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Letter from NCLD
NCLD's Executive Director James Wendorf pays tribute to Dana Buchman and her new book and announces the relaunch of www.LD.org.

A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities
Fashion Designer Dana Buchman shares her thoughts in "A Special Education: One Family’s Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities" in an interview with NCLD. For an excerpt from the book, click here. To order the book, click here. Dana Buchman will be honored at NCLD's Annual Benefit Dinner on April 26, 2006. Also, hear from Buchman's daughter, Charlotte Farber, about what it was like to grow up with a learning disability. To read her candid interview, click here.

NCLD Launches New Web Site
Welcome to NCLD's newly designed LD.org! Offering better site navigation, enhanced content and a crisper, sharper look and feel, the re-launch took place the first weekend in February. All of NCLD's online content now resides under a single umbrella, making it easier for you to find the best and most up-to-date information about LD and related issues. As a result of feedback from our readers, we have added many new features, including Voices of LD. And more is on the way!

Research Roundup
NCLD's Director of Professional Services, Dr. Sheldon Horowitz, discusses how to help students to become "active learners" and the importance of "learning strategies" as tools for success.

News Desk
Learn about the upcoming LD Talk on "Reading for Meaning," read the recently released NIEER study on PreK, discover a new review on progress monitoring tools, and more. 

Policy Update
Learn about the proposed rules for new assessment alternatives, read about the Education Secretary's pledge to NCLB flexibility and hear the ways in which public education is becoming accountable for student learning.

LD Links
Click here for useful information and links to new study sheets for LD students of all ages, a new Web site for those concerned with adult LD issues, and more.