate the public about learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities: An Overview
Learning disabilities (LD) come in several forms. Learn more about them, how they're identified, and what types of instruction support students with LD.
