Learning Disabilities /learning-disabilities Learning Disabilities en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:38:49 GMT A Guide to Bringing Neurodiverse Learners Into the Fold /teaching-learning/a-guide-to-bringing-neurodiverse-learners-into-the-fold/2024/10 Three tips for teachers and principals to accommodate learning differences. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:38:49 GMT /teaching-learning/a-guide-to-bringing-neurodiverse-learners-into-the-fold/2024/10 Understanding Learning Differences /events/k-12-essentials-forum/understanding-learning-differences Join this free virtual event for insights that will help educators better understand and support students with learning differences. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:00:46 GMT /events/k-12-essentials-forum/understanding-learning-differences 5 Key Ways to Support 69ý With Learning Differences /teaching-learning/5-key-ways-to-support-students-with-learning-differences/2024/10 Teachers are often uncertain about how to support students who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:16:49 GMT /teaching-learning/5-key-ways-to-support-students-with-learning-differences/2024/10 5 Common Learning Differences in 69ý: A Data Snapshot /teaching-learning/5-common-learning-differences-in-students-a-data-snapshot/2024/10 Some key facts and figures about students with learning differences. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:55:32 GMT /teaching-learning/5-common-learning-differences-in-students-a-data-snapshot/2024/10 Dyscalculia FAQ: The Math Disability Teachers Should Know About /teaching-learning/video-dyscalculia-faq-the-math-disability-teachers-should-know-about/2024/10 Dyscalculia is a math learning disability that affects 5 to 8 percent of the population. Here's what teachers should know. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:25:10 GMT /teaching-learning/video-dyscalculia-faq-the-math-disability-teachers-should-know-about/2024/10 How Teachers Can Motivate and Engage Neurodiverse 69ý /teaching-learning/how-teachers-can-motivate-and-engage-neurodiverse-students/2024/10 A balanced approach of addressing students' strengths and weaknesses is best, experts say. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/how-teachers-can-motivate-and-engage-neurodiverse-students/2024/10 Talking to 69ý About Their Learning Differences: A Guide for Teachers /teaching-learning/talking-to-students-about-their-learning-differences-a-guide-for-teachers/2024/10 Teachers who talk to kids about why learning is difficult equips students to understand themselves and become their own advocates. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/talking-to-students-about-their-learning-differences-a-guide-for-teachers/2024/10 Is Dyslexia a ‘Superpower’? What 69ý Want Their Teachers to Know /teaching-learning/is-dyslexia-a-superpower-what-students-want-their-teachers-to-know/2024/10 5 students with dyslexia discuss what it feels like to be described as having special "powers." Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/is-dyslexia-a-superpower-what-students-want-their-teachers-to-know/2024/10 Understanding Learning Differences /teaching-learning/understanding-learning-differences This special report explores neurodiversity and some key issues shaping the experiences of students with learning and thinking differences. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/understanding-learning-differences What Educators Should Know About Dyscalculia, a Math Learning Disability /teaching-learning/what-educators-should-know-about-dyscalculia-a-math-learning-disability/2024/10 Dyscalculia impacts 5 to 8 percent of students. Here's what educators need to know about this disability and how to support students who have it. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/what-educators-should-know-about-dyscalculia-a-math-learning-disability/2024/10 Diagnosed at 14, One Student's Experience With Dyscalculia /teaching-learning/video-diagnosed-at-14-one-students-experience-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 Jacquelyn Taylor shares her experience with dyslexia and dyscalculia on social media. Here's her advice for teachers. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-diagnosed-at-14-one-students-experience-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 The Relationship Between Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Math Anxiety /teaching-learning/video-the-relationship-between-dyslexia-dyscalculia-and-math-anxiety/2024/10 Dyscalculia is at times referred to as “math dyslexia.” Learn how the math learning disability is related to dyslexia and math anxiety. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-the-relationship-between-dyslexia-dyscalculia-and-math-anxiety/2024/10 Tips for Teaching 69ý With Dyscalculia /teaching-learning/video-tips-for-teaching-students-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 Methods teachers can try to help students with dyscalculia. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-tips-for-teaching-students-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 How to Spot Dyscalculia in 69ý /teaching-learning/video-how-to-spot-dyscalculia-in-students/2024/10 Dyscalculia affects 5 to 8 percent of the population. Here are tips for teachers on how to spot signs that students may have the disability. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-how-to-spot-dyscalculia-in-students/2024/10 How Early Intervention and Tutoring Helped One Student With Dyscalculia /teaching-learning/video-how-early-intervention-and-tutoring-helped-one-student-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 Tessa Marshall's dyscalculia was caught in 3rd grade. With early intervention and regular tutoring, she's now a freshman in honors geometry. