LD News is a free e-publication of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). It is sent out monthly and addresses issues related to learning disabilities for parents, care-givers, educators, advocates and individuals with learning disabilities.

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Letter from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director, James Wendorf, discusses the many ways in which NCLD is helping to ease the transitions that students face this time of year, from preschool through college.

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, offers an overview of executive functioning, the critical role it plays in effective learning and special challenges faced by individuals with LD.

Policy Briefs
This month, read about a report developed by a bi-partisan Commission outlining recommendations to Congress for establishing a high-achieving education system for the reauthorization of NCLB, find out about the redesign of the Office on Disability of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Web site, and more.

News Desk
Find out about the costs and benefits of education, read about NCLB's impact on math and science, and learn about increasing enrollment in online high school, in this month’s News Desk.

LD Talk
This month's LD Talk, Summing Up the Evidence on Math and LD, focused the area of math and the science underlying math learning. Dr. Daniel B. Berch and Dr. Michele Mazzocco, our featured guests, are among the nations leading experts in the area of math difficulties and disabilities. Read a full transcript of this LD Talk.

LD Links
Read an interview on early childhood development, nominate your favorite teacher for two different awards, and search for answers to questions about education on a new database from the U.S. Department of Education.

NCLD Parent Center Launches New Virtual Community Center
NCLD's Parent Center has created a virtual community with parents in mind. The newly added message boards focus on the "parent perspective," and highlight conversations about education, family life, and other engaging topics. Monthly listings of upcoming chats will be announced on the Parent Center home page. Come with questions, suggestions, and conversation!

Visit the NCLD Parent Center Community homepage and login to the new message boards and chats.

RTI Update
Commission on No Child Left Behind Publishes Report:
No Provisions for Early Childhood Education, No Provisions for Formative Assessments
The Commission on No Child Left Behind (NCLB) presented 75 recommendations to Congress for use in the upcoming reauthorization of NCLB during this congressional session. While the Commission made several recommendations for the improvement of early childhood education and the addition of formative assessments, it did not include language identifying the three-tiered general education instruction model, Response to Intervention (RTI). Read more about the Commission's recommendations, and the importance of the inclusion in RTI-specific language in the reauthorized NCLB legislation.