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Considerations for Transition from High School to Postsecondary Education

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Juli Leave a comment

The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) affirms the importance of transition as a critical component of successfully progressing from secondary school to college or university for students with learning disabilities. Although NJCLD has addressed secondary to postsecondary education transition planning in a previous paper (NJCLD, 1994), several challenges remain. This paper includes information about the laws that affect

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What we know about Learning Disabilities

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Juli Leave a comment

Understanding learning disabilities (LD) can be confusing. Sometimes it is hard to separate fact from fiction or truth from opinion. The member organizations that comprise the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) have long accepted these five facts as indisputable points of agreement: People with LD have brains that are wired differently LD impacts the way the brain processes

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The Use of Response to Intervention to Inform Special Education Eligibility Decisions for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Juli Leave a comment

Response to intervention (RTI) is a critical component of a multi-tiered service delivery system. This National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) paper presents concerns related to the implementation of RTI and its use as the sole method of evaluation to determine identification and eligibility for special education as a student with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and implications for

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Statements on Anti-racism

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Juli Leave a comment

The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is comprised of member organizations representing hundreds of thousands of individuals. Our strength is in our numbers. Please read our member organizations’ official statements on anti-racism:

COVID-19 and Learning Disabilities

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Juli Leave a comment

The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for children and their families, schools and the entire education and human services communities. The member organizations that comprise the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) are united in ensuring that students with learning disabilities receive the services and supports they need to succeed. The following principles should guide decisions

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Learning Disabilities and Achieving High Quality Education Standards

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Juli Leave a comment

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