From Learning Disabilities to Earning Abilities
Finding a good job is a challenge for everyone including people with learning disabilities. LD Online presents Preparing for Employment: On the Home Front. The article is filled with practical strategies to help people with learning disabilities get ready for work and find good jobs. Young people need to clarify their strengths, needs, interests and dreams. They should develop a resume and use their social and school network to find a job. Volunteer experiences can help.
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Visit our Transition School to Work section for more information on moving from school to work.
Awards available for high school students with learning disabilities
Competition deadlines are approaching fast for talented high school students with learning disabilities. The Ann Ford Scholarship Competition closes December 30, 2006. The National Center for Learning Disabilities gives this award annually to a high school senior who intends to pursue a college education and is committed to serve as a role model for others who struggle with learning disabilities.
The 2007 Youth Achievement Award closes January 31, 2007. Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities gives the award to a high school or younger student with documented learning disabilities and/or ADHD who has achieved a notable accomplishment in any field-including art, science, math, athletics, or community service.
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LD Online becomes more accessible
One of our goals is to make LD OnLine as accessible as possible. So we have recently increased the font size on our home page and made it possible for users to raise and lower the type size. We've also introduced a "printer-friendly" icon on almost every page, enabling you to display the page in black and white, and remove most of the graphics.
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Featured articles
For parents
- NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do
What do you need to know about the new laws to get the best instruction for your child? Read this article to learn the facts about the new laws and how you can use them to your advantage.
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For teachers
- Teaching Vocabulary
Read some excellent lesson models for teaching vocabulary, explaining idioms, fostering word consciousness, instruction for English Language Learners, and mnemonic strategies.
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For people with learning disabilities
- The Law after High School
Learn about your legal rights and responsibilities for accommodations on the job, disclosure of your disability, documentation of your disability, and many other issues that come up after graduating high school.
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For education administrators
- Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: Unique Challenges and Reasons for Hope
Significant progress has been made in developing effective interventions for adolescents with learning disabilities. This article presents an agenda on how schools can present excellent instruction that allows adolescents with learning disabilities to flourish.
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Ask your questions on educational technology
Center for Implementing Technology in Education has agreed to answer reader questions on educational technology starting in January.
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