A child may struggle for months — or even years — with an undiagnosed learning disability or insufficient support. He or she may experience anxiety, frustration, fear, lack of relationships, falling ...
In a crowded elementary school auditorium in October, two students approached the microphone to introduce the day’s guest speaker: an author who had come to read her book to the assembled students.
Alicia Stein, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Burlingame, has published a new children’s book that tells a story about a first grader with hemiplegic cerebral palsy who finds her own path.
In 1987 President Ronald Reagan dedicated March as National Developmental Disabilities Month to increase awareness for Americans with developmental disabilities and to provide “both encouragement and ...
Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...
Laura Lemle watched how some teachers didn’t always understand how to teach her daughter, who has nonverbal learning disability. Some were incredibly empathetic, others were not. Special education ...
This Down’s Syndrome Day (21st March), a local NHS trust is encouraging people who have a learning disability to have their ...
Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...
Many musicians with a degree in music performance share their knowledge through private teaching. Unlike our colleagues with music education degrees, we do not study learning disabilities or the signs ...
This week is Scottish Learning Disability Week, a time to celebrate people with learning disabilities. It’s about making ...