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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 28
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National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. 2005 Annual Report
National Center for Learning Disabilities
In 2005, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) helped more children, more parents and more educators than ever before. Through their programs, information services, and policy initiatives, they raised awareness, mobilized advocates, and took action to help ensure that learning disabilities are identified and addressed early and effectively. NCLD's growing array of programs, partnerships and online services is making a demonstrable difference in the lives of individuals affected by learning disabilities. Their "Get Ready to Read!" program made a difference by training nearly 3,000 new adults and screening nearly 76,000 children last year. NCLD built on the achievements of "Get Ready to Read!" by committing new resources to support children's successful transition to kindergarten. They convened a national Forum on Early Literacy Screening to Promote School Success. They joined forces with partners in Georgia and North Carolina to develop transition products and programs to help make a difference for early educators and parents. In addition, they invested in research to better understand how they can help kindergartners and first graders who struggle with math. On the policy-making front, NCLD continued to lead the Learning Disabilities Roundtable--comprising 14 national education organizations. This group was instrumental in driving innovations into the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act '04. Their recommendations supported the use of research-based instruction to help identify students suspected as having learning disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education responded favorably, including the great majority of the Roundtable's recommendations in the draft regulations released in June of 2005. NCLD also reached millions of people last year through the media--raising awareness about LD through television appearances, newspaper articles, special campaigns, and online chats. This annual report describes these accomplishments and more in detail.
Descriptors: Information Services, Learning Disabilities, Emergent Literacy, Annual Reports, Advocacy, Organizational Objectives, Outreach Programs, Program Development, Transitional Programs, Recognition (Achievement), Change Agents, Program Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Institutional Research
National Center for Learning Disabilities. 381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401, New York, NY 10016. Tel: 888-575-7373; Tel: 212-545-7510; Fax: 212-545-9665; Web site: http://www.ncld.org/content/view/754/480/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc., New York, NY.
Identifiers - Location: Georgia; North Carolina
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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