Roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States are estimated to be neurodivergent, with a range of learning and thinking differences. Those differences have nothing to do with intelligence—but derive ...

The achievement gap in reading is evident by students’ first year of school, according to a new study – making early intervention all the more important.

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Students with learning disabilities drop out of high school at more than double the typical rate (NSBA, 2019). While over 60% of students go to college, about 5% of those with learning disabilities do ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson’s daughter relied on her ...

Joanne Quick is a member of Learning Difficulties Australia and the Dyslexia Association Australia. Melissa Cain does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out ...

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A gift to John Carroll University of $1.3 million will fund a new program to guide students who have documented learning disabilities. The guidance will come from -- ...

The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmed Pategi University, Kwara State, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji has attributed some of the causes of learning difficulties among children to harmful effect of technology and ...

When you're a kid, school seems inevitable, but for school-aged children with disabilities, that wasn't always a guarantee. For decades, many states legally refused to educate children with ...

When you're a kid, school seems inevitable, but for school-aged children with disabilities, that wasn't always a guarantee. For decades, many states legally refused to educate children with ...