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/video-how-early-intervention-and-tutoring-helped-one-student-with-dyscalculia/2024/10 (Re)Focus on Dyslexia: Moving Beyond Diagnosis & Toward Transformation /events/webinar/refocus-on-dyslexia-moving-beyond-diagnosis-amp-toward-transformation Move beyond dyslexia diagnoses & focus on effective literacy instruction for ALL students. Join us to learn research-based strategies that benefit learners in PreK-8. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:33:36 GMT /events/webinar/refocus-on-dyslexia-moving-beyond-diagnosis-amp-toward-transformation Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Explained /teaching-learning/nonverbal-learning-disorder-explained/2024/08 Nonverbal learning disability, or NVLD, took the national spotlight after the Democratic National Convention. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:46:16 GMT /teaching-learning/nonverbal-learning-disorder-explained/2024/08 This Is My Reality as a Student With Dyslexia (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-this-is-my-reality-as-a-student-with-dyslexia/2024/08 A high schooler reflects on what teachers should know to make school better for students with learning differences. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:59:36 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-this-is-my-reality-as-a-student-with-dyslexia/2024/08 Oral Language Development: The Missing Link to Supporting 69ý with Dyslexia  /events/webinar/oral-language-development-the-missing-link-to-supporting-students-with-dyslexia Dyslexia affects 20% of students. Join our webinar & discover the "missing link" to reading success: oral language development. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:30:32 GMT /events/webinar/oral-language-development-the-missing-link-to-supporting-students-with-dyslexia The Bridgeable Math Gap: Lessons Learned from Dyslexia /events/webinar/the-bridgeable-math-gap-lessons-learned-from-dyslexia Explore dyscalculia resources, tools, and solutions with a panel of expert educators. Shift paradigms, bridge gaps, make a difference. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:21:05 GMT /events/webinar/the-bridgeable-math-gap-lessons-learned-from-dyslexia 3 New Studies to Know on Screening 69ý for Dyslexia /teaching-learning/3-new-studies-to-know-on-screening-students-for-dyslexia/2024/01 More than 40 states now require screening for dyslexia. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:00:40 GMT /teaching-learning/3-new-studies-to-know-on-screening-students-for-dyslexia/2024/01 A Student Wrote a Book About Her Learning Disability. Now, She Has Advice for Teachers /teaching-learning/a-student-wrote-a-book-about-her-learning-disability-now-she-has-advice-for-teachers/2023/11 Zoe Kozina, 17, is the author of Your Beautiful Mind, a children’s book published this year. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:02:01 GMT /teaching-learning/a-student-wrote-a-book-about-her-learning-disability-now-she-has-advice-for-teachers/2023/11 This School Leader Believes AI Could Transform Education for 69ý With Dyslexia /technology/this-school-leader-believes-ai-could-transform-education-for-students-with-dyslexia/2023/11 AI could revolutionize how people with dyslexia navigate K-12 schools, said a school leader who works with children with the condition. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:49:17 GMT /technology/this-school-leader-believes-ai-could-transform-education-for-students-with-dyslexia/2023/11 Disability or 'Superpower'? The Push to Change Mindsets About 69ý With Learning Differences /teaching-learning/disability-or-superpower-the-push-to-change-mindsets-about-students-with-learning-differences/2023/11 Advocates are calling for a paradigm shift in how adults perceive, and educate, students with learning differences. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:14:07 GMT /teaching-learning/disability-or-superpower-the-push-to-change-mindsets-about-students-with-learning-differences/2023/11 White, Brown, Pink: What Different Colors of Noise Mean and How They Can Help Learning /leadership/brown-white-pink-what-different-colors-of-noise-mean-and-how-they-can-help-learning/2023/11 White noise has been found to help ease symptoms of ADHD, but should teachers play it in class? Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:48:12 GMT /leadership/brown-white-pink-what-different-colors-of-noise-mean-and-how-they-can-help-learning/2023/11 Straight Talk: Effective Practices to Support 69ý with Dyslexia /events/webinar/straight-talk-effective-practices-to-support-students-with-dyslexia Learn about the history, the research, and strategies for selecting evidence-based instructional methods that support reading success for all students. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:04:30 GMT /events/webinar/straight-talk-effective-practices-to-support-students-with-dyslexia Educators Share Advice on Supporting 69ý With Learning Differences /teaching-learning/educators-share-advice-on-supporting-students-with-learning-differences/2023/09 69ý with learning differences benefit from flexibility, inclusivity, and clear communication, educators said. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:54:51 GMT /teaching-learning/educators-share-advice-on-supporting-students-with-learning-differences/2023/09