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 how NCLD hopes to help ease the confusion and anxiety of entering the workforce and college, feelings that are often magnified for individuals who also struggle with LD.

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, revisits the topic of Response to Intervention and invites discussion about the opportunities and challenges posed by this approach as it addresses issues of early intervening services, screening and assessment, student progress monitoring, LD identification, and more.

Policy Updates
This month, find out what the Center on Education Policy says about student achievement since NCLB, find out about a new brief on dropout prevention for students with disabilities, read about the approval of two high-quality growth models in Iowa and Ohio, and more.

News Desk
Find out how the recently approved minimum wage increase will affect individuals with disabilities, read about a new Web site aimed at ensuring that children become productive and engaged citizens, learn how investing in pre-k helps the economy in the long run and more in this month's News Desk. 

LD Talk
Join Dr. Steve Graham, Curry Ingram Professor of Literacy and Dr. Karen R. Harris, Curry Ingram Professor of Special Education and Literacy at Vanderbilt University, on June 19, 2007, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET, for the June LD Talk. This month, we focus on LD and Written Expression. In addition to answering questions about instructional strategies and accommodations, our experts will offer insights about children who struggle with writing and consequently develop negative attitudes about themselves as writers.  Join in to learn about motivational techniques that can be used to change these students’ perceptions of writing. Submit questions in advance or join in Tuesday, June 19 at: http://www.ldtalk.org/.

LD Links
This month, find out how resolution meetings can help solve special education disputes, read an interview with a reading expert, get help finding summer tutors to avoid the "summer slide" and more.

RTI Update
To understand the current state of Response to Intervention, it is helpful to have an understanding of how it began. This month's RTI Update highlights "Responsiveness to Intervention: 1997 to 2007," an article from Renee Bradley, Louis Danielson and Jennifer Doolittle presenting historical facts about the origin and evolution of RTI over the past 10 years and offering opinions about the genesis of this important education innovation.

Join our Virtual Community on LD.org
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 engaging monthly topics. The live moderated parent chats occur Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., Thursday at 9:00 p.m and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (ET). Monthly listings of specialty chats will be announced on the Parent Center home page. Come with questions, suggestions and conversation! Visit the NCLD Parent Center Community home page and join into the conversation on the new message boards.