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Whoopi Goldberg in her youth struggled with learning; labeled “dumb” and “lazy” she became a high school dropout at the age of 17. With low self-esteem, she became involved in drugs. Yet remarkably she overcame all this to have the most amazing career as an actress, comedian, television host and author. She has won an…
The LD Resources Foundation award program was created to help students diagnosed with Dyslexia, ADHD and other learning disabilities. The LDRFA Awards Committee will determine the award to be granted, a Chromebook Laptop or a Tablet compatible with AT applications. Our hope is that these awards will provide the necessary foundation by which these students…
LD Resources Foundation ACTION have created this free checklist, available for download, to assist you in determining whether your student or child may have a learning disability. If you are looking for information on learning and attention issues like dyslexia or dysgraphia please click on the below link. https://www.ldrfa.org/learning-disability-adhd-facts/ We are aware that most students…
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, 11/07 /22. We set clocks back one hour and that could cause a disruption in sleep rhythms especially for those with ADHD Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2017 than the day before. On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 2:00:00…
by Elizabeth Schiff, private tutor. Many students with learning differences have more than one learning disability, and students with multiple LD’s are common. As a tutor, I am often called in to work with a child on reading, only to end up tutoring them in writing and math (and even science, history and languages) as…
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by Zahavit Paz Dr. Rosa A. Hagin was an educational psychologist who worked as a research professor of psychology at New York University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise was in the neuropsychological core of reading. She also taught at Trenton State College and Fordham University. She did research and taught educators about effective…
If you suffer from Dyslexia, ADD, or ADHD you are entitled to certain inalienable rights under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act. This means that – once your condition has been properly diagnosed – you are entitled to receive.
Learning Disability Summer Camps For many children with learning disabilities, camp can be a stressful, high anxiety environment. Choosing the right camp for your child is a decision that can make or break your child’s summer experience. Camp should be the nurturing place where children enjoy the outdoors, form new friendships, take risks, and experience…
Below are LDRFA presentations Resources-events Resources-events (PDF) Assistive Technology Awareness for College-Bound Students with Learning Disabilities – A research summary by Zahavit Paz and Shannon Stringer. This is the summary of the results of a program model that provided special training to students with learning disabilities, assistive technology articles who were transitioning to college. It…