2023 Symposium Recording
Spring 2023 – NJCLD Spring Symposium: Accelerating Instruction to Meet the Needs of Students: Learning Recovery in Math (4/15/2023)
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NJCLD Spring 2022 Symposium – RTI: An Instructional and/or Assessment Tool?
Since the increasing use of RTI (Response to Intervention) in our public schools, there has been much tolearn about the law and appropriate uses. During this FREE webinar, learn exactly what RTI is, what it is designed for, and how it can be used effectively. Join us as we present and review the recent NJCLD paper: The Use of Response
Read moreNJCLD Summer Virtual Symposium – Digital Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities including Dyslexia
In digital learning the needs of students with LD’s, including dyslexia, must be addressed. The COVID Pandemic forced all schools into digital learning settings. What was once an uncommon instructional platform has become an essential option for educating students. Educators and decision-makers today are deciding how this digital option will be implemented. Join this FREE presentation where LD and dyslexia
Read moreThe NJCLD Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Tree
Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) may experience significant difficulties in one or more areas of educational performance, such as in reading comprehension or mathematical problem solving. These difficulties may persist over an individual’s life span and affect them in all areas of their lives. Learn more by downloading the NJCLD infographic or reading the full paper, “Learning Disabilities: Implications
Read moreMisconceptions about learning disabilities
NJCLD encourages teachers, administrators, tutors, paraprofessionals, and students with LD to be aware of these misconceptions about learning disabilities. It is important to know that LD can impact a wide scope of academic skills, including reading, writing, listening, and math. Click to download our infographic or learn more by reading our paper “Learning Disabilities: Implications for Policy Regarding Research and
Read moreNJCLD 2021 Spring Symposium: Closing the Equity Gap – Meeting Student Needs During a Pandemic
Join NJCLD Chair Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Ed.D. in a conversation with educator and Thaddeus Stevens College President Pedro Rivera on addressing the needs of students with learning challenges and other at-risk student populations in this pandemic, especially those supports that are critical to closing the equity gap which has been exacerbated by COVID-19. This webinar is free and will take place
Read moreNJCLD Fall 2020 Symposium
What is the connection between early speech and language skills and literacy? Research has identified the predictors on whether a preschool child will struggle to develop the foundational skills of literacy. Learn about these predictors, how practitioners and early education professionals can provide intensive and early interventions that will improve student outcomes, and how educators can advocate for an integrated
Read moreNJCLD COVID-19 Resources
Check out some of our member organizations’ resources: AFT: A plan to safely reopen America’s schools and communities AHEAD Coronavirus and COVID-19 Updates ALTA’s Response to COVID-19 ASHA’s Latest Coronavirus and COVID-19 Updates CLD’s Let’s Talk Solutions: Topics that Matter to Educators and Researchers DLD’s COVID-19 Resources for Special Educators IDA Offers Discounted Membership and Access to Video Library During
Read moreLearning Differently
Nancy Cushen White, one of our International Dyslexia Association (IDA) representatives, sat down with a brother and sister team to talk about a stop-action film they made about their dyslexia. Thank you, Alison and Dylan, for your great movie!! Read Nancy’s interview in the IDA Examiner here: https://dyslexiaida.org/learning-differently-our-thoughts-on-dyslexia/
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