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Research Roundup: Living with Siblings Who Have LD: ("Don't forget about me!")
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon H. Horowitz, discusses the feelings and needs of non-disabled siblings and the special challenges parents face when supporting a child with special needs.

News Desk Headlines

• Doing What Works Adds Feature on Early Childhood Education
• Comprehensive View of How American Children Are Faring
• College Navigator Now Available in Spanish

• Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students
  This new report highlights how two schools and three school districts from around the nation are working to dramatically improve the academic achievement of their special education students.
• A Parent's Guide to Universal Design for Learning 
  In this new Parent Advocacy Guide you'll learn the basic details of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), review a case study and get helpful tips for talking with your school about this framework.
• NCLD Talks: "NCLB and Students with LD:  Myths, Facts and What the Future Holds"
  In the June LD Talk, our expert Candace Cortiella, answered questions about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and discussed how and why NCLD is a strong proponent for many of the provisions under NCLB, as they relate to students with learning disabilities. 

This Month on Capitol Hill
NCLD's monthly roundup of articles and happenings on Capitol Hill.  Features include:

• Public Policy in Action: NCLD Fights to Protect Access to Testing Accommodations for Adults with LD
  NCLD's Director of Public Policy, Laura Kaloi, discusses the recent passing of the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAA) by Congress and how NCLD is working to protect access to testing accommodations for adults with learning disabilities.
• Senate Approves Medicaid Supplemental Bill
• NCLD Submitts Comments to the Department of Education

LD Champions
This month, 2008 Anne Ford Scholarship Award Runner-up, Rachel Origer, discusses the struggle she has had with learning since the first grade and her dreams of entering the field of special education, so that she can "make a difference in every student's life, and give them the confidence that they can achieve their goals." 

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