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
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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:
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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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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 moreNancy 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/
Read moreOn Monday, October 22, 2018, the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) is hosting the NJCLD Fall 2018 Symposium at the ASHA National Offices in Rockville, MD. Join nationally recognized policy experts as we discuss issues impacting individuals with learning disabilities (LD) on October 22nd. Our panel includes Lou Danielson of AIR, Jeff Regan of ASHA, and Myrna Mandlawitz
Read moreOn behalf of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), I invite you to us for a free Symposium on Section 504/ADA and Learning Disabilities. The Symposium will be held Monday, April 30, 2018 from 9 to 11 a.m., at the American Speech-Language and Hearing National Office, 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Founded in 1975, the NJCLD is a
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